Vitamin D Subject – Science and Tech Context – Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds Concept – Skeletal muscles normally brim with energy, yet they starve in the absence of Vitamin D, says recent research. This research demonstrates that glycogen stored in the skeletal muscles is not converted into a usable form of energy without Vitamin D. Usually, […]
Cockfights Subject – Governance Context – Despite ban, cockfights organised in A.P Concept – A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. Cockfighting in India primarily takes place in January, coinciding with Makar Sankranti. The practice is […]
Lipulekh Subject – IR Context – India makes its position clear on road to Lipulekh Concept – Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass.The pass is near the Chinese trading town of Taklakot (Purang) in Tibet and used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet. This pass links the […]
Tonga Subject – Places in News Context – U.S. coast on tsunami alert after Pacific volcano Concept – Tonga is a Polynesian country and also an archipelago consisting of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. In 2010, Tonga took a decisive step away from its traditional absolute monarchy and towards becoming a fully functioning constitutional monarchy, after legislative […]
National Start-up Day Subject – Governance Context – Interacting with over 150 startups on Saturday as part of Azadika Amrit Mahotsav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that January 16 will be celebrated as ‘National Start-up Day’. Concept – The prime Minister said, “start-ups are going to be the backbone of new India. When […]
Airbag Subject – Science and Tech Context – Six airbags could be mandatory in your car soon Concept – An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely quickly, and then quickly deflate during a collision. It consists of the airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation […]
Fatima Sheikh Subject – Personalities in News Context – On January 9, birth anniversary of Savitribai’s fellow pioneer teacher in Pune, Fatima Sheikh. Concept – Fatima Sheikh was an Indian educator and social reformer, who was a colleague of the social reformers JyotiraoPhule and Savitribai Phule. She is widely considered to be India’s […]
The National Martyrs Memorial Subject – History Context – The Prime Minister’s event at Ferozepur was cancelled after his convoy was stranded on a flyover for 15-20 minutes as the road was blocked by protesters near the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala. Concept – National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala depicts an irrepressible revolutionary spirit […]
Child Welfare Committee Subject – Governance Context – Woman held for trafficking at Ranchi airport; ‘bought child’ for Rs 22k: cops Concept – To know about CWC, please refer August 2021 DPN.