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19Jan 2023

Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea Outbreak In Kenya

News: Kenya has seen an antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhoea outbreak. Researchers have raised the alarm, warning that this virus can sometimes go undetected and present serious health risks, including lifelong reproductive system impairment. The bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the source of the STI known as gonorrhoea. It can affect the genitalia, rectum, and throat and can affect …

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19Jan 2023

Global South Summit

News: India presented plans to help the Global South in fields including technology and health during the closing session of the virtual Voice of Global South Summit.   The Aarogya Maitri project provides medical supplies to any country affected by tragedy. Scholarships from the Global South for students from poor nations to study in India …

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18Jan 2023

Small Magellanic Cloud: Dwarf Galaxy

News: NASA’s James Webb telescope, the most powerful telescope in the world, has discovered a star formation in a dynamic cluster that is located within a nebula 200,000 light years away.   The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) star-forming region NGC 346 is a dwarf galaxy and one of the most dynamic neighbouring galaxies, according to …

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18Jan 2023

People-Centric Governance

Q. A code of conduct for members of the legislature holds the key to good, people-centric governance. The need of the hour is to evolve a consensus on the code of conduct for the elected representatives to ensure that people do not lose faith in our democracy. Discuss. Recently Vice President, Venlcaiah Naidu also called …

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18Jan 2023

Local Bubbles: Giant Cosmic Cavity

News: The mysteries of the cosmos, particularly those pertaining to the creation of stars, may be revealed by new study on a vast cosmic void that envelops the solar system.   A 3D magnetic map of the hollow known as the Local Bubble has been created by scientists from the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) at …

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18Jan 2023

REWARD Scheme

News: The World Bank has decided to call agricultural officers from Sub-Saharan countries to visit Karnataka to learn from its expertise in implementing the Rejuvenating Watershed for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) scheme.   The project’s goal is to assist national and state organisations in implementing better watershed management techniques to enable farmers be …

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18Jan 2023

Meeting of BIMSTEC

News: The Indian government hosted a meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in New Delhi.   The BIMSTEC region’s traditional and new non-traditional security risks were considered at the summit. A few significant areas of policy …

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18Jan 2023

Vidisha becomes first district for on-ground deployment of 5G use cases

News: Vidisha, an aspirational district of Madhya Pradesh became the first-ever district in India for on-ground deployment of innovative 5G use cases offered by startups. It is a cooperative project of Vidisha District Administration and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the leadership of Additional Secretary (Telecom) & Administrator Universal …

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18Jan 2023

Marital Rape

Context: The Supreme Court recently said that  it will begin hearing a series of petitions seeking to criminalize marital rape from March 14.       What is Marital Rape?   Marital rape refers to undesired intercourse by a man on his wife obtained by force, threat of force or physical violence or when she …

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17Jan 2023

How Inflation will Impact India’s Growth in 2023?

Context: Data showed that retail inflation grew by 5.7% in December, this is the fourth successive month when retail inflation has moderated.   What is Inflation?   Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Inflation is typically a broad measure, such as the overall increase in prices or …

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