Waqf: The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Tuesday condemned the demolition of a mosque in a tehsil compound in the Barabanki district by the administration, terming it a “patently illegal and high-handed action” and demanded its restoration. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board (or U.P. Sunni Waqf Board) is a body constituted […]
International Museum Day 2021
International Museum Day 2021: Culture Ministry organized a panel discussion on the occasion of International Museum Day 2021. International Museum Day falls on 18 May every year. The objective of International Museum Day, as declared by the International Council of Museums(ICOM), is to raise awareness about the fact that, “Museums are an important means of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th May 2021
Today Current Affairs: 18th May 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Covid Drug Released
2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Covid Drug Released: The first batch of the indigenously developed anti-Covid-19 drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose or ‘2-DG’, has been released. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), had cleared the formulation on May 1 for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe Covid-19 patients. About 2- DG: 2-DG has been developed by the Institute […]
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft sign MoU on Joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools such as Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and Ashram Schools. Under the affirmative action initiative, Microsoft will make AI curriculum available to tribal students in both English and Hindi at all EMRS schools […]
Diplomatic Immunity To Avoid Criminal Charges
Diplomatic Immunity To Avoid Criminal Charges: After she allegedly hit two staff members at a boutique in Seoul last month, the wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea will now be exercising her diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges. Diplomatic immunity is a privilege of exemption from certain laws and taxes granted to diplomats by […]
West Bengal Government Will Set Up A Legislative Council
The West Bengal Government Will Set Up A Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad): The West Bengal government will set up a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), as per a decision taken up at the recent Cabinet meeting. For setting up the Council, a Bill has to be introduced in the Assembly, and then a nod from the […]
Independent Collegium : Supreme Court
Independent Collegium: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of an independent collegium to appoint members of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The petition was filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The petition states that the present process of appointing members to the Election Commission, solely by the executive, […]
What is Monoclonal Antibody Therapy?
Monoclonal antibody Therapies: India is facing shortages of the monoclonal antibody therapy Monoclonal antibodies: They are artificially created antibodies that aim to aid the body’s natural immune system. They target a specific antigen — a protein from the pathogen that induces an immune response. Monoclonal antibodies can be created in the lab by exposing white […]
Plasma Therapy Dropped : ICMR
Plasma Therapy: The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19, according to an advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Though a trial by the ICMR on 400 patients last year called the PLACID trial had found no significant benefit from the use of plasma, it […]
