What is the News? Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has approved an anti-COVID drug named 2-deoxy-D-glucose(2-DG). The Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO) developed this medicine for emergency use. However, independent experts have raised questions about the efficacy of the drug. About 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG): 2-DG drug has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear… Continue reading “2-deoxy-D-glucose” – DRDO’s Anti-COVID drug
“National Bamboo Mission” launches MIS module for Agarbatti industry
What is the News? National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for strengthening the domestic agarbatti industry. About MIS System for agarbatti industry: MIS (Management Information Systems) has been launched to help collate data on Agarbatti stick production, The locations of stick making units, Availability of raw material, Functioning… Continue reading “National Bamboo Mission” launches MIS module for Agarbatti industry
New Findings Related to Venus
What is the News? Scientists have obtained new data about atmosphere and other aspects of Venus. This was done by transmitting radio waves towards Venus 21 times from 2006 to 2020 from NASA’s Goldstone Antenna in the Mojave Desert of California. These radio waves studied the radio-echo which provided information on certain Venus traits. Key… Continue reading New Findings Related to Venus
Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | 12 May, 2021
Read Previous Factly articles Article wise list of factly articles New Findings Related to Venus What is the News? Scientists have obtained new data about atmosphere and other aspects of Venus. This was done by transmitting radio waves towards Venus 21 times from 2006 to 2020 from NASA’s Goldstone Antenna in the Mojave Desert of… Continue reading Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | 12 May, 2021
Download EPIC! April 2021
Dear Forumites, The 12th edition of EPIC magazine comes when the Civil Services Preliminary Examination,2021 is around the corner. As the uncertainty regarding the prelims exam prevails, the EPIC team has tried to bring you the most relevant content to give you an edge in the preparation. Click Here to Download – EPIC! Magazine for… Continue reading Download EPIC! April 2021
Monetary Policy – Basics Simplified | Prelims Capsules 2021
Monetary Policy Monetary policy This post is a part of our Prelims Capsules initiative, for other posts – Click Here To read subject-wise current affairs – Click Here Introduction Let us take you back to a time when there is no concept of money as you see now. When people want to buy something, they simply exchange things with… Continue reading Monetary Policy – Basics Simplified | Prelims Capsules 2021
[Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – May, 2021 – 1st week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of May 2021 – The first week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation – Month of May, 2021 – First Week About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily… Continue reading [Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – May, 2021 – 1st week
History Quiz: Kingdoms of Vijaya Nagar and Bhamini Sultanate and other regional kingdoms |12 May, 2021
Good Morning Friends, We are Posting Today’s Prelims Marathon Quiz Current Affairs Quiz Subject Wise Quiz [WpProQuiz 2508]
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – May 12th, 2021
Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: 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… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – May 12th, 2021
Issues Associated with IPR Waiver to Covid Vaccine
Synopsis: IPR waiver will not bring instant benefits. Thus, efforts must be made to share the excess stockpiles of vaccines lying with the developed countries. Introduction The Biden administration announced that it would support a waiver on intellectual property rights (IPR) for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The original plan, for TRIPS waiver for Covid… Continue reading Issues Associated with IPR Waiver to Covid Vaccine
