Dengue Subject – Science and Tech Context – Delhi sees rise in dengue cases Concept – Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquitoes within the genus Aedes. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle, and joint pain, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles. There are four types of dengue strains, […]
Airborne Pollen Subject – Science and Tech Context – Tracking airborne pollen to prevent allergy Concept – By studying airborne pollen and its seasonal variations for about two years, researchers from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Panjab University have created a pollen calendar for Chandigarh, arguably the first […]
Gandhi Ashram Subject – Art and Culture Context – Ashramwasis impacted by Gandhi Ashram revamp Concept – Descendants of the people who were brought into the Harijan Ashram that Mahatma Gandhi established on the bank of the Sabarmati river in 1917, to do various tasks and help run the ashram, and those who […]
Fridge-free vaccine candidates Subject – Science and Tech Context – Nanoengineers have developed Covid-19 vaccine candidates from plants or bacteria. They are also fridge-free — they do not need to be stored at extremely low temperatures. Concept – Nanoengineers have developed Covid-19 vaccine candidates from plants or bacteria. They are also fridge-free — […]
Common Services Centres (CSC) Subject – Governance Context – CSC network may help expand passport services Concept – The Common Services Centres (CSC), a special purpose vehicle of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), have received approvals to manage and operate Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) kiosks in rural areas. The CSCs […]
Options and Futures Subject – Economy Context – Freak trade at NSE, yet again Concept – Options and futures are similar trading products that provide investors with the chance to make money and hedge current investments. Options An option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) an […]
Card-Tokenisation Services Subject – Economy Context – RBI tweaks guidelines for card-tokenisation services. Concept – Tokenisation refers to replacement of actual card details with an alternate code called the “token”, which shall be unique for a combination of card, token requestor (i.e. the entity which accepts request from the customer for tokenisation of […]
Adjusted Gross Revenue Subject – Economy Context – Major licence fee, AGR relief expected today. Concept – It is the usage and licensing fee (spectrum usage charges and licensing fees, pegged between 3-5 percent and 8 percent respectively) that telecom operators are charged by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). It is calculated based […]
Bitcoin as a legal tender Subject – Economy Context – El Salvador adopts bitcoin as legal tender. Concept – El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a real-world experiment proponents say will lower commission costs for billions of dollars sent home from abroad but which critics warned may fuel […]
Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) Subject – Economy Context – Commerce Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam has also assured the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs (EPCES) of a resolution of the massive container shortages afflicting exports. Concept – Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) has been setup by […]