RSTV topic on Corona Virus for UPSC – Diligent IAS

CORONA VIRUS   Introduction Recently, a new virus belonging to the Coronavirus family (now called the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV) has killed more than 200 people in China and the number of infected has affected 10,000 confirmed cases. As the epidemic continues to spread outside of China, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a public health emergency of international concern (global emergency). As part of the global emergency, all countries must be prepared for…

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RSTV topic LOCUST ATTACK for UPSC IAS Examination

LOCUST ATTACK     IN NEWS In recent weeks, swarms of locusts have attacked crops in more than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has currently identified three critical points of threat of locust activity, where the situation has been described as “extremely alarming”: the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea region and south- west Asia. The Horn of Africa has been described as…

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Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2019 – Troops from India and China

India China joint exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand-2019’ Ministry of Defence WHAT The Eighth Edition of 14 days long India China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand-2019’ commenced at Meghalaya on 07 December 2019. The People’s Liberations Army (PLA) contingent from the Tibet Military Command & Indian Army contingent comprising of one Infantry company alongwith supporting staff are participating in it. AIM To enrich both the contingents from each other’s experience in counter-terrorism operations. The purpose of this exercise is…

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Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office

Patent Prosecution Highway programme Cabinet   WHAT The Cabinet has approved the proposal for the adoption of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.   HIGHLIGHTS The said programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of…

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