Subject: Science and tech Context: The catastrophic explosion at Beirut port  has so far killed at least 100 people and injured around 4,000 Concept: Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) is a white, crystalline chemical which is soluble in water. It is common chemical ingredient of agricultural fertilisers, the nitrogen rich compound is also the main component of the […]

Subject: Economy Context: Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) set to notify regulations to allow competition for city gas distribution companies Concept: CNG Vs H-CNG CNG is compressed natural gas. With natural gas mainly composed of methane, CNG emits less air pollutants — carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter — than […]

Subject: IR Context: India approached the International Court of Justice against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence. Concept: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and […]

Subject: Environment Context: Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to a new study in the journal Concept: PPE waste to be converted into fuel using chemical a process called pyrolysis. This breaks down plastic at high temperature – between 300-400°C for an hour – without oxygen. […]

    On this Day  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay a 22.6 kg silver brick to begin the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya Daily Prelims Topic Biofuel International Court of Justice (ICJ) City gas distribution and CNG Ammonium nitrate Indian theatre  Daily Mapping Beirut port  Daily Mains Mantra OPTIMA 2020 Discuss why congress accepted […]