General Studies -1 Climate Change Actually, the CO2 curve began its upward march about 18,000 years ago when it was a little under 200 parts per million (ppm) and earth was much colder. By the time it reached 270 ppm about 11,500 years ago, the warmer conditions accompanying this curve made it possible […]
Table Of Contents Dexamethasone Indian Gas Exchange Anti –Dumping duty Rapid Antigen vs RTPC Test Horizontal Reservation Force Majeure United Nation Security Council Annular Solar eclipse Deflation 1. Dexamethasone Subject: Science and tech Context: Dexamethasone became the first drug proved to improve survival from Covid-19 Concept: Researchers from UK found dexamethasone given either orally or […]
Context: The wholesale price index inflation has contracted 3.21 percent in May, slipping into negative territory for the first time in over four years and showing signs of deflation. Concept: What is Deflation? Deflation occurs when asset and consumer prices fall over time. t is the opposite of the often-encountered inflation. A reduction in money supply or […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: An annular solar eclipse will occur on 21 June, 2020 Concept: A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the Moon comes in between the Earth and the Sun and when all the three objects are aligned. An annular solar eclipse will occur when the angular diameter of […]
Subject: IR Context: India is expected to have a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections that will make India non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term Concept: The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first–century challenges. The […]
Subject: Economy Concept: The term ‘force majeure’ has been defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, as ‘an event or effect that can be neither anticipated nor controlled. From a contractual perspective, a force majeure clause provides temporary reprieve to a party from performing its obligations under a contract upon occurrence of a force majeure event. While […]