CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer

Source: The post is based on the article “CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are CAR T-cells?3 How does CAR T-Cells therapy work?4 Where is CAR T-Cell therapy used?5 How widespread CAR T-cell therapy is… Continue reading CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer

CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people

Source– The post is based on the article “CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS2-Budgeting Relevance: Infrastructure creation News- The article explains how Budget 2023 gives a powerful thrust to infrastructure development . Contents1 What are the… Continue reading CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people

Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions

Source– The post is based on the article “Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Budgeting Relevance:Rural development News- The article emphasises the need to prioritise allocations towards reviving consumption demand and  spurring private investment . What are… Continue reading Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions

Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Source: The post is based on the article “Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: evolution of laws on child marriages in India News: The Assam government has… Continue reading Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

How are earthquakes measured and how massive is the Turkey one?

Source: This post is created based on the article “How are earthquakes measured and how massive is the Turkey one?”, published in Indian Express on 7th Feb, 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3, Disaster management News: Recently, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck south-central Turkey and Northwest Syria. Reports have put the number of fatalities… Continue reading How are earthquakes measured and how massive is the Turkey one?

Jupiter Now Has The Biggest Family Of Planets With 12 Newly Discovered Moons

Source: The post is based on the article “Jupiter Now Has The Biggest Family Of Planets With 12 Newly Discovered Moons” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. What is the News? Jupiter isn’t just the largest and most massive planet in the solar system. It now also has the largest number of moons… Continue reading Jupiter Now Has The Biggest Family Of Planets With 12 Newly Discovered Moons

Why the MCD House elections have been stalled for the third time

Source: The post is based on the article “Why the MCD House elections have been stalled for the third time” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 Who are aldermen?3 What does the law say about voting rights for nominated members?4 Does this mean aldermen have no voting rights… Continue reading Why the MCD House elections have been stalled for the third time

UNESCO to soon declare Visva-Bharati world’s first living heritage university

Source: The post is based on the article “UNESCO to soon declare Visva-Bharati world’s first living heritage university” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. What is the News? Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage university. What is Visva-Bharati University? Visva-Bharati… Continue reading UNESCO to soon declare Visva-Bharati world’s first living heritage university

Hydropower projects in the Himalaya should be reconsidered given recent crisis

Source: The post is based on an article “Hydropower projects in the Himalaya should be reconsidered given recent crisis” published in The Indian Express on 6th February 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: environmental impact of hydropower project and alternative to it. News: Joshimath land subsidence has raised concerns over the hydropower projects in Himalayas. This… Continue reading Hydropower projects in the Himalaya should be reconsidered given recent crisis

This Word Means: North star

Source: The post is based on the article “This Word Means: North star” published in Indian Express on 5th February 2023. What is the News? The Vice President has said that the Parliament is the “North Star” of democracy, a place of discussion and deliberation to realize the aspirations and dreams of the people. What… Continue reading This Word Means: North star

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