Today's Headlines - 02 November 2023 India’s own CAR-T Cell Therapy Relevance: GS Paper III News Excerpt: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted market authorization to India's breakthrough Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with B-cell lymphomas who didn't respond to standard treatments like chemotherapy. British Academy Book prize News Excerpt: ‘Courting India’ by Nandini Das has won the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) GS Paper III News Excerpt: According to the latest survey released by S&P Global, the purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 55.5 in October from 57.5 in September, 2023. Direct Listing of Indian Firms On Foreign Stock Exchanges Relevance: GS III Context: The government has decided to allow domestic companies to list overseas to help them access capital from the world markets. White Hydrogen Relevance: GS III News Excerpt: Scientists discovered a large reservoir of naturally occurring "white hydrogen" in northeastern France while assessing methane concentrations in the subsoils of the Lorraine mining basin. Champions of the Earth 2023 Relevance: GS Paper III News Excerpt: The Champions of the Earth 2023 have been announced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) even as nations prepare to meet in Nairobi to discuss a globally binding plastic treaty. Tripura-Bangladesh railway link Relevance: GS Paper II News Excerpt: A rail link that connects Northeast India with Bangladesh was inaugurated recently by the Indian Prime Minister and his Bangladesh counterpart. FSSAI index Relevance: GS Paper II News Excerpt: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in its State Food Safety Index 2023, reported decreased food safety scores in 19 out of 20 large states compared to 2019. Creative Cities of Literature and Music by UNESCO Relevance: GS Paper I News Excerpt: Kozhikode in Kerala has been designated as the UNESCO 'City of Literature' and Gwalior as the 'City of Music' in the latest UNESCO list of Creative Cities Network.
