UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 18 November 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: NIE Subject: Miscellaneous Context: Assam has banned inter-district movement of live pigs and prohibited pork sales in seven districts after a sharp spike in African Swine Fever (ASF) cases. About African Swine Fever: What it is? A highly contagious viral hemorrhagic disease affecting domestic and wild pigs, caused by the African Swine Fever Virus …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 14 December 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: TH Context: An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease affecting pigs, has been reported in Kerala’s Kottayam district. Authorities have initiated culling measures and declared infected zones to contain the disease’s spread. About African Swine Fever (ASF): Origin: ASF is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa but has spread globally to regions …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: After African Swine Fever (ASF) cases were reported in a breeding farm in Sepahijala district, the Tripura government has decided to go in for mass culling of infected pigs at the farm. About African Swine Fever (ASF): ASF is a highly contagious and …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: African Swine Fever (ASF) is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local farming industry, forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year. The outbreak has this year spread to 2,275 areas, in 57 out of the country’s 63 …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: African Swine Fever (ASF) is back in news again. After Mizoram witnessed the ASF outbreak, cases have been reported in Tripura. What next? After the outbreak, the Northeastern states have sounded high alert and asked people, especially owners of piggeries, to refrain from bringing …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. African swine fever: Context: Small farms in Asia are the worst hit by the African Swine Fever outbreak. Why? Pig farms remain dominantly an affair of small-scale farmers. In many countries, including India, 70 per cent of the pig farms are owned by small-scale farmers. In China, almost 98 per …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. African swine fever Context: African Swine Fever (ASF) was first reported in Manipur in December 2020 and there have been no cases since. Illegal import of pigs might have introduced the infection to the state, officials of the state veterinary department suspect. Recently, four districts of Mizoram have …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. African swine fever: Context: An outbreak of suspected African swine fever (ASF) has killed 276 domestic pigs in Lunglei district of Mizoram. As a part of the preventive measures, the local authorities have restricted the procurement and supply of pigs from and to the affected area and the district …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. African Swine Fever (ASF) What to study? For Prelims and mains: The Disease, spread, symptoms and concerns. Context: Citing swine fever, China bans pork imports from India. Background: ASF has been seen in other Asian countries as well. Most recently, the Philippines had to cull more than 7,000 …
