What is the news? Since June, the export of about 500 tonnes of rice from India has triggered an uproar in several European countries on the grounds that it was genetically modified (GM) rice. This emerged during a check by the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed that was testing rice flour… Continue reading Plugging the leak: On the GM rice controversy
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers fighting COVID-19 extended for a further period of 180 days
What is the News? Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 has been extended for 180 days with effect from October 21,2021.So far, 1,351 claims have been paid under the scheme. About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for health workers Fighting Covid-19 Launched by: It is… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers fighting COVID-19 extended for a further period of 180 days
U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
What is the News? For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system. This is a potentially huge milestone in the quest to use animal organs for human transplants. How was the transplantation done? The Pig was genetically engineered so that its… Continue reading U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
Bhaskarabda to be added to official Assam calendar
What is the News? Assam Government has announced that Bhaskarabda, a Luni-Solar Calendar, will be used as an official calendar. Note: Currently, the official calendar of the Assam government is the Saka calendar and the Gregorian calendar. However, the Bhaskarabda calendar will also be used from now onwards. What is Bhaskarabda Calendar? Bhaskarabda Calendar is… Continue reading Bhaskarabda to be added to official Assam calendar
Pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report
What is the News? The Global Threat Assessment report 2021 has been released by WeProtect Global Alliance. Note: WeProtect Global Alliance is a global movement of more than 200 governments, private sector companies and civil society organisations working together to transform the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse online. What is the purpose… Continue reading Pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report
PM action plan: Single environment Act, birth certificate for citizenship, jobs clause in FTAs
What is the News? The Government of India has prepared a comprehensive 60-point action plan following the Prime Minister’s marathon meeting with secretaries of all departments and ministries. What are the key features of the 60 point action plan? The plan is targeted at specific ministries and departments and mainly focuses on three areas. These… Continue reading PM action plan: Single environment Act, birth certificate for citizenship, jobs clause in FTAs
Indigenous knowledge shared by Gujarat based farmer can combat Mastitis, an ailment of dairy cattle
What is the News? Based on the indigenous knowledge shared by a farmer from Gujarat, National Innovation Foundation(NIF) has developed a poly-herbal and cost-effective medicine named Mastirak Gel to treat Mastitis, an infectious disease of dairy cattle. What is Mastitis disease in Cattle? Mastitis is an infectious disease condition resulting in an inflammatory reaction in… Continue reading Indigenous knowledge shared by Gujarat based farmer can combat Mastitis, an ailment of dairy cattle
Micro snail species discovered in Meghalaya’s Mawsmai cave
What is the News? Researchers have recently discovered a micro snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis from Mawsmai, a limestone cave in Meghalaya. This is significant as the last discovery of the same genus was made in 1851. The species was named as Georissa saritta. It was collected and described from the Musmai (Mawsmai today) valley… Continue reading Micro snail species discovered in Meghalaya’s Mawsmai cave
History Quiz: History- The Gandhian Era – I (Till Simon Commission)- 21th October 2021
Hello friends,
we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Oct 21st 2021
About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – Oct 21st 2021
