First Open Rock Museum Subject – Art and Culture Context – First open rock museum inaugurated in Hyderabad Concept – Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first open rock museum displaying different types of rocks gathered from different States of ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to […]
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Subject – IR Context – Russia led troops deployed in Kazakhstan Concept – To know about CSTO, please refer September 2021 DPN.
GM food labelling for Soyabean Oil Subject – Environment Context – SEA seeks exemption of ‘GM food’ labelling for soyabean oil Concept – To know about it, please refer November 2021 DPN.
Major Ports of India Subject – Economy Context – Major ports handle 11 per cent more cargo in April-December Concept – India has 12 major seaports (11 Government-owned and one private) and 205 notified minor and intermediate ports that handle a huge volume of traffic. About 95 percent by volume and 70 percent […]
EC hikes expenditure limits for candidates Subject – Polity Context – EC hikes expenditure limits for candidates ahead of Assembly polls Concept – The Election Commission on Thursday announced a hike in expenditure limit for candidates to Rs 95 lakh (up from Rs 70 lakh)for Lok Sabha elections, and Rs 40 lakh (up […]
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Subject – Science and Tech Context – Anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir: Approved, not recommended Concept – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. (HQ -New Delhi). Its mandate is to conduct, coordinate and implement […]
Green Energy Corridor Subject – Environment Context – Cabinet clears ₹12k-cr green energy corridor Concept – The Green Energy Corridor Project aims at synchronizing electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, with conventional power stations in the grid. For evacuation of large-scale renewable energy, Intra State Transmission System (InSTS) project […]
Deep Blue Subject – Science and Tech Context – In 1996, Garry Kasparov, then world chess champion, squared off against an opponent that went by the name ‘Deep Blue’, a unique opponent — a computer powered with the ability to evaluate 200 million positions per second Concept – Deep Blue is a chess-playing […]
Asian Waterbird Census Subject – Environment Context – The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), an annual count of waterbirds which is under way in parts of Delhi-NCR, has found lower waterbird species diversity at East Delhi’s Sanjay Lake when compared to the count from the past three years. Concept – The AWC is conducted […]
Special Protection Group (SPG) Subject – Defence and Security Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab wherein his cavalcade was stuck on a flyover for almost 20 minutes due to a blockade by protesting farmers Concept – The Prime Minister’s security is the domain of the Special Protection Group or […]