| Historical Terms in News | |
| Thimir Vari | Literal Meaning – Thimir (Insolence) and Vari (Tax) A tax to be collected to deal the rude ones with an iron hand It was imposed in the regions of Tamil Nadu after the Quit India Movement. |
| Vendayams | Rings made of pieces of cloth, soaked in kerosene, strung on a forked stick (Paachaangol), and lit up. |
Abhilash Tomy (Retd) undertaking Sagar Parikrama IV to advise ISRO on recovery of astronauts after splashdown.
Sagar Parikrama –
- A circumnavigation sailing expedition on Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini.
INS Tarini –
- 2nd sailboat of Indian Navy after INSV Mhedi.
A vigilant wave is sweeping through villages in Punjab to tackle the decade-old drug problem.
Nasha Roko Committee –
- An informal committee to stop the use and sale of drugs.
- Acts against the drugs Chitta and the prescription-only pharma drug, pregabalin.
- ‘Nasha roko, rozgaar do’ (stop addiction, provide employment) campaign to end the drugs.
The word ishavah in the tenth mantra of the Apratiratha Sukta of Taittiriya Samhita can be taken to refer to ‘fives’, for ishu means five.
The many ‘fives’ –
- Suddha sattva nature – Sky, air, fire, water and earth in Sri Vaikuntha
- 5 Upanishad sakthis – Sarvatma, Nivrutyatma, Visvatma, Purushatma and Parameshtyatma
- Visishtadvaita (Vaishnavas) – Bhaddha, mukta, nithya, dharmabhuta jnana (attributive consciousness) and kala
England to rollout world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab
Atezolizumab:
Atezolizumab, sold under the brand name Tecentriq, is a monoclonal antibody medication used to treat various types of cancers.