Elderly care Subject : Government Schemes Section: Tribals Context: Details of Schemes and Programmes being implemented by Government of India in Care of Senior Citizens Sector: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment: Atal VayoAbhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY): AVYAY brings together articulation of each of the current schemes, future plans, strategies and targets and maps […]
Tribal Sub-Plan Subject: Government Schemes Section: Tribals Context: Government is implementing Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) for overall development of tribal people across the country Concept: Tribal Sub-Plan came into existence in 1974-75 as a strategy for the development of areas having tribal concentration. After merger of […]
Paris Climate Accord Subject: Environment Legal status: It is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. Adoption: It was adopted by 196 countries at Conference of the Parties COP 21 in Paris in December 2015. Goal: To limit global warming to well below 2° Celsius, and preferably limit it to 1.5° Celsius, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 25 July 2022 Table Of Contents Forex accumulation and valuation effect Counterfeit notes and Utkarsh China launches second space station module- Wentian Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny? Ahmedabad railway station to get ‘Modhera temple’ facelift: Amit Shah Compensate Telangana farmers immediately for crop loss: Farm activists […]
Redshift and Blueshift Subject: Science and Technology Section: Space Technology Context: NASA’s release of five images from the early work of the James Webb Space Telescope grist for further research and Astrophysicist Dipankar Bhattacharya glimpse the origins of life through the ‘eyes’ of the James Webb. Content: Significance of James Webb Webb is […]
Superconductors Subject: Science and Technology Section: Nanotechnology Context: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has achieved a breakthrough what they call ‘Au-Ag Nanostructures’. Content: Superconducting materials work only in ultra-cold conditions. So, an engineered material called ‘Au-Ag Nanostructures’ is being developed. Silver particles, a billionth of a metre in size, are embedded into […]
Anti-ageing Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: A recent paper titled ‘Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) as an anti-ageing health product — Promises and safety concerns’, published by a group of researchers from China and New Zealand, has raised several concerns. Content: Ageing occurs because of a process called ‘mitochondrial decay’. Mitochondria are part […]
SC501 to target CSC Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: A ‘small molecule drug’ that messes with the mechanism of cancer spread has been discovered. Content: Stem cells from cord blood if preserved, can be used to regenerate body parts such as a damaged organ or a broken bone. CSC (cancer stem […]
Salim Ali’s Fruit Bat Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: A recent study indicates that more than 50% of habitats suitable for 37 species of bats in the Southern Western Ghats lie outside protected areas. Content: The study area was around 1,600 km of the Southern Western Ghats, encompassing biodiverse regions in Kerala, Karnataka […]