Subject: Science and tech Context: Delhi’s third sero-surveillance report threw up a surprise of sorts, with the overall seroprevalence falling. According to experts this could be attributed to “diminishing antibodies”. A significant decrease in seroprevalence was seen in Northeast, North and Central districts as per the survey report, while a slight increase was seen in […]
Subject: Environment Context: EPCA opposes paying farmers for not burning paddy stubble Concept: The EPCA was constituted in 1988 under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Centre has reconstituted the Supreme Court-empowered Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority or the EPCA in 2018. Its mandate is to protect and improve the quality of the environment […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is constantly mutating, but one mutation in particular has caught the eye of researchers for its abundance. Named D614G, this mutation has been found more transmissible than most others Concept: A gene mutation is a permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, such that the […]
Subject: Economy Context: India recorded a surplus of $19.8 billion (3.9% of GDP) in its current account balance in the first quarter of FY21 according to RBI data. Concept: The current account records a nation’s transactions with the rest of the world in goods and services and its net transfer payments—over a defined period of time, […]
Subject: Report Context: A special report ‘Nutrient Requirements for Indians’ and ‘What India Eats’, prepared by Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) was launched Concept: This is for the first time that the NIN report on nutrient requirements for Indians includes the Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) and also the Tolerable Upper Limits (TUL) of nutrients […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s fiscal deficit reached 109% of the full-year target in the first five months of the ongoing financial year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to be a drag on the government’s finances. Concept: The gross fiscal deficit (GFD) is the excess of total expenditure including loans net of recovery over revenue receipts […]
Subject: Government initiative Context: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment e-launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for SCs through Video Conferencing Concept: Ministry of Social Justice had launched the Venture Capital Fund for SCs (VCF-SC) in 2014-15 with a view to developing entrepreneurship amongst the SC/Divyang youth […]
Subject: IR Context: NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy. Concept: The focus of the partnership is on co-creating innovative technological solutions by leveraging the expertise of the two entities. This will be achieved through […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile was successfully flight tested for designated range in Odisha Concept: BrahMos is a cruise missile, meaning it can be guided towards a pre-determined land- or sea-based target. With a capability to attain speeds 2.8 times that of sound (Mach 2.8), BrahMos is classified as supersonic […]
Daily Prelims Topic Current account surplus: Mutation Defence offset policy Brahmos ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission under Venture Capital fund for SCs (ASIIM)” Deficit target Recommended Dietary Allowances’ and ‘Nutrient Requirements’ report Crime in India 2019 report Daily Mapping GOTITORIAEAST & WEST MINE Daily Facts As per […]