Will algae biofuels become viable? Subject : Environment Context: Algae biofuel becoming more common Algae came to the limelight in the world’s fight against climate change about a decade ago for its vast benefits in industrial production. It can synthesise large volumes of oil (20 times more than that of mustard per acre), […]

    Ayurveda Subject : Art and Culture Context:  The National Medical Commission has proposed to integrate modern medicine with other branches such as Ayurveda and Homoeopathy by establishing departments of Integrative Medicine Research in medical colleges. Ayurveda: Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. Printed editions of the […]

    Banking system liquidity in deficit mode Subject : economy For the first time since May 2019, the banking system liquidity situation turned into a deficit mode of Rs 21,873.4 crore on September 20, 2022. Banking system liquidity: Liquidity in the banking system refers to readily available cash that banks need to meet short-term […]

    Foreign Trade Policy Subject: Economy The Government will release a new foreign trade policy in the coming week that could include measures to help push up goods and services exports as well as rein in the runaway import bill. The current trade policy was introduced in 2015. New initiatives expected under the new […]

    Kerala HC deems hartal called by PFI, illegal Subject : Polity Context : Division bench of Kerala High Court impleaded the PFI and its general secretary. Concept : Earlier HC orders state that political parties  or any person or any association of persons which calls for hartal and general strike should give  public […]

    SC to decide on excommunication case Subject : Polity Context : Supreme Court (SC) said it will examine whether the excommunication of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s members can be continued. Concept As per the Bombay Prevention of Excommunication Act, 1949, which first sought to prevent excommunication, the practice was defined as the “expulsion […]

    DART Mission Subject : Science & tech Context : NASA is about to launch a spacecraft with one simple mission: Smash into an asteroid at 15,000 mph. Concept : The mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, leaves Earth early to test whether slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid can nudge it […]

    Carbon Dating Technique Subject : Science & tech Context : A district court in Varanasi on Thursday  allowed a petition seeking carbon dating of the structure inside the Gyanvapi mosque that the Hindu side has claimed is a ‘Shivling’. The court has issued notices to other parties wanting to know whether they have […]

    Asbestos Subject : Environment Asbestos is a silicate compound found naturally in the environment and the mining operations used to extract it from the hills which had a rich source of this compound. Asbestos is a strong incombustible fibre which is used for fireproofing and insulation. It also has a very high tensile strength. Consequently, it […]

    The Charter of the United Nations Subject : International Relations Context: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Russia had “shamelessly violated” the core tenets of the United Nations Charter The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San […]