Context: ∙ The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) started revising the current National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) for the first time. About the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL): ∙ Background: In 2018, the WHO had recommended the development and implementation of an NEDL to facilitate the availability of in-vitro diagnostics across the various tiers […]
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Current AffairsContext ∙ The government has launched the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) e- SAKSHI Mobile Application for revised fund flow procedure under MPLAD Scheme. About ∙ The mobile app would offer convenience and accessibility, allowing MPs to propose, track, and oversee the projects at their fingertips. ∙ This real-time access enhances decision-making
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Current AffairsContext: ∙ The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker has refused to disqualify MLAs of the Eknath Shinde faction and Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray group. What is Defection? ∙ It means the transfer of allegiance by a legislator from one political party to another. It indicates revolt, dissent, and rebellion by a person or a party. ∙ In a
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News ∙ Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the PSLV-C58 XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) mission. About ∙ The XPoSAT mission launch also marked the 60th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). ∙ XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources.
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Current AffairsContext ∙ Radiocarbon dating helped establish the age and authenticity of the famous Dead Sea. Radiocarbon Dating ∙ Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a scientific method that can accurately determine the age of organic materials. ∙ It was developed in the late 1940s by Willard Libby, the technique is based on the decay of
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Current AffairsIn News ∙ The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) issued compliance show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers (VDA SPs). About compliance action ∙ As part of compliance action against the offshore entities,FIU IND issued show-cause notices to offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs) for “operating illegally” without
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Current AffairsContext ∙ Recently SMART 2.0 (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research ∙ The program was launched by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) along with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM). ∙ The objective of ‘SMART 2.0’ is to generate tangible evidence to demonstrate efficacy and safety of Ayurveda interventions
Context ∙ India’s palm oil imports rose in December to their highest in four months. Palm Oil ∙ It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, having the scientific name Elaeis guineensis. ∙ The oil palm tree is native to West and Central Africa. It also grows extensively in
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Current AffairsContext: ∙ NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), ISRO’s commercial arm, will launch GSAT-20 satellite on-board SpaceX’s Falcon-9 during the second quarter of 2024. About the GSAT-20 ∙ It is, weighing 4700 kg, a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) with Ka-Ka-band which is fully owned, operated and funded by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). ∙ It was recently renamed
Context ∙ Recently, ISRO performed a crucial maneuver to bind Aditya-L1 into L1 orbit. What is the Aditya-L1 mission? ∙ Aditya-L1 is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun. ∙ The solar mission will not see the spacecraft actually go to the sun, it will instead create a space observatory at a point
