Subject: Science & tech Context: Spiral galaxy bars may prevent new stars. Concept: A galaxy is a sprawling space system which is composed of stars, dust, interstellar gas, stellar remnants, and dark matter and all held together by gravity. The universe has many galaxies, and each carries millions of stars which are bounded by a […]

Subject: Science & tech Context: While novel coronavirus is undergoing many mutations, one particular mutation called D614G, according to a study, has become the dominant variant Concept: All viruses mutate to adapt to the barriers that humans put up. RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 mutate slowly as they require a host (human cell) in order […]

Subject : Legislation Context : There are an estimated 50-60 lakh street vendors in India, with the largest concentrations in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. Most of them are migrants who typically work for 10–12 hours every day on average. Concept : Street Vendors have been defined to include ‘any person engaged […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : Clocks in the US will “fall back” an hour on Sunday, signalling the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) this year. In Europe, the same happened on October 25. Concept : Daylight Saving Time (DST) DST is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : A recent study has found that asteroid 16 Psyche, which orbits between Mars and Jupiter, could be made entirely of metal and is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion — more than the entire economy of Earth. Concept : It is an iron rich asteroid Psyche asteroid has diameter […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : Himachal Pradesh Government has identified around 1400 acres in Una district and sent a proposal to the centre seeking grant to set up a bulk drug park. Concept : A bulk drug, also called an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), is the key ingredient of a drug or medicine, […]

    Topics 1: Loneliness is a modern invention Context: Rising mental illness and suicide among youth Source: The Hindu, Huffington Post   Topic 2: The era of human induced diseases Context: Emergence of Zoonoses Source: WHO, understandinganimalresearch

Context: Emergence of Zoonoses Source: WHO, understandinganimalresearch

Context: Rising mental illness and suicide among youth Source: The Hindu, Huffington Post

    URBANIZATION, THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEIR REMEDIES Human populations have tended to increase over time. As more people were born, small groups of individuals found reasons to come together to form groups and, with the advent of agriculture, small sedentary communities. A small number of these settlements grew into what we now call cities. […]