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Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog Subject: Geography Context: NASA is seeking applications for participation as a crew member for the first one-year long analog mission in a habitat simulated to feel like what staying on the surface of Mars would be like. Concept: This is the first of three analog missions called […]
Perseverance rover Subject: Science and Technology Context: NASA’s Perseverance rover is exploring the Jezero Crater on Mars and attempting to collect its first rock samples. Concept: NASA says that sampling Mars is one of the most complicated tasks and involves drilling holes, collecting and then storing the samples in test tubes. Perseverance rover […]
No-patrolling zone Subject: Geography Context: As Indian and Chinese troops disengage from Patrolling Point (PP) 17A near Gogra Post, the two sides have followed the template for disengagements from previous points since last year. Concept: What is a no-patrolling zone? When two forces disengage from a face-off point where they had been eyeball-to-eyeball or in […]
Plastic Pollution in Sundarbans Subject: Environment Context: Several NGOs, experts, and even officials have pointed out that the plastic accumulating in the isolated islands of the fragile ecosystem are cause for great concern. Concerns: Plastics would have a long-term ecological impact on the Sundarbans ecosystem. The presence of plastic in saline water will […]
Dravidian Languages Subject: History Context: A recent publication has provided crucial evidence that Ancestral Dravidian languages were possibly spoken by a significant population in the Indus Valley civilisation. Dravidian Group of Languages: The Dravidian languages are first attested in the 2nd century BCE as Tamil-Brahmi script inscribed on the cave walls in the […]
Absorption Spectroscopy Subject: Science and Technology In news: Researchers from IIT Madras and IISER Kolkata have developed a method to detect minute quantities of chemicals in solution. They use a variation of absorption spectroscopy that surpasses the systemic limits imposed by conventional absorption spectroscopy. With this technique, they can, in principle, illuminate the […]
Ladakh glacier retreat due to warming low winter precipitation Subject: Geography Context: The Pensilungpa Glacier located in Ladakh’s Zanskar Valley is retreating due to increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters, a recent study has found. Since 2015, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) at Dehradun, an autonomous body under […]
Factors to boost exports Subject: Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today listed four factors to boost exports and urged all stakeholders to identify new products and destinations. The factors include increasing manufacturing manifold, removing logistical problems, coordination between exporters and government, and finding more global markets for Indian products At present our […]
Government Securities Acquisition Programme (G-SAP) Subject: Economy Context: The RBI also proposes to conduct two more auctions of Rs 25,000 crore each on August 12 and August 26, 2021 under G-SAP 2.0. (the government securities acquisition programme ) Context: Under G-SAP, the RBI will purchase government securities worth Rs 1 lakh crore in […]
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Subject: Economy Context: As widely expected, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained status quo on the policy repo rate with economic recovery still nascent and even as it assessed that the recent inflation pressures are transitory. Concept The MPC is a statutory and institutionalized framework under the RBI […]