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UNECE Water Convention and Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues.   The four West African countries- Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal- have signed a joint declaration to advance transboundary cooperation in the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (SMAB). They have agreed to establish a legal and institutional framework for cooperation on SMAB. This would be the first …

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Indian scientists develop reactor for cost-effective production of hydrogen using sunlight and water:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy.   Context: Scientists have, for the first time, developed a large-scale reactor which produces a substantial amount of hydrogen using sustainable sources like sunlight and water, which is a cost-effective and sustainable process. They have used an earth-abundant chemical called carbon nitrides as a catalyst for the purpose. This …

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National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) Scheme:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.   Context: Government approves continuation of the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) scheme and infusion of Rs. 1,650 crore Grant-in-Aid over 5 years.   Significance of the move: Capital infusion in the NEIA will generate …

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Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Context: The Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 was recently released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners. This is the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis. It aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis and to reduce deaths by 70 per cent …

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Antibodies against Nipah virus detected in bats from Kerala:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Context: Nipah virus antibodies (IgG antibodies) were detected in bat samples collected by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, from two districts in Kerala where a Nipah infection was confirmed.   Significance of the discovery: Given the current evidence, it has been logically concluded that …

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