Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI)
Context Recently India has jumped five ranks in the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019. About WEFFI The report is published by The Economist Intelligence Unit. The report and…
Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF)
Context At 100 light-years from Earth, a low-mass star was sending signals in a pattern that suggested that an exoplanet was orbiting the star confirmed the Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF).…
Remdesivir
Context The Wuhan Institute of Virology, China Academy of Sciences, has filed for a patent on Remdesivir, an antiviral experimental drug from US biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences, which may help…
The sedition law and its validity
Section 124A IPC states: “Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or…
Know your ‘unparliamentary’
Context Two days of heated exchanges in Parliament have brought back recurring questions around “unparliamentary” speech and conduct. Article 105(2): While Article 105(2) of the Constitution lays down that “no…
Kerala’s ban on CFL and filament bulbs
Context Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac Friday made a bold announcement that the state will impose a ban on the sale of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and incandescent (filament) bulbs starting…
Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG)
Context A series of new papers in the journal Nature has revealed the most comprehensive gene map ever of the genes whose departures from normal behaviour — mutations — trigger…
Why you should know about Idlib
Idlib is the last stronghold of the rebels and jihadist groups in Syria and has witnessed eight years of bloody fighting with the Syrian government. The province northwestern Syria has…
What is genome mapping?
Context The government has given clearance to an ambitious gene-mapping project, estimated to be worth Rs 238 crore. The Genome India Project, which has been described by those involved as the…
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act
Context The Maharashtra government has directed all civic bodies in the state to set up Emergency Response Sanitation Units (ERSUs) to ensure safeguards for sanitation workers who clean manholes and…
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