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Base Editing

In News  Scientists in the United Kingdom testing a new form of cancer therapy, reported success in a teenaged girl, Alyssia, with a form of cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Alyssia was the first to receive experimental gene therapy that relied on a new technique called ‘base editing.’ T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this […]

India- China Trade Ties

In News India’s imports from China spiked sharply post the Galwan clash, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. About Trade Ties  Overview: China is India’s second biggest trading partner after the United States.  In 2021-22, India-China bilateral trade stood at $115.83 billion, which was 11.19 percent of India’s total merchandise trade of $1,035 billion. […]

Kashi-Tamil Sangamam

About  The Kashi-Tamil Sangamam is the confluence of Kashi and Tamil Nadu, which are timeless centres of Indian civilisation.  Organized by: The Ministry of Education, Government of India Objective:  To bring the two knowledge and cultural traditions (of the North and South) closer, create an understanding of our shared heritage and deepen the people-to-people bond […]

PAC Flags Issues in Procurement of Facilities for Soldiers

In Context Recently, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in its 55th report on “Provisioning, procurement and issue of High Altitude Clothing, Equipment, Ration and Housing”. More about the news About: The report is based on the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) findings in 2019. PAC observations: Mismanagement: The committee observed that a huge quantity of […]

Warming of Arctic Region

In News Recently, the annual assessment of the region was done by the researchers which evaluated that the temperatures in the Arctic Circle have been rising much more quickly than those in the rest of the planet.  Nearly 150 experts from 11 nations compiled this year’s assessment of Arctic conditions (the Arctic Report Card) which […]

New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022

In Context Recently, both Houses of Parliament passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022. More about the news Renaming Arbitration Centre: The bill renames the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre.  International and domestic arbitration: The Act requires the Arbitration Centre to strive to facilitate the conduct […]

Need to reform India’s Pensions System

In Context Recently, the Global Pension Index ranked India’s pension system at 41 out of the 44 countries. More about the Index About: There is an index for ranking the pension systems across the world. It is called the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. What does this index track? The index report admits that […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Cervical cancer vaccine to be rolled out next year for girls aged 9-14 yrs (Health) Know about Cervical cancer and recent developments linked to it. GS 2 10& 15 Connect the dots  The new LAC crisis :where ,why and what now  […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 SC judge recuses herself from hearing Bilkis Bano’s petition (Polity and Governance)   What is recusal of Judges? And What is the process for recusal?   GS 2 1 Chinese tried to change LAC status quo: Rajnath (International Relations) Know […]