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Ballistic Missiles Subject – Science and Tech Context – UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi Concept – A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads on a predetermined target. It is a rocket-propelled self-guided strategic-weapons system that follows a ballistic trajectory to […]
India Gate Subject – Art and Culture Context – The government has put out the eternal flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti underneath India Gate and merged it with the one instituted at the National War Memorial in 2019 a few hundred meters away. Concept – The India Gate, All India War Memorial, […]
Non-Fungible Tokens Subject – Economy Context – French luxury fashion brand Hermès is suing American digital artist Mason Rothschild who created the MetaBirkins series of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), a rapidly growing part of the crypto world. Concept – Why are NFTs considered to be unique digital assets? An NFT is a unique, irreplaceable […]
CT value in a Covid-19 test Subject – Science and Tech Context – Among various scientific terms that the Covid-19 pandemic has made part of the public vocabulary, one is the ‘Ct value’ in RT-PCR tests for determining whether a patient is positive for Covid-19. Concept – Short for cycle threshold, Ct is […]
Radioactive Substances in Wearables Subject – Science and Tech Context – Adding radioactive substances in wearables unjustified – IAEA Concept – An air purifier (negative ioniser) device emits two million healthy negative ions per sec from the black brush on its top. These ions may impinge on pollutants, make them negatively charged and […]
Fungi associated with Basal Stem Rot found Subject – Science and Tech Context – Two species of fungi associated with basal stem rot found Concept – Researchers from Kerala have identified two new species of fungi from the genus Ganoderma that are associated with coconut stem rot. They have also genotyped the two […]
Antibody Responses Subject – Science and Tech Context – New study on antibody responses Concept – A recent study looked at the neutralising antibody responses generated by breakthrough infections in individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV2. The researchers learnt that the degree of antibody response depended on whether a person has had one, two, three, […]
National Master Plan Portal Subject – Economy Context – National master plan portal to be ready by end of March Concept – The Gati Shakti programme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year envisages a digital platform for a national master plan of infrastructure projects in the country which will be ready by March 31, 2022. Prime Minister Modi announced the […]
Beating Retreat Ceremony Subject – Art and Culture Context – Abide With Me, the Christian hymn dropped from Beating Retreat ceremony Concept – A day after the eternal flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti was shifted to the National War Memorial, the government has dropped Abide With Me, the sombre highpoint of the conclusion […]
District Good Governance Index Subject – Governance Context – Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually launched the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday Concept – The Union Minister of Home and Cooperation virtually released India’s First “District Good Governance Index”, prepared by DARPG in collaboration with Government of […]