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Establishment of Bad Banks – associated Issues and Significance

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic induced economic slowdown, the commercial banks are about to witness the spike in NPAs, or bad loans. To deal with it, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor is considering the proposal for the creation of a bad bank.   What is a Bad Bank?  A bad bank is an asset reconstruction company (ARC), involved in management and recovery of bad loans or NPAs of other banks.   Generally, these Banks are initially funded… Continue reading Establishment of Bad Banks – associated Issues and Significance

Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Jan 19, 2021

UNEP releases Adaptation Gap Report 2020  Why in News?   United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the Adaptation Gap Report 2020.  Key Facts:  Adaptation: It is one of the pillars of Paris accord. It involves increasing capacity and reduction of vulnerability of countries and communities to climate-related disasters. This capacity will be built by national efforts and funding mechanisms.   Aim of the report: The report aims to indicate national and international efforts to… Continue reading Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Jan 19, 2021

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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 19th January, 2021

Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ For yesterday’s Current Affairs – Click Here GS-Paper 2 Don’t doubt Indian vaccines – The Hindu The Hindu Page – 7 How co-morbidities make COVID severe The Hindu Page – 7 The government must do all within its powers to… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 19th January, 2021

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 18, 2021

Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS- Paper 2 Why Politicians should be given priority in Vaccination drive? GS – Paper 4 Contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Factly Articles – 18th January, 2021 Why Politicians should be given priority in Vaccination drive?  Source: click here  Syllabus: GS – 2 – Health-related issues Synopsis: The policy of vaccinating health workers on priority is correct and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 18, 2021

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Over 2.24 lakh vaccinated in 2 days, 447 adverse events: Centre

News: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released the data on COVID-19 vaccination. Facts: Key Highlights of the Data: India has vaccinated the highest number of persons on the first day under its COVID-19 vaccination program. This is much higher than many other countries such as the USA, the UK and France. Around… Continue reading Over 2.24 lakh vaccinated in 2 days, 447 adverse events: Centre

INSPIRE Faculty produced heat-tolerant wheat varieties resulting in improved grain yield

News: Researchers of the INSPIRE Faculty under the Department of Science and Technology(DST) are studying to develop a variety of wheat that does not lose its productivity under heat stress. Facts: Wheat and Heat Stress: Wheat is affected severely by Heat stress as it causes a dramatic reduction in yield as well as quality of… Continue reading INSPIRE Faculty produced heat-tolerant wheat varieties resulting in improved grain yield

Scientists got clue to origin of fluctuations in active matter systems like fish schools

News: Scientists have found a clue to the dynamic origin of fluctuations in systems like fish schools, swarms of insects, flocking birds and bacterial colonies. These are called active matter systems. Facts: What are Active Matter Systems? It is composed of large numbers of self-driven components that extract energy from their surroundings to generate mechanical… Continue reading Scientists got clue to origin of fluctuations in active matter systems like fish schools

Smokers, vegetarians are at lesser risk of getting infected by COVID-19: CSIR serosurvey

News: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) has conducted a pan-India Sero-survey tracking nearly 10,000 employees to study the prevalence of Covid-19. The study concluded Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower seropositivity. So they may be at a lesser risk of getting infected by the coronavirus. Facts: Key Highlights of the Survey: Source:… Continue reading Smokers, vegetarians are at lesser risk of getting infected by COVID-19: CSIR serosurvey

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