Pandemic
The Annual Status of Education Report
The overall enrolment figures increased from 97.2% in 2018 to 98.4% in 2022,Despite school closures during the pandemic. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022, released by the NGO Pratham, records the impact of school closures in 2020 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Covid-19 Variant XBB.1.5 Emerges as a New Threat
The emergence of a new Covid-19 variant called XBB.1.5 has experts worried about the potential for a significant upsurge in cases globally. The first case of this new strain was found in India, and it has already caused concern due ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What are “viral spillover risks”?
A new research found that climate change could increase the risk of “viral spillover” in several parts of the world. This could cause pandemics in the future. Key facts A new research article titled “Viral spillover risk increases with climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India’s First Indigenous Monkeypox Test Kit
The Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone recently launched the first indigenously manufactured RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox. With the help of this kit, infection can be detected quickly. This kit was developed by Transasia-Erba Biomedicals and was launched by Ajay Kumar ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Monkey Pox: Why WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)?
Over 16000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across 75 countries since May 2022. On July 23, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Majority of the cases are being reported ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Civil Registration System (CRS) data for 2020
Recently, the Central government published the Civil Registration System (CRS) report 2020 based on birth and death reports. What is Civil Registration System (CRS)? The Civil Registration System (CRS) is a universal, continuous, compulsory and permanent recording of birth, death ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Pandemic treaty
Pandemic treaty is a proposed treaty to be better prepared for any future pandemics like the COVID-19. About the treaty It is to prevent future pandemics and to improve the preparedness and response in case of occurrence of any pandemic. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
ILO-ADB report: concern expressed on job loss of 41 lakh youth in India amid the Covid-19 pandemic
The joint report of the International Labour Organization and the Asian Development Bank titled ‘Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific’ apprehended that the COVID-19 pandemic may hit with a job loss of 41 lakh youth ..