Why in News? Lawmakers, child rights activists and medical experts are raising the alarm against Instagram’s plan to launch a service targeted at children, stating risks to their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. About the move Facebook-owned Instagram is said …
CONTEXT Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). But the act has been in controversy for several …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s response would be “very powerful” if Hamas violated the truce that ended conflict with the Gaza militants. Recently, Israel and Hamas (the militant Islamist group that rules the Gaza …
Why in the news? The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on use of Biomass in coal based thermal power plants. About the Mission Objectives The “National Mission on use of biomass in thermal power …
Why in News: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm”. What is a cyclone? Cyclones are caused by atmospheric disturbances around a low-pressure area distinguished by swift and …
About Kuno National Park It is located in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier it was a wildlife sanctuary but in 2018 it was given national park status. The Kuno river flows through the national park. Bio-Geographically this area falls under the Kathiawar-Gir …
CONTEXT In present times the COVID-19 pandemic has forced countries all over the world to rethink climate change and the need for preservation of the environment. The government have been forced to bear dual burden due to pandemic: Increased fiscal …
Belt and Road Initiative China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to strengthen Beijing’s economic leadership through a vast program of infrastructure building throughout China’s neighbouring regions. Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the vast collection of development and …
Context The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has posed numerous challenges before India on multiple fronts –health, economy and also the environment and one such impact of the Covid outbreak on our environment is the exponential increase in biomedical …
CONTEXT In order to achieve global herd immunity and prevent new strains of COVID-19 from emerging, possibly for years to come, vaccines need to be affordable and available in massive quantities throughout the globe. TO ENSURE VACCINE AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY …