Why in News? ONE PERSON has died and10 have been hospitalized in the US due to an E.coli infection after eating McDonald’s burgers. The outbreak is restricted to10 states in the United States. coli: Coli is a group of bacteria that can cause infections in your gut (GI tract), urinary tract and other parts of…
Context: The All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey for 2021-22, released earlier this month, found that 57% of rural households in the country—including households in semi-urban centres with a population of less than 50,000—were “agricultural”. This was significantly higher than the 48% reported in the previous survey of 2016-17. About key findings of the Survey…
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora – their structure, mandate. Introduction The United Nations (UN), since its inception in 1945, has aimed to prevent conflicts, promote global peace, and protect human rights. Mandated by its Charter, the UN is empowered to resolve conflicts peacefully (diplomacy, mediation) and, if required, through force. However, significant shortcomings have emerged, as seen in Rwanda, Bosnia, Ukraine, and West Asia conflicts. These limitations raise calls…
Why in news? ONE OF the accused in the murder of former Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique claimed before a court in Mumbai on Sunday that he was 17 years old—and should thus be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act. The Mumbai Police Crime Branch, which sought custody of the accused, said an Aadhaar card found…
Why in news? India could be at the threshold of eliminating Kala-azar as a public health problem with the country having managed to keep the number of cases under one in 10,000 people for two consecutive years now as required by World Health Organization (WHO) parameters for elimination certification. About Kala-azar Kala-azar is a slow…
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