Monkeypox outbreaks in the Asia-Pacific region Context : The World Health Organisation (WHO) ended the Mpox global health emergency more than a month ago. There has been a surge in reported cases from several nations, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific Region, even […]
PM Modi Proposes G20 Membership for African Union Context : According to official sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to the G-20 leaders with a proposal that the African Union be granted full membership at the group’s upcoming meeting in India. African Union Establishment and […]
What’s the India-U.S. initiative on future tech? Context : According to the iCET roadmap, India and the U.S. would collaborate on important and developing technologies in industries like semiconductors, wireless telephony, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence. Points to Ponder: Areas of Focus for the Initiative: […]
What does the alleged CoWIN data leak reveal? Context : A bot on the messaging app Telegram is reportedly returning the personal information of Indian individuals who enrolled with the COVID-19 vaccine intelligence network (CoWIN) portal for vaccination purposes, according to claims that surfaced on […]
How can India tackle its diabetes burden? Context : The findings of the largest long-term (2008–2020) study on metabolic variables on the Indian subcontinent, which was part of the ICMR–InDiab study, was released last week in The Lancet (by Anjana Ranjit Mohan et al). The […]