RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Subject : Culture Context : PM Modi expressed grief over the demise of Swami Shivamayanandaji Maharaj, vice-president of Ramakrishna Math and mission. Concept : Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement or the Vedanta […]
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Subject : Defence Context : Recently, the Ministry of Defence has approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) – Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. Concept : Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) It was launched by the Hon’ble […]
Principal Scientific Adviser has launched ‘Project O2 for India’ Subject : Governance Context : Amid the second wave of COVID-19, the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (Government of India) has launched ‘Project O2 for India’. Concept : Project O2 for India Under this project, a National Consortium of Oxygen (NCO) is enabling the […]
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of 1972 Subject: International Conventions Context: For bio-weapons, all we have is the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of 1972 with no implementing body. Concept: Biological weapons Also called germ weapons, they are any of a number of disease-producing agents—such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, toxins, […]
Tigray Crisis: A new ‘famine ‘ in Ethiopia Subject: International Relations Context: Hundreds of thousands in Tigray are facing famine, and millions more are at risk, UN agencies have said. The Ethiopian government has rejected the accusations, and claimed that the food shortages were not severe. Concept: The conflict that began between Ethiopia’s […]
Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles die along the eastern coastline of India every year Subject :Environment Context : Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles die along the eastern coastline of India every year, mostly due to fishing activities, even as officials claim a stringent conservation drive is underway. Concept : Around 75 per cent […]
Sea surge on Kerala coast Subject : Environment Context : Kerala’s 590-kilometre-long coastline — one of the most densely populated in India and exposed to rogue waves — has for long been susceptible to large-scale sea erosion. Concept : A recent study has flagged the possibility of coastal areas in the state witnessing […]
PASHIPAE Mission will peep into unknown regions of the sky Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the Scientists from the University of Crete, Greece, Caltech, USA, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), India, the South African Astronomical Observatory and the University of Oslo, Norway, are involved in PASIPHAE Mission. Concept: […]
Daily Practice Sheet 14 June 2021 Daily Prelims Topic PASHIPAE Mission will peep into unknown regions of the sky Sea surge on Kerala coast Ecotone Ecocline Edge Effect – Edge Species Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles die along the eastern coastline of India every year Tigray Crisis: A new ‘famine ‘ in […]