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DATA BREACH IN AIRINDIA Subject : Current Events Context : Recently, the national carrier Air India has notified its passengers of a data breach that occurred at the SITA passenger service system in February 2021. Concept : Air India had said that SITA had flagged a cyber-attack and said it led to the […]
YUAN LONGPING Subject : Important Personalities Context : Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist whose breakthroughs in hybrid rice brought food security to China and transformed agriculture worldwide, died aged 91. Concept : Yuan is celebrated in China as the “father of hybrid rice” for his contributions to agriculture. In 1970s, he developed […]
WHITE FLIES Subject : Science & tech Context :Researchers have found that the host range of all of the invasive whiteflies was increasing due to their polyphagous nature (ability to feed on various kinds of food) and prolific breeding. Concept : Whiteflies are Hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. […]
FERN Subject : Economy Concept : A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissues that conduct water and nutrients and in […]
SEWAGE TESTING FOR COVID Subject : Science & tech Context : The UK government is expanding its testing of wastewater to detect the presence of coronavirus and its emerging variants. Concept : According to the country’s Department of Health and Social Care, the testing has now been ramped up to cover about two-thirds […]
E WAY BILL Subject : Economy Context : GST authorities will now be able to track real-time data of commercial vehicle (CV) movement on highways by integration of the e-way bill (EWB) system with FASTag and RFID. Concept : The E-way bill, short form for electronic way bill, is a document to be […]
BLACK FUNGUS Subject : Science & tech Context : Black fungus medicine crisis boosts cheap alternative Concept : Mucormycosis — a rare form of fungal infection which could affect vision, and threatens life, if people do not get treated immediately after spotting its symptoms. Mucormycosis has to be suspected in COVID-19 patients, diabetics […]
CYCLONE YAAS Subject : Geography Context : Cyclone Yaas is likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” and cross the Odisha and West Bengal coasts on May 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. A low pressure area formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Andaman Sea. […]
TRIPS AGREEMENT Subject: International Agreements Context: India, others push for TRIPS waiver scope beyond Covid vaccine at WTO Concept: India is among 62 World Trade Organization (WTO) members that are pushing this draft, which limits the waiver period to three years, with a provision to review the duration. However, the proposal continues to […]
KALAKSHETRA FOUNDATION Subject: Culture Context: The Central government nominated 12 eminent artistes and musicians as members of the governing board of the Kalakshetra Foundation. Concept: Kalakshetra Foundation is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and […]