There is a fresh spike in COVID19 cases in India, a surge that is attributable to at least three reasons. One, the XBB.1.16 recombinant variant which has higher transmissibility in comparison to other circulating variants. Two, the recent viral flu surge (H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes) which resulted in healthcare providers r... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Why in News-The price of 651 essential drugs has come down by 6.73% on average from April 1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had been able to fix the ceiling prices of these 651 medicines so far out of the over 870 scheduled drugs listed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). Because of the capping of ceiling... .Read more
Updated on 4 April, 2023 GS3 Society Governance Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
The visit by the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, to India, in March 2023, during which he engaged with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on global and bilateral issues, focused on cooperation between the G7 and the G20 (Japan and India hold their presidencies, respectively). Besides this, Mr. Kishida also... .Read more
Updated on 3 April, 2023 GS3 Governance International Relations Economy Current Affairs
A conservative estimate based on pooling the results from different studies suggests that well over one crore Indians are on the autism spectrum. While biochemical pathways involved in core autism symptoms are unlikely to be different between cultures, there are notable cultural differences in who gets a clinical diagnosis of a... .Read more
Updated on 3 April, 2023 GS3 Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
Why in News- On March 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document, a starting point for policymakers and the industry to gear up for the next generation of telecommunication. This is happening even as over 45,000 villages lack 4G connectivity, and 5G networks are still being built out. Why did the government ... .Read more
Updated on 3 April, 2023 GS3 Economy Current Affairs Science and Technology
The United States Department of Commerce and its Indian counterpart have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding in March 2023 to ensure that subsidies by each country do not come in the way of India’s semiconductor dreams, as espoused by the much publicised semiconductor policy launched in December 2021. The U.S. Department of Stat... .Read more
Updated on 1 April, 2023 GS3 International Relations Economy Current Affairs Science and Technology
