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AIIMS doctors challenge Nadda to open debate Context Continuing its opposition to the  National Medical Commisssion (NMC) Bill,the Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS on Monday invited Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda for an open debate on the issue. Call for discussion Contending that the NMC bill is serious enough to distort the future of medical education in the… Continue reading AIIMS doctors challenge Nadda to open debate

Differences with Chief Justice not yet resolved Context Suggestions that the differences between the four Supreme Court judges and Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra had been resolved at the daily tea meeting before the hearings in the court began on Monday, were scotched (Decisively put an end to) by sources close to the four… Continue reading Differences with Chief Justice not yet resolved

Chinese Navy submarine in disputed isles  Context Japan said on Monday that a Chinese naval submarine spotted in waters off flashpoint islands in the East China Sea was one of its new type of nuclear-powered attack vessels China’s reaction China said that three of its “Coast Guard vessels conducted a patrol in waters off the… Continue reading Chinese Navy submarine in disputed isles 

China slams Rawat’s statement Context  China on Monday slammed comments by the Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat as “unconstructive,” and said his remarks did not conform to the spirit of September talks in Xiamen between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi What did Gen Rawat say? During last week’s press conference,… Continue reading China slams Rawat’s statement

Israel seeks ‘big data’ from India  Context Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India Major agreements Agriculture collaboration using Indian population’s big database: Boosting measures to counter cyberthreats and to “revolutionise” Indian farm production, Israel has proposed to access India’s Big data The idea of big data was brought into the discussion by the Israeli… Continue reading Israel seeks ‘big data’ from India 

No clarity on probe into clinical trial violations Context Nearly seven years after the Indian drug regulator, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) began investigating nine Andhra-based clinical research organisations (CROs) over allegations of coercing people into joining clinical trials, it has refused to share its findings under the Right to Information (RTI) Act… Continue reading No clarity on probe into clinical trial violations

Operation Digital Board in the offing  Context The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on Monday passed a resolution to take steps towards Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard of 1987, which was started with the purpose of providing minimum basic facilities to all primary schools Operation Digital Board Idea behind it:… Continue reading Operation Digital Board in the offing 

Still a raw deal for many Context World Social Protection Report 2017-19 Report is released by: International Labour Organization Major findings of the report No security: A vast majority of people (4 billion) live without any safeguard against the normal contingencies of life, according to the study Access to only on social protection benefit: Less… Continue reading Still a raw deal for many

Was purandara Dasa born in a Malnad village? Context There is much speculation about where Purandara Dasa, regarded as the pitamaha of Carnatic music, was born. Now, an expert committee constituted by Kannada University, Hampi, has come to the conclusion that it was most likely a small village called Kshemapura (now called Keshavapura) at Araga hobli in… Continue reading Was purandara Dasa born in a Malnad village?

Australia seeks rescue ideas for reef  Context Australia is calling on the world’s top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world’s largest living structure. Factors damaging Coral Reef Coral bleaching Farming runoff Development Predatory crown-of-thorns starfish Fund announced Australian government… Continue reading Australia seeks rescue ideas for reef