Prelims: Polity: Governance As per the National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) infants should be exclusively breastfed
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Sepsis
Relevance: Prelims: Health & Science Why in news? Many coronavirus patients have died of sepsis — when the body’s immune
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Relevance: Prelims/Mains: Polity: Governance In the budget speech of Union Budget 2018-19, a new Scheme “Operation Greens” was announced on
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Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? Government has declared masks (2 ply and 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks) and
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Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has given its approval to the proposal
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What is coronavirus? The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including
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Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance: Health & General Science Why in news? According to a study published in the journal, American
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Relevance: prelims/ Mains: Polity Why in news? A High level Group of Ministers has decided that all States/UTs should be
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Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune, an autonomous institute under the
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Relevance: Prelims: Economy Why in news? The RBI reconstruction plan for Yes Bank puts to risk nearly Rs 9,000 crore
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Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? The Supreme Court held that the Central government cannot brand an organisation ‘political’ and
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Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? CSIR-National Physical Laboratory has developed a bi-luminescent security ink which glows in
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Relevance: Prelims: International Why in news? The Government of India is set to launch a mahua-based alcoholic beverage in the
Continue readingWest Bengal tops list in sites contaminated by toxic substances
Relevance: Prelims: Governance: Health There are 128 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, according to a March
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? The iconic and endangered Red Panda (ailurus fulgens) has fewer hunters because the younger
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