Q. Why is this in News?A. An old man from Germany, referred to as the Dusseldorf patient, has become at least the third person to have been “cured of HIV” with the virus not being detectable in his body even four years after stopping the medicine.This was achieved with a bone-marrow transplant from people carrying a specific HIV-resistant genetic mutation.Q. What are the Other Reported Recoveries from HIV?A. A Berlin patient became the first person to Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. The 18th UIC World Security Congress, organised by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), ended with the adoption of the Jaipur Declaration.Q. What are the Major Highlights of the Jaipur Declaration?A. Safe and Secure Rail Network:The declaration highlighted the commitment of UIC to work towards providing a more safe and secure rail network Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, Brazil has halted its beef exports to China after a case of Mad Cow Disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, Russia has announced to suspend its participation in the New START, the last remaining major military agreement with the United States. Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. A new study suggests that blue food sourced from aquatic environments can help reduce nutritional deficiencies and contribute to employment and export revenue in India.Q. What is Blue Food?A. About:Blue food is food derived from aquatic animals, plants or algae that are caught or cultivated in freshwater and marine environments.Significance: Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) in Telangana is set to become the first public sector coal-based power generating station in the South and first among the State PSUs in the country to have a flu gas desulphurization (FGD) plant.With 100% utilisation of the fly ash generated, the STPP has won the best fly ash utilisation award twice alreadyQ .What are the Key Facts Related to FGD Plant?A. About:The&n... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. India has urged the member nations to stay dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the oceans and its biodiversity during the ongoing session (Feb-March 2023) Of Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)i.e., IGC-5 of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).India supported the high ambition coalition for the early conclusion of the International Legally Binding Instrument of BBNJ under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS ). Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has said that providing false information about electoral Candidates Qualification is not a Corrupt Practice under RPA (Representation of People’s Act) Act 1951.The SC observed that no one in India votes for a candidate based on their educational qualifications.Q. What is the Case all About?A. The SC was hearing a petition, challenging a 2017 Allahabad High Court ruling, which held th... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, under Namami Gange Program, the development of river front on Gandak River in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar has been undertaken and two Ghats have been constructed.River Gandak was declared as National Waterway (NW)-37 from Bhaisalotan Barrage to Gandak and Ganga River confluence at Hajipur, Bihar along with 111 NWs in the country vide National Waterways Act, 2016.Q. What are the Key Facts about River Gandak ?A. Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. India ranks 13th on The Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The report shows that Afghanistan continues to be the country most affected by terrorism for the 4th year in a row, even though attacks and deaths decreased.Q. What are the Major Highlights of the GTI?A. The GTI report is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), a think tank, using data from TerrorismTracker and other sources.Terrorism Tracker... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. According to the 4th and final installment Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), there is increased evidence of maladaptation in various sectors and regions.The Synthesis Report integrates the main findings of the AR6 cycle based on contributions from the three Working Groups, and the three Special Reports.Q. What are the Key Findings?A. Unprecedented Global Warming:Human-induced global warming Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’ under which Urban Local Bodies (ULB) in the country will be evaluated on the basis of their financial health.Q. What is City Finance Rankings 2022?A. About:All the Participating cities or ULBs will be evaluated on 15 indicators across three key municipal finance assessment parameters, namely:Resource Mobilization Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. A Member of Parliament has urged the government to issue a notification that would include women from the Scheduled Tribe community in the inheritance rights provisions of the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005.Section 2(2) of the Act excludes these women, which results in the denial of their equal rights to inherit their father's or Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) properties.Q. What are the Issues Highlighted ... Read More...
Q .Why is this in News?A. In its Technology and Innovation Report 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has stated that developed countries are benefiting more from green technologies than developing countries, and this could deepen global economic inequality.Q. What are the Key Findings and Recommendations of the Report?A. Findings:Green technologies can create a market worth USD 9.5 trillion by 2030, up from Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. Recently, an MP (Member of Parliament) was sentenced to two years in jail in a 2019 Defamation Case over his remarks about another political leader by the Surat Court.The case was filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500, dealing with defamation.Q. What do IPC sections 499 and 500 say?A. Section 499 of the IPC elaborates on how defamation could be through words – spoken or intended to be read, through sign... Read More...
It is a Central Sector Scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj was nation-wide launched on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24th April 2021 for establishment of clear ownership of property in rural inhabited (Abadi) areas, by mapping of land parcels using drone technology and providing ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners with issuance of legal ownership cards (Property cards/Title deeds) to the property owners. The Scheme is implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and Survey of India. The scheme seeks to achieve the following objectives: - ... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. A political party recently called for the long-delayed Women's Reservation Bill to be introduced in Parliament.The Rajya Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill on 9 March 2010. However, the Lok Sabha never voted on the bill. The bill lapsed since it was still pending in Lok Sabha.Q. What is the Background of the Reservation for Women in Politics in India?A. The issue of reservation for women in politics can be traced back to... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. In 2020, a study revealed that the gradual separation of the African continent is leading to the formation of a new ocean basin.The division of the continent is connected to the East African Rift (also called the Great Rift Valley), a crack that stretches 56 kilometres and appeared in the desert of Ethiopia in 2005, triggering the formation of a new sea.Q. What are the Factors Responsible for Africa’s Rifting Plates?A. Factor:The three plat... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. The agriculture sector in India has experienced buoyant growth in the past two years.India’s agricultural exports are poised to scale a new peak in the financial year ending March 31, 2023. But so are imports, bringing down the overall farm trade surplus.Q. What are the Agri-Stats?A. The value of farm exports in April-December 2022 was 7.9% higher (USD 39 Billion) than the USD 36.2 bn for the corresponding period of the previous year.How... Read More...
Q. Why is this in News?A. The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY) BHASHINI is working on a ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot to help Indian farmers learn about various government schemes.BHASHINI (BHASHa INterface for India) is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) led language translation platform.The launch of the WhatsApp chatbot may take time as ChatGPT currently relies on input in English, and the support for local languages is limited.Q. What are the Intended Features? Read More...