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1) Aneurysm:  is a swelling of the arteries and veins in any part of the body, and is caused by weakening of the walls. It occurs most commonly in the aorta, back of the knees, brain or intestines. If the aneurysm gets ruptured, it can even cause internal bleeding and stroke. A device called flowRead more

1) Aragalaya:  the Sinhalese word for “struggle”, is being used widely to describe the daily gathering of people at Colombo’s Galle Face Green that began with the demand that Gotabaya resign as President and make way for a new dispensation In its essential meaning, aragalaya also captures the struggle of individual Sri Lankans to findRead more

1) Sanjay Agarwal committee: centre has constituted a high-powered panel under the chairmanship of former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal to make the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism more effective and transparent 2) Yield inversion: A yield curve illustrates the interest rates on bonds of increasing maturities. inversion happens when the yield on a longer tenureRead more

1) INS SINDHUDHVAJ: The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service on Saturday at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service. It successfully undertook mating and personnel transfer with Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel and was the only submarine to be awarded Chief ofRead more

Recently, more than 40 people have died in the landslide, which hit a railway construction site in Manipur. Cause of the Landslide: The tragic disaster has been compounded by the debris of the landslide blocking the Ijei river, creating a significant welling up of water which could inundate low-lying areas if the “dam”-like structure isRead more

In India, urban poverty stands at over 25%. This is about 81 million people living below the poverty line. Though the number of rural poor outnumber the urban poor, India is set to witness 50% urbanization in a decade. How has the pandemic affected the situation? During the initial waves of the pandemic, a largeRead more

A surge in imports combined with slow growth in exports has pushed India’s merchandise trade deficit to a record high of $25.6 billion in June. Reason for Increase in Imports: Imports have literally been fuelled by energy sources — oil and coal. The demand for oil driven by higher prices and the demand for coalRead more

Recently, India and Australia decided to strengthen their partnership in the field of projects and supply chains for critical minerals. Australia confirmed that it would commit USD 5.8 million to the three-year India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership. Critical minerals: They are elements that are the building blocks of essential modern-day technologies and are at riskRead more

Recently the Cert-In issued norms under which VPN providers have to record personal information of their customers, including purpose of using service, for five years New rules: VPN companies to record personal information of their users including names, email id, phone number and IP address for a period of five years. They also have toRead more

NITI Aayog recently launched a report titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’. Detailed Information The report broadly classifies gig workers — those engaged in livelihoods outside the traditional employer-employee arrangement — into platform and non-platform-based workers. Platform workers are those whose work is based on online software apps or digital platforms. Non-platform gig workersRead more