Armenia’s Parliament votes to join International Criminal Court (ICC) Subject :IR Section: International organisation Context: Armenia’s Parliament voted to join the International Criminal Court, More about the news: Armenia’s Parliament has voted to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has strained its relationship with Russia. Russia had called Armenia’s move an “unfriendly […]
Caste Census and Survey Subject :Polity Section: Msc Context: The Bihar government has released the results of its recently concluded survey of castes in the state, which reveals that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constitute more than 63% of the population of Bihar. Census vs Survey Census is the […]
Nobel Prize For Medicine/Physiology 2023 Subject: Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology CONTEXT: The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, whose work enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 in record time. Karikó and Weissman’s Contribution: Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman made significant […]
United Nations Statistical Commission Subject: International Relations Section: International Organisation Context: India’s official statistical system is under UNSC’s scrutiny. About: The United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1946, is the highest body of the global statistical system bringing together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world. It is the highest decision […]
Hirakud and 7 other Odisha wetlands show high levels of toxic heavy metals Subject : Geography Section :Places in news Context: High levels of cancer-causing heavy metals such as lead and chromium have been found in eight wetlands in Odisha, including Hirakud. Key Findings: Heavy metal pollutants that commonly accumulate in wetlands as […]
Circular migration: looking at both sides of the debate Subject : Geography Section :Economic geography Source: TH Circular migration: Circular migration is a repetitive form of migration wherein people move to another place (the destination country) and back (country of origin) according to the availability of employment. It is not a permanent movement […]
We will remain deployed in eastern Ladakh until full disengagement: IAF chief Subject : Science and technology Section :Defence Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at procuring 97 additional indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A fighter jets at an estimated cost of ₹1.15 lakh crore, Air Chief Marshal V. R. Chaudhari said. […]
ICMR project to accelerate cancer screening at district level Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited Expressions of Interest on the implementation of research to accelerate cancer screening, early diagnosis, and treatment. ICMR project: ICMR plans to engage non-specialist physicians and other health care workers […]
Indian scientists discover active submarine volcano in Andaman sea Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Two Indian scientists and their team from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), have discovered an active submarine volcano (Crater Seamount) in the Andaman Sea, which has been at the epicenter of the seismic zone since it was […]
2023 Nobel Prize in physics: Seeing electrons in brief flashes of light Subject: Science and Tech Section: Msc Source: TH Context: The 2023 Nobel Prize for Physics was shared by three scientists—Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier—for their “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses for the study of electron dynamics in matter.” […]