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🇮🇳 India Launches Indigenous Multi-Stage Malaria Vaccine – AdFalciVax

✅ Developer: ICMR & partners, with Bhubaneswar RMRC leading tech development.
✅ Type: Recombinant chimeric multi-stage vaccine targeting Plasmodium falciparum.
✅ Mechanism: Blocks parasite before entering the bloodstream → prevents infection & transmission.
✅ Stability: Room temperature storage for 9+ months → reduces cold chain dependency.
✅ Accessibility: Affordable & scalable → suitable for remote/tribal regions.
✅ Malaria Burden in India:
 • 1.4% of global cases, 0.9% of global deaths.
 • 66% of SE Asia cases, 52% of malaria deaths outside sub-Saharan Africa.
 • 95% population in malaria-endemic zones → tribal/hard-to-reach areas most affected.
✅ Significance: First indigenously developed multi-stage vaccine → major step in malaria control & public health.

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💸 Indian Govt announces Next-gen GST Reforms

The Finance Minister announced the next-gen GST reforms — effective 22 Sept 2025.

✅ New GST Slabs: 5% & 18% (core); 40% for luxury/sin goods
✅ Healthcare Relief: No GST on individual life & health insurance
✅ Medicines: 36 essential drugs exempted (0%); others reduced to 5%
✅ Daily Use Items: Many essentials moved to 5% slab
✅ Autos & Electronics: Reduced GST to boost demand & EV push
✅ What gets costlier? Apparel above ₹2,500, coal, some premium goods

📚 Exam Relevance:

Prelims: Memorize slabs, exemptions.

Mains/Economy: Link to inflation control, demand boost, fiscal federalism.

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