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 NDTL regains the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation   ✅World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has restored the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), which was suspended in 2019 because of its failure to comply with global standards. ✅The NDTL is based in the national capital and can resume testing with immediate effect. ● WADA Suspension ✅India is currently third in the WADA's global list of dope violators, led by Russia. ✅The suspension of the NDTL had prohibited it from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analysis of urine and blood samples. ✅The WADA first suspended NDTL in August 2019 for a period of six months and extended the de-recognition period after its inspections showed that non-conformities existed. ✅During the suspension period, urine samples collected by NADA were being sent primarily to the WADA-accredited lab in Doha. ✅The process had made the anti-doping programme very expensive for the country because of the si...

What is a TRP? 1. Anyone watching television for more than a minute is considered a viewer. 2. The TRP or  Target Rating Point is the metric used by the marketing and advertising agencies to evaluate this viewership. Who records TRP in India?   1. The TRP is recorded by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) using Bar-O-Meters that are installed in televisions in selected households. 2. The BARC has installed these meters in 44,000 households across the country till date. How is the TRP calculated?   1. Audio watermarks are embedded in video content prior to broadcast. 2. These watermarks are not audible to the human ear, but can easily be detected and decoded using dedicated hardware and software. 3.  Viewing details and the watermarks are recorded by the Bar-O-Meters. How are the households selected? 1. A large-scale face-to-face survey of a sample of approximately 3 lakh households from the target population is done annually. 2. Out of these, the household...