CONTENTS
- Base Editing: The Cancer Therapy
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Rare earths minerals
- Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Base Editing: The Cancer Therapy
Context:
Scientists from United Kingdom reported success in a new cancer therapy for a type of blood cancer T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL).
Relevance:
GS III: Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What happens in this form of cancer?
- What is ‘base editing?’
- How did base-editing actually work?
- How effective was the treatment?
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Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Context:
India strongly condemned the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation chief’s visit to Line of Control (LoC) from the Pakistani side.
Relevance:
GS II- International Relations
Dimensions of the Article:
- About the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Why is the region important for India?
- How much trade does India do with countries in this region?
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Rare Earths Minerals
Context:
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space said that India is not reliant on China for accessing rare earth minerals.
Relevance:
GS-I: Geography (Distribution of Key Natural Resources, Mineral & Energy Resources), GS Paper-II: International Relations (India and its Neighborhood)
Dimensions of the Article:
- What are REMs?
- Heavy dependence
- India Rare Earths Mission
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Geographical Indication (GI) Tag
Context:
Recently, Total number of Registered Geographical Indications (GI) rise to 432
Relevance:
GS III: Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- Details:
- About GI Tag
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