IASbaba's Flagship Course: Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) - 2024 Read Details
Syllabus
Context: At the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in November 2021, India pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, positioning itself as a frontrunner in the race to carbon neutrality.While carbon dioxide mitigation strategies will yield benefits in the long term, they need to go hand-in-hand with efforts that provide short-term relief.
Background:-
About Black Carbon
Role of Govt:
Source:Hindu
Syllabus
Context: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, to treat SCD in people ages 12 and older. Casgevy, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics and also approved in the U.K., is the first CRISPR-based therapy to have received regulatory approval in the U.S. Lyfgenia, manufactured by Bluebird Bio, doesn’t use CRISPR but depends on a viral vector to change blood stem-cells.
Background:
About Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Access to treatment as a major issue
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)
Source: Hindu
Syllabus
Context: Robusta coffee price touches all-time high amid global shortage.
Background:
India primarily cultivates two main varieties of coffee:
Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica):
Robusta Coffee (Coffea canephora):
Regions of Coffee Production:
Climatic conditions required for successful coffee production:
India’s Position in the Global Market:
Source: Hindu
Previous Year Question
Q1. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Syllabus
Context: Sri Lanka is close to finalising a debt treatment plan with India and the Paris Club.
Background:
About PARIS CLUB:
Source: Hindu Businessline
Syllabus
Context: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has instructed mutual fund companies to cease accepting additional inflows into schemes that invest in Foreign Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs).
Background:
About EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS:
Foreign Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs):
Source: Indian Express
Syllabus
Context: In the present times, the media has clothed itself with the power of investigation and trial and ultimately branding him/her as a criminal, even before our courts of law have delivered a judgement.
Background:
Media Trial:
Ethical Issues with the Media Trial:
Concerns/Challenges in Controlling Media Trials:
Source: Legal Service India
Q1.) Consider the following statements about the Foreign Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs):
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Q2.) With reference to Paris Club, consider the following statements:
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Q3.)With reference to coffee production in India, consider the following statements:
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Comment the answers to the above questions in the comment section below!!
ANSWERS FOR ’ 27th March 2024 – Daily Practice MCQs’ will be updated along with tomorrow’s Daily Current Affairs.st
Q.1) – b
Q.2) – c
Q.3) – a