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Salt Sector Crisis

In News Recently, the crisis in the salt sector has hit almost 5 lakh people in Gujarat. Key Points The salt industry is facing huge challenges in meeting the demand and in tackling the realisation crisis faced by salt farmers. Farmers initially were getting ? 17/per tonne, and the price went up in the first […]

Cryptocurrency

In News In recent times, Bitcoin and its peer cryptocurrencies are criticised for failing to deliver the promises they have made. The promises and the criticisms: Anonymity and untraceability: Bitcoin proponents’ claim of supposed anonymity and untraceability has been falsified in multiple instances in which governments have tracked criminal activity and recovered stolen Bitcoins. Bitcoin […]

U.S. Supreme Court overturns abortion right

In News Recently, US Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion. More about the issue: The US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade judgement of 1973. It gave women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside the womb or […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   3 In Bangladesh ,bridge of dreams open today  (Geography) Learn facts related to Padma river and Padma Bridge GS 2 7 Norms to protect rights of kids working on OTT platforms  (Governance) Know about recent guidelines of the National Commission for […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3   Vitamin D3-rich weed among 18 plants stifling Kaziranga (Environment) Know about Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve,how expansion of invasive plants threatens its environment . GS 2 4&6 MGNREGA workers hit streets in Bengal, seek pending wages   The advent […]

Mission Karmayogi

In News Recently, the Government of India’s Mission Karmayogi programme to build civil service capacity received a $47 million boost from the World Bank. Objectives and Need  Civil services are at the centre of all government activities – they are agents of policymaking and the executive hand that delivers on the ground.  The skill sets […]

VL-SRSAM

In News Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). What is VL-SRSAM? About:  It has been designed and developed jointly by three facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the deployment of Indian Naval warships.  It is a canisters system, which […]

Tokenisation of Debit and Credit Cards

In News  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline by three months to September 30, 2022, in view of various representations received from industry bodies.  Card-on-file, or CoF, refers to card information stored by payment gateway and merchants to process future transactions.  Tokenisation  About: It refers to the replacement […]

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

In News New research has found that non-humanoid robots can be used to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). About  ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain;  People with ASD may behave, communicate, interact, and learn in ways that are different from most other people.  Key Findings:  The interventions focused […]

Alzheimer’s Disease

In News  An experimental Alzheimer’s drug aimed at slowing or preventing cognitive decline in people at risk of developing the disease early has failed in clinical trials. What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is the most common type of dementia. Discovery: The disease was discovered after Dr Alios Alzheimer examined a memory-loss patient’s brain after her […]