Why in News? In a joint press release, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that significant progress had been made in global immunization efforts during 2022. Over 4 million more children were vaccinated in 2022 compared Read More …
Day: July 24, 2023
Cure for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB)
Context Recently, Johnson & Johnson’s patent expired on ‘Drug Bedaquiline- a medicine for drug-resistant TB’. This long-awaited expiry will allow generic manufacturers to supply the drug. Also, the Indian Patent Office rejected U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) attempt for Evergreening of Patent on manufacturing of the anti-tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline in India Read More …
ED’s powers to arrest and seek custody
Context The Madras High Court upheld the legality of arrest of a Minster of Tamil Nadu by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in ‘judicial custody’ in a money-laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. Key-highlights of the verdict: According to the verdict, ‘ED Officers’ do not Read More …
Adjournment Motion moved by MPs in Parliament
As Opposition parties demanded a discussion on the alleged sexual assault of two women in Manipur, amid the ongoing ethnic violence in the state during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the proceedings saw the Lok Sabha being adjourned. So, let us look Read More …
Caste & conversion: another layer among the SCs
Context: The Scheduled Caste (SC) community has to actively push for the recognition and emancipation of their Abrahamic counterparts, who still lag behind the opportunities. Criteria for SC Status: Historical status: As per the anthropological and census enquiry of the British administration, Read More …
Chandrashekhar Azad (1906-1931)
Context Prime Minister Modi paid tributes to freedom fighter, Chandra Shekhar Azad on his Jayanti. About Chandrashekhar Azad Chandrashekhar Azad (1906-1931) was a fearless revolutionary who played a pivotal role in the Indian freedom struggle. Major Contributions: He reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association Read More …
Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920)
Context Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, one of the freedom fighters and the strongest proponent of ‘Poorna Swaraj’ or ‘total self-rule’, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s 150th birth anniversary was recently observed on 23rd July, 2023. About Bal Gangadhar Tilak: He was born on July 23, 1856 in Maharashtra. Tilak’s Ideology: “Swaraj is Read More …
Marine heat waves (MHWs) & Impacts on World’s Oceans
Context According to a recent forecast of Mercator Ocean International, Marine Heat Waves have gripped the oceans of north-east Pacific, the southern hemisphere in the southern Indian Ocean and the Pacific, the north-east Atlantic, tropical North Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Sea. About the forecast: Researchers are Read More …