When can a Rajya Sabha vote be rejected? Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Context: Elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states are being held on Friday. With as many as 41 candidates having already been declared elected unopposed, the contest is on for 16 seats in four states — Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana […]
Rajya Sabha Elections Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of Parliament is modeled after the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Composition of the house Article 80 of the Constitution has provisions for members of the Rajya Sabha. Currently, it has 245 members, including 233 elected members […]
Testosterone deficiency & the safety of replacement therapy Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biology Context: Analysis of data from more than 3,400 patients with hypogonadism from 17 clinical trials found little evidence that testosterone treatment increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as arrhythmia, heart attack, and stroke, in the short to medium […]
Fast radio burst Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Context: In a paper published in Nature, astronomers have reported a fast radio burst (FRB) whose characteristics are different from almost all other FRBs previously detected, except one. Fast radio burst FRBs are bright flashes of light that appear for a few milliseconds and […]
Indian patent regime vs the U.S. norms Subject: Science and Technology Section: IPR Context: The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said in a report released last month that India was one of the most challenging major economies as far as IP protection and enforcement is concerned. Concept: It has decided to retain India on […]
Presidential Polls 2022 Subject: Polity Section: President Context: The Election Commission on Thursday announced that the Presidential election would be held on July 18 and counting of votes, if required, would be held on July 21. Concept: President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ends on July 24. Announcing the schedule, Chief Election Commissioner said […]
Daily Practice Sheet 9 June 2022 Daily Prelims Topics The science behind the cancer cure State Emblem of India atop of the New Parliament building RBI- Monetary policy update Credit cards to be linked with UPI Issues to dominate WTO meet Ahead of sowing, Kharif MSP revealed No coal use in Delhi […]