Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Worms thriving in brains, Assam’s tea garden workers lose lives, livelihoods Concept – Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a preventable disease that wreaks havoc among Assam’s pig-rearing communities among others. The disease, which can result in adult-onset epilepsy, is caused when a human consumes meat from […]
Asafoetida Subject – Agriculture Context – As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport Concept – It is a herbaceous plant of the umbelliferae family. It is a perennial plant whose oleo gum resin is extracted from its thick roots and rhizome. The plant stores most […]
Covid-19 pandemic End Subject – Science and Tech Context – world deciding when the Covid-19 pandemic is over Concept – There’s no clear-cut definition for when a pandemic starts and ends, and how much of a threat a global outbreak is posing can vary by country. The pandemic may be widely considered over […]
Tornadoes Subject – Geography Context – Tornadoes ripped through over five US states on Friday, killing dozens. Concept – Thunderstorms and tornadoes are severe local storms. They are of short duration, occurring over a small area but are violent. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm […]
Daily Practice Sheet 11 December 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Western Coast of India less vulnerable to Cyclones ‘Booster’ Dose The different types of COVID-19 vaccines The genetic approach (nucleic acid vaccine) Rajya Sabha marks Human Rights Day Election Commission of India Model Code of Conduct Observer Status on Solar Alliance Foreigner’s Tribunals […]