The Current Affairs Quiz is a daily quiz based on the DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS AND PIB SUMMARY from the previous day, as posted on our website. It covers all relevant news sources and is designed to test your knowledge of current events. Solving these questions will help you retain both concepts and facts relevant …
Topic: conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Q6. Analyse the relationship between pharmaceutical waste and antimicrobial resistance. Suggest policy measures to reduce environmental exposure to antimicrobial residues. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Growing global concern over antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and recent policy attention to pharmaceutical waste management, including UNEP guidance and …
Source: TH Subject: Science and Technology Context: Two nurses in West Bengal have tested positive for the Nipah virus, with one in coma and another on ventilator support, triggering emergency contact tracing and isolation of over 120 people. About Nipah Virus: What it is? Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus (animal-to-human) that can also …
Source: TH Context: ICMR announced a plan to start wastewater surveillance for 10 viruses across 50 Indian cities, expanding India’s disease monitoring system. About Environmental surveillance: What It Is? Environmental surveillance is the monitoring of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) in environmental samples like sewage, wastewater, soil, and air. It supplements traditional clinical case detection by …
Source: BS Context: The Union Health Ministry recently launched the ZooWIN portal to monitor the availability of anti-rabies and anti-snake venom vaccines in real time. About ZooWIN Portal: What is ZooWIN? ZooWIN (Zoonoses-WIN) is a digital portal to monitor stocks of Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) and Anti-Snake Venom (ASV) across India. It ensures better coordination among …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 20 November 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: DTE Context: Building on the momentum from the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR in September 2024, the Fourth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. About Jeddah Commitments: Host: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Theme: From Declaration to Implementation – Accelerating Actions Through Multisectoral Partnerships for the …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment Conservation Source: DTE Direction: ‘One Health’, ‘One Water’ are important concepts. Do keep a note on it. Context: FAO, UNEP, WHO and World Organization for Animal Health have together launched One Health joint plan of action to address health threats to humans, plants and the environment . …
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Topic: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. 5. The global impact and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights the need for coordinated action across sectors to protect health and prevent disruption to food systems. Examine the need of one health approach in this regard. (250 words) Difficulty …
Introduction: The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. This concept is ever more salient as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions that took place around World Veterinary Day, on April 24, 2021, focused on …
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