What is Plasma Therapy for COVID-19? Plasma Therapy involves transfusion of antibodies from someone who has recovered from COVID-19 into a critical patient. The therapy is based on the principle that the blood of a recovered patient is rich in …
Whitley Awards The Whitley Awards support grassroots leaders in countries rich in natural resources but lacking in financial resources for conservation. It is organised by UK based Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN). These awards are also sometimes referred to as …
CONTEXT Major West Asian nations have recently embarked on new diplomatic engagements with erstwhile rivals. This could in time overturn existing regional alignments and possibly end ongoing conflicts that have wreaked havoc in several states. CHANGING REGIONAL ALIGNMENTS Qatar and …
Why in the News? Recently, the State of Working India (SWI) 2021 was brought out by the researchers at Azim Premji University. The report, which is an annual feature, documented the impact of one year of Covid-19 in India, on …
What are Electoral Bonds? An electoral bond is designed to be an interest-free bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to a bank note that is payable to the bearer on demand. It can …