CONTENTS
- WTO Ministerial Conference
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- West Seti Power Project
- Auctioning 5G spectrum bands
- Critical information infrastructure
- Alzheimer’s disease
WTO Ministerial Conference
Context:
Recently, member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) wrapped up the Ministerial Conference’s twelfth outing (MC12) securing agreements on relaxing patent regulations to achieve global vaccine equity; ensuring food security, according subsidies to the fisheries sector and continuing moratoriums relevant to e-commerce, among others.
Relevance:
GS III- Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Functions of WTO
- What is the WTO’s Ministerial Conference?
- Key takeaways from the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Context
Every year on June 17th, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is commemorated.
- Desertification and Drought Day was organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on this day.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- Highlights of World Day to Combat Desertification and Droughts
- Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation
- What is Drought?
- About United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
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West Seti Power Project
Context:
India will be taking over an ambitious hydropower project in Nepal — West Seti — nearly four years after China withdrew from it, ending a six-year engagement between 2012 and 2018.
Relevance:
GS II- India & Its Neighborhood – Relations
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is West Seti Hydel Project?
- Power Relations Between India and Nepal: Importance
- Problems with project implementation
- India-Nepal Ties
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Auctioning 5G Spectrum Bands
Context:
Recently, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, gave its nod for the auction of spectrum that can be used to offer 5G services.
Relevance:
GS III- Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- About 5G
- Application of 5G
- What are the key issues?
- What benefits are likely to come with 5G?
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Critical Information Infrastructure
Context:
Recently, The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure’.
Relevance:
GS II- Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is critical information infrastructure?
- Why is CII classification and protection necessary?
- What is Cyber Attack and Cyber Security?
- National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC)
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Alzheimer’s Disease
Context:
An experimental Alzheimer’s drug aimed at slowing or preventing cognitive decline in people has failed a clinical trial leading a blow to efforts to find a solution to fight back against the neurodegenerative disease.
Relevance:
GS III- Science and technology
Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and gradually worsens over time.
- It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia.
- The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events.
- The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is poorly understood, about 70% of the risk is believed to be inherited from a person’s parents, with many genes usually involved.
- Other risk factors include a history of head injuries, depression, and hypertension.
- No treatments stop or reverse its progression, though some may temporarily improve symptoms.
