Oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 virus Subject: Science and technology Context: Oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 virus can transmit from wild ducks to chickens. More on the News: When the influenza burden is high during certain years, the amount of antiviral oseltamivir used will be high. Much of it enters the water system and will end up driving antiviral […]
Daily Prelims Notes 15 April 2023 Table Of Contents New frog species found in Meghalaya Siju cave Ambedkar circuit train Ambedkar Jayanti Jamia masjid in J&k Mercy plea decisions and Delays NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants Repatriation of ancient remains […]
Repatriation of ancient remains has to be a Naga process Subject :History Section: Art and Culture Concept : Speaking of repatriating ancestral human remains, taken away as trophies of colonialism, it took the Maoris 12 years. In the case of other aboriginal peoples, it has taken decades. For the Naga people, the journey […]
Germany ends nuclear era by shutting down last three power plants Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : Reaching its final step in quitting nuclear power, Germany on Saturday pulled the plug on its last three nuclear power stations, ending the country’s nuclear era that began almost six decades ago. Berlin has […]
NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : NISAR satellite is going to map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity and aims to build an advance warning system of land subsidence and earthquakes. Need of the initiative: A large section […]
Mercy plea decisions and Delays Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : While asking states/appropriate authorities to decide on mercy petitions at the earliest, the Supreme Court has mentioned that inordinate delay in not deciding on mercy pleas will “frustrate the object and purpose of the death sentence.” What is the Case? The […]
Jamia masjid in J&k Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : All Parties Hurriyat Conference of Friday said that disallowing prayers at Srinagar’s grand mosque as well as the continued incarceration of its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq defies the government’s claims that “all is well now” in “Naya Kashmir“. Jama Masjid […]
Ambedkar Jayanti Subject : History Section: Personality Concept: Bhirao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb, was the chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee and a champion of Dalit and minority rights movement in India. Ambedkar, who was an economist and social reformer, also served as the first Law Minister of Independent India. Born into a […]
Ambedkar circuit train Subject: Scheme Concept : On April 14,2023, the government of India launched the first Ambedkar circuit tourist train, which will cover prominent places associated with the life of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. The ‘Bharat Gaurav Tourist train’ is being operated under the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative, which is aimed at promoting […]
New frog species found in Meghalaya Siju cave Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A team of researchers from Zoological Survey of India found Amolops siju in Siju cave in 2020 More on the News: The newest croaker recorded in India is a dark cave dweller, unlike most members of the Ranidae […]