Daily Prelims Notes 25 June 2022 Table Of Contents NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App Protest against Eco-Sensitive Zones Bharat NCAP Draft Notification Filed – All Cars To Get Safety Rating ‘Hermit’ spyware What is Roe v. Wade, which the US Supreme Court has overturned […]
Govt advertises top post of oil regulator, 2nd in as many years Subject : Polity Section :National Organization Context: The Centre has for a second time in as many years advertised the post of chairman of oil and gas regulator Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), which has been lying vacant since […]
Iyer set to be NITI CEO Subject : Polity Section :National Organization Context: Parameswaran Iyer, a 1981-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and a well-known sanitation specialist, has been appointed the chief executive officer of Niti Aayog, after Amitabh Kant retires on June 30. Functions of NITI Aayog To evolve a shared […]
Another failure extends the elusive search for Alzheimer’s ‘silver bullet’ Subject: Science and Technology Section: Life science Context: An experimental Alzheimer’s drug aimed at slowing or preventing cognitive decline in people at risk of developing the disease early has failed in clinical trials What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is a degenerative brain disorder […]
Dense fog episodes twice more frequent in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh than Delhi-NCR: Study Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Dense fog episodes were at least twice as frequent in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh than in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) from 2002-2020, a new study found Concept: What is Fog? Fogis a cloud that touches the […]
Victim compensation Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Calcutta High Court has described the inability of the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) and the West Bengal government to pay victim compensation as a sorry state of affairs which cannot be permitted to continue for an indefinite period of time. Inability to pay victim […]
Invasive species Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: A Vitamin D3-rich weed and a shrub with roots that wild boars love to gorge on are among the 18 invasive plants stifling the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the best-known address of the greater one-horned rhinoceros on the Earth. Impact of invasive species on […]