Subject : Science & tech Context :  India became the fourth country in the world to have its independent regional navigation satellite system recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a part of the World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS). Concept : The IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system developed by India. It […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, designed to monitor oceans, was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Concept : The mission, called the Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS) mission, is designed to measure the height of the ocean, which […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : Integrated control strategy in Vaishali district in bihar helped reduce cases from 664 in 2014 to 163 in 2016. Concept : Kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a tropical disease characterised by irregular fever, weight loss, anaemia and swelling of the spleen and liver. It is caused by […]

Subject: Economics Context: Centre, acting on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), imposed a moratorium on Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) for a period of 30 days. Concept : As its financial position deteriorated, the regulator placed it under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework, which restricts certain operations depending on the severity of financial […]

Subject: Agriculture Context: The Indian Agriculture Research Institute has developed a microbial cocktail – Pusa Decomposer – that can turn crop residue into manure in 20-25 days. Concept : PUSA Decomposers: The decomposers are in the form of capsules made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw to decompose at a much faster […]

Subject : Science & tech Context: Formulating Effective laws to counter bioterrorism is one of the lessons learned from the pandemic , a parliamentary panel on health noted. Concept : Bioterrorism or Biological Attack: It is the intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, livestock, or crops. Biological […]

Subject : Science & tech Concept : Remdesivir is designed to obstruct the stage of replication, when the virus creates copies of itself, followed endlessly by the copies creating copies of themselves. Once the virus enters the human cell, it releases its genetic material, which is then copied using the body’s existing mechanism. At every […]

Subject: Environment Context: The M-sand policy is likely to come into force in a few months with more changes, about issues such as license and transport, incorporated in it. Concept : Manufactured sand is produced from hard granite stone by crushing. It is manufactured using technology like High Carbon steel hit the rock and then […]

    Daily Prelims Topic UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Carbon sink Ecosystem Restoration Bonn challenge M sand Policy Bio terrorism Uses of remdesivir Kala azar Pusa decomposer Sentinel -6 satellite IRNSS Roridomyces phyllostachydis Bank moratorium Run on bank Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 1: Geography What do you understand by slash and burn farming? […]