India Declared Trachoma Free
10 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: India Declared Trachoma Free The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified India as having eliminated Trachoma as a...
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The Global Burden of Cancer and the Role of Genetics
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggest that one in five people globally faces a lifetime...
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Rwanda is facing a critical public health crisis as the Marburg virus outbreak escalates, following the country’s first reported...
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2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work...
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India’s AI Revolution
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: AI Revolution – India stands at the cusp of a transformative era, poised to harness the power of Artificial...
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Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: An associate professor at the University of Alberta, led a study on the new ultrasound technique for cancer detection....
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Monopolisation of Space
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Last month, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X, announced that SpaceX now controls...
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2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Nobel Prize in Physiology. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary...
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WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test
07 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken a significant step in the fight against Mpox by approving the first...
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The Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease
05 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: In rural Maharashtra, a committed team of healthcare professionals is tirelessly fighting against sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic...
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AIDS – India’s Critical Role in Ending AIDS by 2030
05 October 2024 | The Study IASContext : AIDS The UNAIDS director for the Asia Pacific and other regions emphasised that achieving the Sustainable Development Goal...
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Stem Cell Therapy: A New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes in India
05 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Stem cell therapy represents a cutting-edge advancement in regenerative medicine, offering the possibility of a functional cure for Type...
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic
04 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Four years after the onset of Covid-19, an expert group formed by NITI Aayog has proposed establishing a comprehensive...
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The Curse of Silicosis: Mining Created a Village of Widows
04 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: In the heart of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district lies Manaur, a village that has tragically earned the moniker “the...
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Cadaver Donation
01 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on September 12, made a commendable decision by donating his body...
