India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Issues related to biotechnology.   Context: Novel Coronavirus Sequencing and analysis has declined sharply in India. The number of coronavirus samples sequenced and analysed in India has dropped. India formed the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG), a consortium of genome sequencing labs, in December 2020. While announcing INSACOG, the …

Apple faces antitrust case in India over apps issue

GS Paper 3 Topics covered: Effects of liberalization   Context: An anti-trust case filed against Apple Inc for allegedly abusing its market position in the Indian economy. More on this news: Apple is instituting policies that forces developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system This allegation is similar to what Apple faced in the …