RADIOCARBON DATING TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Radiocarbon dating has unmasked two forged paintings in France. The paintings were supposedly impressionist and pointillist works from around the early twentieth century. Heritage scientists clipped tiny threads from canvases and plucked what appeared to be a paintbrush bristle trapped in the paint — all were […]
CRISPR PATENT RULING TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The U.S. patent office has awarded key patent rights related to the CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing tool to the Broad Institute team led by molecular biologist Feng Zhang. It had been locked in a battle with another team that includes biochemist Jennifer Doudna and microbiologist Emmanuelle […]
ANTIBODIES TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- A small study found that compared with adults, a higher proportion of children did not produce antibodies in response to SARS CoV2 infection (seroconversion). Concept- Antibody: Antibody, also called immunoglobulin, is a Y shaped protective protein produced by the immune system in response to the presence of […]
EPFO TOPIC: Economy Context- The return on workers’ retirement savings parked with the Employees’ EPFO has been slashed to 8.1% for 2021-22 from the 8.5% rate credited to members’ accounts in the past two years. Concept- The cut in the EPF rate, at a time when inflation is resurging, attracted criticism from the […]
SARAS-3 RADIO TELESCOPE TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The RRI group made an updated version of SARAS, called SARAS-3 to detect radio wave signal from Cosmic Dawn. Concept- Background: In 2018 a team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and MIT in the US detected a signal from stars emerging in the […]
GENEVA CONVENTION TOPIC: IR Context- Geneva Conventions and the Russia-Ukraine war. Concept- What are the Geneva Conventions guidelines during wartime? The Geneva Conventions are a set of four treaties, formalised in 1949, and three additional protocols, which codify widely accepted ethical and legal international standards for humanitarian treatment of those impacted by war. […]
Daily Prelims Notes 12 March 2022 Table Of Contents When A Missile Misfires Manual Scavenging Industrial Diseases Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) Web 2 Vs Web 3 Norms to get Gold tested at Hallmarking Centres 1. When A Missile Misfires TOPIC: Science & tech Context- Pakistan on Thursday said an unarmed Indian missile […]
Norms to get Gold tested at Hallmarking Centres Topic: Government Policies and Interventions Context: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has made provisions for consumers to get the purity of their unhall-marked gold jewellery tested at any of the recognized Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHCs). Concept: Gold hallmarking was made mandatory by the government […]
Web 2 Vs Web 3 Topic: Science and Technology Context: Bitcoins and Blockchain- Ethereum’s inherent decentralization has led many Web3 developers to build Apps (decentralized Applications). Concept: Web2 refers to the present version of the internet i.e., an internet dominated by companies that provide services in exchange for your personal data. Web3, in […]
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has written to TRAI asking that both telecom service providers and internet service providers mandatorily connect to at least one internet exchange point. Concept- This comes after the regulator noted that while a wide distribution of internet […]