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Omicron new variant of concern

 

New waves of virus anticipated: experts

 

(Health)

 

What do we know so far about Omicron? What are the mutations that characterise this variant? Which of these mutations is of concern? What is the WHO’s assessment? How will scientists determine vaccine effectiveness and disease severity? What precautions should one take?

 

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Show that celebrated 200 years of Bengal art to shut down

 

(Art and Culture)

Learn facts related to Ghare Baire( the popular museum exhibition)

 

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Delhi Govt. adds Kartarpur Sahib, Velankanni to pilgrimage scheme

 

(Welfare Schemes)

About Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna, the relevance of adding  Kartarpur Sahib and Velankanni Church to the list of routes under the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna.

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A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India

 

(Governance)

What are the results from the second phase (conducted between January 2020 and April 2021) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), key health indicator, comparison of NFHS-5 with NFHS-4 (2015-16), know about the present status of India’s demographic and health trajectory.

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Indian agriculture needs a Verghese Kurien

 

The rate reset

 

(Economy)

Know about the contribution of Milk Man of India” Verghese Kurien in Indian economy

 

Main Features of GST, Legislative Basis Of GST, Advantages of GST, Challenges Of GST,  GST rate structure, Why GST regimes to subsume multiple State and Central levies were criticised? why there is a need to propose changes, including merging slabs, with a road map for immediate, short- and medium-term changes

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A feel of victory, but fields of discontent

(Economy)

The rationale behind the Centre’s decision to repeal the three controversial farm laws, How did talk between the Centre and farmers begin, and how did they proceed? What resonance did the protests in Delhi and Punjab have elsewhere, and why? How does the repeal impact the political economy of rural India?

 

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Over 50% of Bihar population multidimensionally poor: NITI

 

(Governance)

Major findings of NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), its  important contribution  towards instituting a public policy tool, methodology used by it 

 

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Russia, India, China meet reveals Indo­ Pacific gap

 

(IR)

Russia, India and China(RIC), Relevance of RIC for India, the inherent differences among the three countries on the future of the Indo-Pacific region, Concerns, Way Forward

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Won’t add to vaccine hesitancy: SC

 

(Health/Governance)

The recent ruling of SC in the context of vaccine Hesitancy What is the Vaccine Hesitancy? What are the reasons behind it and How can it be tackled?

 

 
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