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CANCER-DOSTARLIMAB
CALLING OFF CANCER
INTRODUCTION-
A new drug which unleashes the body's immune system promises the cure for rectal cancer sans surgery or chemotherapy....
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10-Jun 2022
Corvettes
Corvettes
Source: indianexpress
The DEFENCE Acquisition Council (DAC) has granted Acceptance of necessity (AoN) for several capital acquisition projects.
The projects include next-generation cor...
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10-Jun 2022
MYRISTICA SWAMPS
MYRISTICA SWAMPS
Source: Conservationindia
MYRISTICA SWAMPS-
Myristica swamps are freshwater swamps predominated by members of the M...
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10-Jun 2022
INDIA-PATENT
INDIA-PATENT
Source: The Hindu
Context
The U.S., in its yearly Special 301 report, highlighted a range of issues in the Indian section, ranging from copyright and privacy to trade mark counterf...
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10-Jun 2022
FOOD FORTIFICATION
RICE FORTIFICATION
1. Background
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) defines fortification as "deliberately increasing the content of essential micronutrients in a food so...
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10-Jun 2022
HABITUS
HABITUS
THE GIST
A concept that explains how inequality is reproduced through the dominant social and cultural conditions that an individual is accustomed to, which then determines their positio...
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08-Jun 2022
BAD BANK
Bad Bank
Source: The Hindu
1.Context
The Finance Minister announced that the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) along with the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) will take over the fi...
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08-Jun 2022
eVTOL
eVTOL
WHAT IS eVTOL?
Aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically
Most eVTOLs also use what is called distributed electric propulsion technology which means integra...
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07-Jun 2022
FISHING CAT CENSUS
FISHING CAT CENSUS IN CHILIKA LAKE
KEY POINTS-• The status of many wetland species remains understudied and highly threatened.• Tracking specialist species like the fishing cat gives an indi...
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06-Jun 2022
Stockholm+50
STOCKHOLM +50 - OCEANS ON SIMMER
KEY POINTS :
Oceans regulate the climate by absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide and by altering the energy budget, carbon cycle and nutrie...
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06-Jun 2022
SAHAJANAND SWAMI
BHAGAVAN SWAMINARAYAN
1. Background
In the long and rich history of India, many great personalities have been born who in their lifetime has not only woven a new fabric of social consciousness ...
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03-Jun 2022
China- Pacific Islands
China- Pacific Islands
Context
During a meeting with the 14 Pacific Island Countries China's effort to push through a comprehensive framework deal, the draft of which was leaked earlier failed to ...
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03-Jun 2022
AADHAR AND ITS SAFETY
AADHAR
1. BACKGROUND
Aadhaar is a unique identification number issued by UIDAI that serves as proof of identity and address based on biometric data. It is being used to provide many benefits to...
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03-Jun 2022
INDUS RIVER WATER TREATY
INDUS WATER TREATY
Background
It is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi in 1960, between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank
At the time of independence, the boundary line ...
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03-Jun 2022
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
Aim
To create a common governance structure for the planet's environment and natural resources.
Theme
From June 5-June 16, 1972, countries across the wo...
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02-Jun 2022