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WHO List of ten Global Health issues
The World Health Organization recently released a list of Global Health Issues. According to the WHO, these are the issues the world will have to deal with in 2021 due to inadequacies of health system created due to COVID-19. According ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
New Strain of Corona Virus in 8 European Countries
The World Health Organisation Director recently announced that a new strain of Corona Virus has been detected in eight European countries. The new strain is spreading rapidly among the younger groups unlike the previous strain. New COVID-19 mutants Recently, this ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Why did Indian Market suffer the worst one-day fall in seven months?
The SENSEX crashed 1,406.73 points and NIFTY crashed 432.15 points recently. In terms of percentage, SENSEX crashed by 3% and NIFTY crashed by 3.14%. This was the biggest fall in seven months. This is being referred to as “Blood Bath ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Mucormycosis and COVID-19
The Gujarat Government recently issued advisory on Fungal infection called “Mucormycosis”. It is a serious infection with a mortality rate of 50%. It compromises the immune system. About Mucormycosis It is a rare fungal infection with continuous headache and heaviness ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
UK’s new strain of coronavirus
India and several other countries have suspended their flights from United Kingdom due to the concerns about the new variant of COVID-19 that is spreading rapidly in the country. What are the concerns? A mutant of COVID-19 has been the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
N501Y Mutation in Coronavirus
The recent infectious wave in the UK, prompting fresh lockdown measures, is associated with a mutant variant of the SARS CoV 2 called N501Y. According to the scientists, mutation of COVID-19 is neither unexpected nor a cause of panic. What ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) and CoWin-20
The Government of India recently announced that people can self-register for COVID-19 vaccine through the new mobile application called Co-WIN. This was announced along with the recently issued Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccination. What is Co-WIN? COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Amma Mini Clinics
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edapadi K Palaniswami recently inaugurated 2000 Amma Mini covid-19 clinic in Tamil Nadu. The state of Tamil Nadu is the fourth most affected in the country with more than 8 lakh people infected with ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure
The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure is currently facing revenue shortfall due to COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme aims to increase the capital expenditure by the state governments. Under the scheme, the Ministry of Finance has so ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
One Nation One Card-Recent Developments
Context in Current Affairs: Around nine states have completed One Nation One Card Reform schemes. They are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura. What are the recent developments? The Central Government has allowed these nine ..