Water-biodiesel cocktail cuts greenhouse gas emissions Subject : Environment Context: Using biodiesel to run truck engines can help reduce automotive greenhouse gas emissions, but the problem is that biodiesel releases more nitrogen oxide emissions than fossil diesel does. It further has a lower calorific value, which means you need more of it in […]
Red seaweed promises a green alternative to plastic Subject : Environment Context: National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, holds out hope that biopolymers from red seaweed( Kappaphycusalvarezii) incorporated with nanoparticles could substitute plastic in certain applications. Details: The whole seaweed Kappaphycusalvarezii(containing carrageenan) was used in preparing the bio-nanocomposite film by blending with […]
Indian History Congress Subject :History Context: 81st session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) at the Madras Christian College, Chennai. About Indian History Congress: Indian History Congress(IHC) was founded in IHC is the largest association of professional historians in South Asia. It has about 35000 members of which over 2000 delegates participate in […]
Demand for removal of Manu’s statue Subject :History Context: The demand for the removal of the ancient Hindu law-giver Manu’s statue, installed in the Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court, has revived. Background of the issue: The 11-feet-tall sculpture of Manu, was installed on February 10, 1989, on the Rajasthan High court premises. […]
Daily Prelims Notes 27 December 2022 Table Of Contents Governor delaying nod to quota Bills, says Baghel World Economic League Table (WELT) Weighted average call rate G-sec Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC)- XR Sector One Nation, One Gas Grid Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME Botanical […]
Drugmaler Hetero is first generic to get WHO pre-qualification approval Subject :Science and Technology Context: Drugmaker Hetero said it has received World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification approval for its generic version of Pfizer’s Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate nirmatrelvir. Hetero’s combi-pack Nirmacom will contain nirmatrelvir 150 mg (2 tablets) and ritonavir 100mg (1 […]
Why India refused to sign Methane Pledge? Subject :Environment Context: A few days back, the government gave a detailed explanation to the Parliament why it refused to sign the methane pledge. It said that fundamentally methane emissions are ‘survival’ emissions and not ‘luxury’ emissions, as in the case of the West. This pledge […]
Botanical gardens failed to conserve threatened plants despite Rs 48 crore budget: CAG report Subject :Environment Context: A scheme by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) with a budget of over Rs 48 crore was ineffective in conserving threatened and endemic plants in the country said a report by […]
Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME Context: The coronavirus infection has also given birth to sequelae conditions (Long COVID) and aggravated some existing ailments (mental health disorders). They are widespread and not understood very well. Long Covid: While SARS-CoV-2 is typically an acute illness lasting about three weeks, […]