Source: This post on Montelukast has been created based on the article “Montelukast: overused and dangerous”, published in The Hindu on 11th Sep 2024. Why in news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a ‘black box warning’ for montelukast. Similarly, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the U.K. released a health… Continue reading Montelukast Medicine
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Agro-Meteorological Advisories
Source: This post on Agro-Meteorological Advisories has been created based on the article “The role of district agro-met offices in supporting farmers”, published in The Hindu on 10th Sep 2024. What is the news? Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced plans to revive District Agro-Meteorology Units (DAMUs) under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme. About Agro-Meteorological… Continue reading Agro-Meteorological Advisories
Internet Archive (IA) and Digital book lending
Source: This post on Internet Archive (IA) and Digital book lending has been created based on the article “What the Internet Archive case in the U.S. means for digital book-lending”, published in Indian Express on 10th Sep 2024. What is the news? During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital book lending surged as libraries moved online. The Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library extended… Continue reading Internet Archive (IA) and Digital book lending
Current GST rates and proposal to reduce them
Source: This post on Current GST rates and proposal to reduce them has been created based on the article “GoM set up to review 18% GST on health, life covers”, published in The Hindu on 10th Sep 2024. What is the news? The GST Council recently initiated a potential review to address the increasing demand for a reduction in… Continue reading Current GST rates and proposal to reduce them
Enemy Property Act
Source: This post, enemy property act, has been created based on the article “Pervez Musharraf’s ancestral land in UP to be auctioned under Enemy Property Act: What it means”, published in Indian Express on 9th Sep 2024. What is the news? The Indian government has announced plans to auction a parcel of land in Uttar… Continue reading Enemy Property Act
India generates highest plastic pollution in world: study
Source: This post is created based on the article “India generates highest plastic pollution in world: what a new study found”, published in Indian Express on 9th Sep 2024. What is the news? A recent study published in Nature reveals that India is responsible for 20% of the global plastic pollution. The study has come… Continue reading India generates highest plastic pollution in world: study
How changes in the level of Arctic Sea ice can change monsoon patterns in India
Source: This post has been created based on the article “How changes in the level of Arctic Sea ice can change monsoon patterns in India”, published in The Hindu on 9th Sep 2024. What is the news? Recent research has shown that fluctuations in Arctic sea ice levels are affecting the Indian summer monsoon rainfall… Continue reading How changes in the level of Arctic Sea ice can change monsoon patterns in India
Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)
What is the news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has recently dissolved the 14 member Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES). It said that SCES had a mandate, overlapping with the Steering Committee for National Sample Surveys (NSS). About Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) Established: In 2019 by the MoSPI Nature:… Continue reading Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)
Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
Source– This post on Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk is based on the article “Night time light pollution linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk: what a new study says” published in “Indian Express on 7th September 2024. Why in the News? A recent study from researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center has found… Continue reading Night-time Light Pollution Linked to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Source– This post on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is based on the article “Public Accounts Committee to hold ‘performance review’ of regulatory bodies” published in “The Hindu” on 7th September 2024. Why in the News? Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha member K.C. Venugopal, who heads the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), will conduct a performance… Continue reading Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
