Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: India is likely to see increased rainfall during the southwest monsoon season following a dry winter and predictions of a hot spring and summer in the northwest, northeast, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 10 February 2024 Table Of Contents Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year India’s stance at WTO balances fisheries subsidies for artisanal fishers and sectoral growth More wild water buffaloes in central India to fix population decline […]
Daily Prelims Notes 9 February 2024 Table Of Contents Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide QuantumScape solid-state battery may be the future of EVs With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues R&D Spend — Golden Intervention Or Smoke and Mirrors Pradhan Mantri […]
Enhancing retirement age for judges based on performance not practical idea: Govt tells Parliament panel Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The government has told a parliamentary panel that extending the retirement age of Supreme Court and High Court judges based on their performance may not be practical. More on news: The government said […]
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)”, a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna. More on news: PM-MKSSY is a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the […]
R&D Spend — Golden Intervention Or Smoke and Mirrors Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context The announcement in the interim Budget by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the establishment of a one lakh crore rupees corpus with fifty-year interest-free loans to promote private sector research and innovation in sunrise domains has […]
With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotech What is CRISPR? CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. CRISPR-Cas9 is the most prominent technology that enables to edit parts of the genome by removing, adding or altering sections of the DNA […]
QuantumScape solid-state battery may be the future of EVs Subject: Science and tech Section: Msc Context: QuantumScape, a U.S.-based company, has developed a solid-state battery prototype that marks a significant advancement in electric vehicle (EV) technology. Details: This battery retained 95% of its capacity after 1,000 charging cycles, potentially enabling an EV to […]
Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: The growing crisis of water scarcity is worsened by declining water quality across various regions, with a particular focus on nitrogen pollution in rivers. Clean Water Scarcity: Study findings This issue, first recognized in 2010, is […]