Daily Prelims Notes 18 December 2022 Table Of Contents Genes responsible for long lifespan of banyan, peepal trees identified Reasons for treatment resistance in prostate cancer found The challenges of quantum computing Rajasthan’s Tal Chhapar sanctuary gets protection from plan to reduce its size Breast Cancer, not a matter of ‘national’ or ‘urgent’ […]
Pendency in Judiciary Subject: Polity Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has said the very purpose of the Supreme Court is to hear every little cry for personal liberty and protection of fundamental rights. But pendency is a perennial drawback that affects the court’s role as the timely protector of citizens’ rights. Statistics […]
Atomic Bomb Subject : Science and Technology Context: The Secretary of Energy on Friday nullified a 1954 decision to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a top government scientist who led the making of the atomic bomb in World War II but fell under suspicion of being a Soviet spy at […]
Breast Cancer, not a matter of ‘national’ or ‘urgent’ emergency Subject : Science and Technology Context: Breast cancer, by the government’s estimate, is the leading cause of cancer in women in India however it doesn’t qualify as a matter of “national” or “extreme” urgency in the Health Ministry’s reckoning, suggest court filings as […]
Rajasthan’s Tal Chhapar sanctuary gets protection from plan to reduce its size Subject : Environment Context: Tal Chhapar blackbuck sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Churu district has received a protective cover against a proposed move of the State government to reduce the size of its eco-sensitive zone. Details: The court recently ordered a “complete prohibition” […]
The challenges of quantum computing Subject : Science and Technology Context: In 2021 the Indian government launched a National Mission to study quantum technologies with an allocation of ₹8,000 crores; the army opened a quantum research facility in Madhya Pradesh, and the Department of Science and Technology co-launched another facility in Pune. Quantum […]
Reasons for treatment resistance in prostate cancer found Subject : Science and Technology Context: Prostate cancer cell dynamics at a single-cell resolution across the time span of the disease — from its beginning to the point of androgen independence, where the tumour no longer responds to hormone, deprivation therapy has now been characterised. […]
Genes responsible for long lifespan of banyan, peepal trees identified Subject : Science and Technology Context: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have carried out whole genome sequencing of banyan ( Ficus benghalensis) and peepal ( Ficus religiosa) from leaf tissue samples. They also undertook a comprehensive […]
Daily Practice Sheet 18 December 2022 CSE Mains 2023 Day 73 Target Mains Master Notes Separation of Power Previous Year Questions Judicial Legislation is antithetical to the doctrine of separation of powers as envisaged in the Indian Constitution. In this context justify the filing of large number of public interest petitions praying for […]