In News:

High levels of pesticide residue found in vegetables in Kerala (THE HINDU) Japanese Health Ministry Fixes MRL for Ethoxyquin in Shrimps at 0.2 ppm (PIB)

Why in News:

Deadly NDM-1 ‘superbug’ raises fears of antibiotic resistance in city hospitals (HT) 100 million Indians could be carrying NDM-1(TOI)

♤ Antimicrobial resistance* – also known as drug resistance – occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications(mainly antibiotics*) used to cure the infections they cause ineffective. When the microorganisms become resistant to most