Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Surrogacy Subject – Science and Tech Context – Lok Sabha passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020, which makes provisions for the safe and ethical practice of assisted reproductive technology (ART) services in the country. Concept – The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill relates to surrogacy, an infertility treatment, […]
Sedition Subject – Polity Context – Editor of Assam portal charged with sedition Concept – Sedition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any action that brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt towards the government of India and has been illegal in India since 1870. […]
Chaitya Bhoomi Subject – Art and culture Context – In the wake of COVID¬19 pandemic and the Omicron variant, the Maharashtra Government has issued guidelines appealing to people not to crowd at Chaitya Bhoomi to pay respects to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary. Concept – It is a Buddhist chaitya and […]
Delhi Police Model Subject – Defence and Security Context – States told to adopt Delhi Police model Concept – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has urged the State Governments to follow the crime analytics model of Delhi Police in preventing street crimes against women through crime mapping and identification of hotspots […]
Dhawan-1 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Hyderabad’s rocket men aim for the stars. Their start-up test-fired India’s first privately built fully cryogenic engine last month Concept – Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully test-fired Dhawan-1 last month, it became the country’s first privately developed, fully cryogenic rocket engine running on two high-performance rocket […]
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) Subject – Defence and Security Context –The campaign to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has also gathered steam after Nagaland violence. Concept – It was enacted by the Parliament and approved by the President in 1958. It confers certain special powers on members of […]
Shirodhara Subject – Science and Tech Context – Ongoing research at IIT Madras is looking closely at this ayurvedic therapy Concept – Shirodhara comes from the two Sanskrit words “shiro” (head) and “dhara” (flow). It’s an Ayurvedic healing technique that involves having someone pour liquid — usually oil, milk, buttermilk, or water — […]
Sequester CO2 and produce Natural Gas Subject – Environment Context – IIT-Madras professor finds a way to tackle climate change while, at the same time, secure our energy requirement Concept – The professor has shown it is possible to first separate carbon dioxide, in an almost pure form, from the flue gases of […]
Konyak tribe Subject – Governance Context – At the centre of the violence which followed the killing of six civilians in Oting village of Mon district in Nagaland on Saturday evening, and which led to the killing of eight more civilians, are the Konyaks – among the largest tribes in the state. Concept […]
Total Solar Eclipse Subject – Science and Tech Context – Total solar eclipse will bring 2 minutes of darkness to Antarctica’s months of endless daylight Concept – Eclipses are divided into two major types: Solar and Lunar. Solar eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon and earth all fall in the same line so […]