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The PACER scheme:Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER) scheme comprises the Antarctic program, Indian Arctic program, Southern Ocean program and Cryosphere and Climate program.It is being implemented successfully through National Centre for Polar and O

Reference News:-The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced a hike in prices of around 800 essential drugs from 1 April. These drugs are included in the National Essential List of Medicine (NELM).The rise in drug prices works out at aro

Reference News:-GSAT-7B satellite, which recently got the acceptance of necessity from the Defence Ministry, will be a dedicated satellite for the Indian Army.The satellite would help the Indian Army enhance its surveillance in border areas.Significance of t

Reference News:-Recently, high levels of lead were found in the blood of thousands of children living around the Kabwe mine in Zambia.How lead affects children?Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes irreparable harm to children’s brains.It is pa

Reference News:-NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Institute of Competitiveness, has released the second edition of the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021.The first Index was launched in August 2020.About the Index:The Export Prepa

Reference News:-The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order which rejected a challenge to the constitutional validity of the PM-CARES Fund.What’s the issue?The High Court had dismissed the PIL which

Reference News:-The bill will be tabled in the Parliament.It aims to merge the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North and East — ten years after the trifurcation of the civic body.In 2011, the state government had proposed&

Reference News:-The GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission, which lifted off from Sriharikota on August 12 last year failed due to ‘deviation in the performance’ of the cryogenic upper stage (CUS) of the launch vehicle, a national-level Failure Analysis Committee (FAC) cons

Reference News:-Both Voyager spacecraft are rushing away from Earth and into interstellar space. Yet for a portion of every year, both spacecrafts’ distances to Earth decrease.Why is it so?The answer is that for a few months each year, Earth in its orbit moves tow

Context:Since March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been issuing orders and inguidelines for the containment of Covid-19 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Under what section of The Disaster Management Act has the MHA been issuing orde