Daily Prelims Notes 13 June 2021 Table Of Contents Govt considering plea for Rs 4 lakh to COVID victims, SC told Foreign Reserves crosses 600 billion dollars first time US regulators urge financial firms to quickly ditch Libor rate benchmarks Coronavirus stays on surfaces of hospitals, floors of patient rooms: Study Coast Guard […]

    FAME II to spur new tech – says Venu Subject : Government Schemes Context : TVS Motor Company Limited’s Joint Managing Director Sudarshan Venu on Saturday welcomed the revision of FAME II subsidies for electric two-wheelers, and said the move would give a fillip to both increased adoption and technology development. Concept : […]

    Great apes in peril Subject : Environment Context : A study involving over 60 co-authors has found that African great apes, are set to suffer massive range declines due to impacts of climate change, land-use changes and increase in human population. Concept : The study looked at the impact of climate change, human […]

    RNA into DNA Subject : Science & tech Context : A new study notes that as against the current understanding that only DNA transcription into RNA as being possible, the reverse can also happen. Concept : Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) are important molecules in cell biology, responsible for the storage […]