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Context: The Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Veer Savarkar on his jayanti remembering him for his bravery, motivating several others to join the freedom struggle and emphasis on social reform. About VD Savarkar: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, commonly known as 'Swatantryaveer Savarkar' in Marathi language, was an Indian independence activist and politician. He formulated the Hindu nationalist philosophy of Hindutva and was a leading ... .
Updated on 29 May, 2020
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Context: India has recently invited bids from consultants to make an ambitious cross-border power grid plan that would seek to transfer solar power generated in one region to feed the electricity demands of others. More on the news: A request for proposals (RFP) is prepared by India’s ministry of new and renewable energy. The RFP invites consultants to develop a long-term roadmap for the ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG). It comprises ... .
Updated on 29 May, 2020
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Context: The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) chaired by the finance minister cautioned that the pandemic poses a serious threat to the stability of the global financial system as the ultimate impact of the crisis and the timing of recovery is uncertain at this point of time. More on the news: The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Finance; Governor, Reserve Bank of India; Finance Secretary/Secretary, Department of... .
Updated on 29 May, 2020
Context: China’s Parliament recently passed new legislation for Hong Kong that will for the first time empower China to draft national security laws for the Special Administrative Region (SAR). About the new legislation: At the closing session of the annual National People’s Congress (NPC) in China, the draft legislation was passed overwhelmingly in the Communist Party-controlled legislature. The new law called the “NPC Decision on Establi... .
Updated on 29 May, 2020
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Context: Loss of the sense of smell (and taste) is one of the more recently identified symptoms of Covid-19, and is now recognised as such by the World Health Organization (WHO). A new study in mice has explored why this symptom appears in some Covid-19 patients. How loss of smell happens? There are two kinds of cells in the nose as the likely first entry points for the virus. These are goblet cells (which produce mucus) and ciliated cel... .
Updated on 28 May, 2020
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Context: the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(Meity) announced that it has released the source code of the Aarogya Setu app to promote transparency and collaboration with the software developer community. More on news: The IT ministry move came in the wake of demands from Cyber Law experts and critics who had said that the app was too closed in nature and without adequate protection measures. The source code was released in lin... .
Updated on 28 May, 2020
