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DECLINING FOREST BIRD SPECIES IN WESTERN HIMALAYAS Subject : Environment Context : Researchers add that there is strong decline in some of the Habitat Guilds in the areas that undergone land use changes. Concept : Habitat guilds are groups of bird species that have common habitat preferences. For instance, forest specialists include species […]
SURYAKIRAN AEROBATIC DISPLAY TEAM COMPLETES 25 YEARS Subject : Defence Context : The Suryakiran aerobatic display team of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which has enthralled crowds across the country with their hair-raising manoeuvres with their aircraft in red and white, has just completed 25 years. Concept : Surya Kiran (“Rays of the […]
RECALL OF CHIEF SECRETARY UNPRECEDENTED Subject : Polity Context : West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asked the Centre to withdraw its order recalling Chief Secretary AlapanBandyopadhyay to Delhi. Concept : The post of Chief Secretary is the senior-most position held in the civil services of the states and union territories of […]
COAST GUARD WILL GET MORE RESPONSIBILITIES Subject : Defence Context : National Security Advisor AjitDoval commissioned Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sajag and dedicated it to the nation for safeguarding the maritime interests on May 29, 2021. OPV Sajag is constructed by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited. Concept : Indian Coast […]
RIPPLES FROM YAAS & SURGING TIDES DEVASTATE SUNDERBANS Subject : Environment Context: Ghormara Islands with a population of about 3500 people is entirely flooded. Concept: About Ghoramara Island It is located 92km south of Kolkata in the Sundarbans Delta complex of the Bay of Bengal In fact, every year, with houses and acres […]
CAN BEES BE TRAINED TO SMELL CORONA VIRUS? Subject : Environment Context : Recent research by startup InsectSense and WageningenBioveterinary Research in the Netherlands suggests bees can be trained to smell and detect coronavirus. Concept : The coronavirus, like other diseases, causes metabolic changes in the body that causes a smell. Bees can […]
US RESEARCHERS FIND DRUG THAT BLOCKS SEVERE COVID 19 SYMPTOMS Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers in the US have discovered a drug that could potentially be a game-changing tool in treating COVID-19 patients, including variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Concept : A team led by University of Pennsylvania developed the drug diABZI, […]
GoM TO LOOK INTO GST RELIEF ON COVID ESSENTIALS Subject : Polity Context : As per its terms of reference, the GoM would examine if a GST rate cut or exemption would be required for medical grade oxygen, pulse oximeters, hand sanitisers, oxygen therapy equipment like concentrators, ventilators, PPE kits, N-95 and surgical […]
BURNING VESSELS MAY LEAD TO ACID RAIN Subject : Current Events / Geography Context : Burning Ship MV X – PRESS PEARL with chemicals onboard may cause acid rain in Srilanka : Report Concept : Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ continue to battle the fire onboard container ship MV X-Press […]
DEMANDS FOR CAG AUDIT OF VACCINE FIRMS Subject : Polity Context : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday demanded a CAG audit of the capacity, production, dispatch, supply and customers’ lists of domestic vaccine manufacturers Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech. Concept : Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) The Constitution […]