Source: The post is based on the article “Tamil Nadu’s Jaderi ‘namakatti’, chedibutta saree and Kanniyakumari Matti banana get GI tag” published in The Hindu on 31st July 2023. What is the News? The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the GI tag to three famous products from Tamil Nadu. What are the products from Tamil… Continue reading Tamil Nadu’s Jaderi ‘namakatti’, chedibutta saree and Kanniyakumari Matti banana get GI tag
Category: Miscellaneous
Single pill strategy to beat cardiovascular diseases
Source: The post is based on the article “Single pill strategy to beat cardiovascular diseases” published in The Hindu on 2nd August 2023. What is the News? The World Health Organization has included three fixed dose combinations of cardiovascular medicines or Polypills on its revised Model Lists of Essential Medicines 2023 for use in cardiovascular… Continue reading Single pill strategy to beat cardiovascular diseases
Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands
Source: The post is based on the article “Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands” published in The Hindu on 31st July 2023. What is the News? Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130 transport aircraft have visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian… Continue reading Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands
The ‘free movement regime’ along the India-Myanmar border, and why it has complicated the volatile situation in Manipur
Source: The post is based on the article “The ‘free movement regime’ along the India-Myanmar border, and why it has complicated the volatile situation in Manipur” published in Indian Express on 29th July 2023. What is the News? Tribal Kuki-Chin people illegally migrating into India from Myanmar is one of the key issues in the… Continue reading The ‘free movement regime’ along the India-Myanmar border, and why it has complicated the volatile situation in Manipur
Why trade unions in Kerala are opposing Centre’s power sector revamp scheme
Source: The post is based on the article “Why trade unions in Kerala are opposing Centre’s power sector revamp scheme” published in Indian Express on 27th July 2023 What is the News? The Kerala government is facing trouble over the Centre’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). What is Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme(RDSS)? Government of India… Continue reading Why trade unions in Kerala are opposing Centre’s power sector revamp scheme
UNESCO endorses banning smartphones in schools
Source: The post is based on the article “UNESCO endorses banning smartphones in schools” published in The Hindu on 27th July 2023 What is the News? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released its Global Education Monitoring Report,2023 titled “Technology in education: a tool on whose terms?”. What are the key… Continue reading UNESCO endorses banning smartphones in schools
Safety limits to flying
Source: The post is based on the article “Safety limits to flying” published in Indian Express on 26th July 2023 What is the News? Recently, around 100 passengers were stranded in Rajkot after their Air India flight to Delhi was cancelled. The pilot had refused to take off because the permitted duty hours of the… Continue reading Safety limits to flying
Jammu to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project
Source: The post is based on the article “Jammu to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project” published in PIB on 23rd July 2023. What is the News? India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project is going to be set up in Jammu. What is a Cannabis Research Project? Initiative of: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute… Continue reading Jammu to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project
Thirty Critical Minerals List Released
Source: The post is based on the article “Thirty Critical Minerals List Released” published in PIB on 24th July 2023. What is the News? The Government of India has released a list of 30 critical minerals for India. What are Critical Minerals? These are minerals that are essential for economic development and national security, and… Continue reading Thirty Critical Minerals List Released
ICMR argues for controlled human infection studies
Source: The post is based on the article “ICMR argues for controlled human infection studies” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2023. What is the News? Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) Bioethics Unit has released a statement arguing for introducing controlled human infection studies (CHIS) in India. What are Controlled human infection studies… Continue reading ICMR argues for controlled human infection studies
