Significance of James Webb Space Telescope’s First Deep Field image from NASA Subject :Science and Technology Section :Space Context: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) delivered its deepest and sharpest infrared image of a distant universe to date What is the First Deep Field? A composite made from images at various wavelengths captured […]
DCGI nod to SII’s HPV jab for cervical cancer Subject : Science and Technology Section:Biotechnology Concept: CERVAVAC, the country’s first quadrivalent human papilloma virus vaccine (qHPV) manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) HPV is a common virus that is passed during sex. Long-lasting infection with certain types of HPV is the […]
High Court quashes Telangana VAT amendment legislation Subject :Economy Context: The Telangana High Court has quashed the Telangana Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Act-2017 as “unconstitutional and devoid of legislative competence”. What is Value Added Tax? It is a type of indirect tax levied on goods and services for value added at every […]
Environment Ministry Reviews Indian Forests Act, Proposes to Decriminalise Certain Violations Subject: Governance Context: with its focus on speeding up resolution of forest-related violations, the government has now proposed to amend the Indian Forests Act, 1927 Indian Forest Act, 1927 In order to make the Forest Act, 1878 more effective and more comprehensive, […]
The National Emblem that will crown India’s new Parliament Subject: Governance Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building. National Emblem: The state emblem of India was an adaption from the Sarnath ‘Lion Capital of Asoka’ The ‘Lion Capital’ has four lions mounted back to […]
National Decadal Wetlands Change Atlas Subject :Environment Published by the Space Application Center (SAC), the 2022 Atlas provides data on wetland number and extent in 2017-18 and an assessment of change in data since 2006-7 which was recorded in the National Wetlands Atlas 2011. In a marked improvement from the previous iteration, the 2022 […]
Govt will tap capital markets to fund road projects: Nitin Gadkari Subject :Economy What is a capital Market? The capital market involves the sale and purchase of both equity and debt instruments, including equity shares, debentures, preference shares, secured premium notes, and zero-coupon bonds. It also caters to all forms of lending and […]
NMDC arm to prospect, mine iron ore, critical minerals in western Australia Subject :Geography Section: Economic Geography State-run PSU miner, NMDC Ltd, is eyeing exploration and development of iron-ore mines at Mt Bevan in western Australia. Apart from magnetite iron ore, the company will also prospect for critical minerals like copper, lithium, and […]
HC asks Centre to file ‘exhaustive’ reply on Fund Subject :Polity Context: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure at the Centre over its single-page reply on a petition seeking to declare PMCARES Fund as a ‘State’ under the Constitution to ensure transparency in its functioning. In India, fundamental rights guaranteed by […]
Bail law and SC call for reform Subject :Polity Section: Fundamental Rights Context:Recently, the Supreme Court underlined that “there is a pressing need” for reform in the law related to bail and called on the government to consider framing special legislation on the lines of the law in the United Kingdom. What is […]