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Reference News:Fair trade regulator CCI will identify measures to enhance competition in the country’s pharmaceutical sector for ensuring affordability of drugs after analysing findings of its market study.Need for: The study has been initiated after obse

Reference News:The rate of spread of dengue in Delhi is rampant, with the total number of cases reported in just the first week of November being 1,171. The number of dengue cases reported in the national capital in the month of October was 1,196.Measures undertaken:The spike in

Reference News:With a rise in the number of Zika virus cases in Uttar Pradesh, doctors have advised that people should avoid all non-essential travel to areas reporting cases. Currently close to 90 persons, including 17 children, have tested positive for the virus from the

Reference News:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has picked Srinagar among 49 cities as part of the creative city network under the Crafts and Folk Arts category.The inclusion of Srinagar in the creative city networ

Context The Alibaug white onion was given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, bringing worldwide recognition to its medicinal properties.Alibaug, is a coastal town, just south of Mumbai, in the state of MaharashtraLocal farmers have preserved the seed for over t

Context: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and heralding the Iconic Week of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav of MoEFCC (4-10th October 2021), a web portal – ‘Wetlands of India Portal’, giving details on wetlands of the country, was launched by the Minister of Environment

Reference News:A 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya has been unveiled at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century.About Adi Shankaracharya:Born in Kaladi village on the bank of the Periya

Reference News:Chief Minister M K Stalin has said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in Tamil Nadu. An expert committee would be formed soon to prepare a new education policy of the state.Why is Tamil Nadu opposed to NEP?Tamil Nadu&

Reference News:Haryana government has ordered that the law (the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill) providing for 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs come into force from January 15, 2022.Highlights of the law:The law provides f

Reference News:An international study we conducted that quantifies the threat posed by roads to the survival of animal populations around the world.Key findings related to India:The leopard faces an 83% increased risk of extinction in North India due to roadkill.The leo