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While the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was a joint development between India and Russia, the sale of the systems to the Philippines was a transaction between the two countries, and India would be able to move ahead on a “bilateral basis”, India said, amid the global d

Topics: GS IIIRural India will create 1.2 crore new jobs in dairy-related activities in 10 years and these jobs would mean livelihood and food security for a large segment of the population in the country, said Amul MD.The sector has the potential to generate a large number

How are variants created?SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an RNA virus that evolves by accumulating genetic errors in its genome. These errors are produced when the virus infects a person and makes copies of itself inside the host’s cells.The PANGO n

The Centre suggested to the Supreme Court to let the Mullaperiyar dam supervisory committee continue for a year, by which time the National Dam Safety Authority under the new Dam Safety Act will become fully functional.“During the period of one year, when the National

Why in News?In Context The implementation of BharatNet has slowed and is likely to miss the 2025 completion deadline owing to a number of factors.Progress made so far As of February 2022, only about 1.72 lakh of the initially targeted 2.5 la

Why in News?The government introduced the ‘Antarctica Bill’ in the Lok Sabha.Objectives and Need There is growing concern over preserving the pristine Antarctic environment and ocean around Antarctica from the exploitation

Why in News:The three-judge bench had studied the “distortions and aberrations” in the functioning of police and had given significant directions to curb it.Reason for police reformsMisuse and abuse of power by corrupt officers.Political interference in c

Why in News?The Reserve Bank of India has been working on a phased implementation strategy for a CBDC and the pilot may be launched by the end of this year.The financial advisory services firm has listed four major use cases of CBDC in the Indian context. This includes:

What is the issue?Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is growing in India.Consumer awareness is needed on the danger of reckless antibiotic use.What is AMR?Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication previously u

Why in news?Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Arunachal Pradesh has become the first in the eight-State northeast to provide insurance cover against COVID-19 for “green soldiers”.Details57 frontline staff (referred to as green soldiers) of the Park have been insu