Current Affairs 14 June 2022

CONTENTS

1. Retail inflation eases to 7.04%
2. What is Web 5.0?
3. New policy on air sports in India
4. Managing Type 1 Diabetes
5. Chelonoidis phantasticus

Retail Inflation Eases to 7.04%

Context:

India’s retail inflation eased marginally to 7.04% in May from the nearly eight-year high of 7.79% in April, reflecting a persistent uptick of over 6% in prices paid by consumers for the fifth successive month.

Relevance:

GS-III: Indian Economy (Growth and Development of Indian Economy, Fiscal Policy, Taxation)

Dimensions of the Article:

1. What is Inflation?
2. Types of Inflation based on rate of Increase
3. What is Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
4. About the Latest inflation data

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What is Web 5.0?

Context:

Former Twitter CEO recently announced his vision for a new decentralized web platform that is being called Web 5.0 and is being built with an aim to return “ownership of data and identity to individuals”.

Relevance

GS III-  Awareness In The Fields Of It, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-Technology, Bio-Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About Web 1
2. About Web 2
3. About Web 3
4. What is Web 5.0?
5. What are the use cases for Web 5.0?

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New Policy on Air Sports in India

Context:

Recently, The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation released a new policy on air sports in India.

Relevance:

GS II- Government policies and Interventions

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About NASP 2022
2. Key Objectives of NASP 2022
3. What impact is the policy expected to have?

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Managing Type 1 Diabetes

Context:

Recently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (IMCR) released guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and management for type-1 diabetes.

• This is the first time the ICMR has issued guidelines specifically for type 1 diabetes, which is rarer than type 2 — only 2% of all hospital cases of diabetes in the country are type 1 — but which is being diagnosed more frequently in recent years.

Relevance:

GS II- Health and Education

Dimensions of the Article:

1. What is Diabetes?
2. What is type 1 diabetes?
3. How rare is it?
4. Who is at risk of type 1 diabetes?

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Chelonoidis Phantasticus

Context:

Chelonoidis phantasticus is a giant tortoise species believed to be extinct for more than a century. Now, a surviving member has been identified.

Relevance:

GS III- Science and Technology

Dimensions of the Article:

1. About Chelonoidis phantasticus:
2. Habitat and Distribution 
3. IUCN Status 

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