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Kala Azar (Black Death)

In Context  According to reports, eleven districts of Bengal have reported at least 65 cases of black fever or kala azar in the last couple of weeks Kala-azar About: It is a slow progressing indigenous disease caused by a protozoan parasite of genus Leishmania. Kala azar or leishmaniases is one of the most dangerous neglected […]

Randomised Controlled Trials

In News  Economist and Nobel laureate Michael R Kremer has said that for a diverse country like India Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) must be carried out at multiple sites for better analysis and to see differences across states. More In News  RCT was heavily discussed after Kremer and fellow economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo […]

Eco-Sensitive Zones

In News Recently, the Kerala State Assembly passed a resolution regarding Supreme Court’s directive regarding Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ). The state of Karnataka is also opposing the Centre’s draft eco-sensitive area norms for the Western Ghats. More about the news Kerala: The resolution passed by Kerala urged the Central government to exclude the State’s human […]

Guidelines to facilitate Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs)

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked the national and state child rights bodies to issue guidelines to facilitate Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in making the preliminary assessment . About This is to be done for determining whether a child of 16 years of age and above can be tried as an adult […]

Initiatives for Mainstreaming of Millets

In News NITI Aayog and the World Food Programme (WFP), India, will launch the ‘Mapping and Exchange of Good Practices’ initiative for mainstreaming millets in Asia and Africa. They will prepare a compendium of good practices for scaling up the production and consumption of millets in India and abroad. About Millet  It is a common […]

Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC)

In News Recently, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) , the industry body representing top Internet companies and tech platforms has dissolved a key unit set up four years ago to do public advocacy for the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, citing regulatory uncertainty. About BACC BACC acted as an umbrella entity for over […]

Wildfires in Europe

In Context Recently, European countries like France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have been battling intense wildfires. More about the news Europe is battling intense wildfires with thousands of hectares of forest land burned to the ground amid a searing heatwave. The blaze forced thousands from their homes and killed several emergency personnel. It is the […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   5   US House votes for sanctions waiver to India over S-400s (International Relations)   Know about the recent legislative amendment of US  that approves waiver to India against the punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 IIT­M ranked country’s top higher education institute (Polity and Governance) What are the findings of the Ministry of Education’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022? And parameters.   GS 2 5 Monkeypox: Kerala on high alert (Health) What is Monkeypox ?Transmission […]

India’s strategic importance at I2U2

In Context  The virtual summit-level I2U2 meeting between the leaders of Israel, India, UAE and US  took place just nine months after the grouping was launched by the foreign ministers of all four countries in Israel.  Major Outcomes  The grouping focused on the food security crisis and clean energy during their meeting  They also discussed […]