Subject: Science & tech Context: A large asteroid – named (153201) 2000 WO107 – will sweep past Earth in late November, providing astronomers with a good opportunity to study it. Closest approach to Earth will happen on November 29, 2020. Concept: The asteroid is expected to be a real monster, estimated to range anywhere between […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: The accused in Hathras rape case will undergo brain fingerprinting. Concept: Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOSP) is also known as brain fingerprinting. It is a neuro psychological method of interrogation in which the accused’s participation in the crime is investigated by studying their brain’s response. The BEOSP test is […]
Subject: International Events Context: New Zealand’s government will decide next week if a climate emergency should be declared in the country or not. Concept: In 2019, the Oxford dictionaries declared “climate emergency” to be the word of the year, a word that reflects “the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting […]
Subject: Science & tech Context : The CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) got permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commercially use the “game-changing technology” of dry swab RNA-extraction-free testing method for COVID-19. Concept: Currently, the preferred protocol for testing uses the RT-PCR (Reverse […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 7.5% in the second quarter of 2020-21, following the record 23.9% decline recorded in the first quarter, as per estimates released by the National Statistical Office. Concept: The country has now entered a technical recession with two successive quarters of negative growth. Agriculture, which was the […]
Subject: Government Schemes Context: Tamilnadu government informed the Madras HC that it has sent a proposal to the Union Ministry of Tourism, seeking ₹563.5 crore for the overall development of Mamallapuram township. The quantum includes ₹232 crore under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS). Concept: Swadesh Darshan Scheme: It is implemented by Tourism Ministry. Objective: to […]
Daily Prelims Topic Swadesh darshan scheme Brain fingerprinting Dry swab RNA test market capitalization Fiscal deficit Disqualification Daily Mapping Malacca straits Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 1: Post-independence Discuss the evolution of farmer’s movement in post independent India. [Reference: Medium] Evaluate the farmer’s movement in India after independence. [Reference: Medium] What do you […]