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SUBDOLUSEPS NILGIRIENSIS Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers have discovered an Asian gracile skink species from Western Ghats. Concept: Named Subdolusepsnilgiriensis, the reptile has a slender body of just about 7 cm and is sandy brown in colour. The new species is closely related to Subdolusepspruthi found in parts of the Eastern Ghats. […]
TORNADOES Subject: Geography Context: Twelve people were killed and over 300 injured when two powerful tornadoes walloped Chinese cities of Wuhan and Suzhou on Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction of houses and factories. Concept: A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the […]
CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY Subject: Science & tech Context: Plasma therapy not found effective, likely to be dropped from clinical management guidelines. Concept: The convalescent plasma therapy seeks to make use of the antibodies developed in the recovered patient against the coronavirus. The whole blood or plasma from such people is taken, and the […]
MARS LANDING BY CHINA Subject: Science & tech Context: China landed a spacecraft on Mars carrying its first Mars rover in a big boost to its space ambitions. Concept: China had in July last year launched its first Mars mission, called Tianwen-1, meaning Questions to Heaven, carrying a lander and rover. Tianwen-1 had […]
WINCHCOMBE METEORITE Subject: Geography Context: The National History Museum located in London is to display a piece of the meteorite that touched down the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire in the UK. The meteorite touched the UK soil in February 2021. Concept: The Winchcombe meteorite is 103 grams in weight. It is a […]
DOOMSDAY SCROLLING / SURFING Subject: Science & tech Context: As Covid-19 has struck back to ravage our surroundings, most of us find ourselves continuously scrolling through pandemic-related news and social media feed — almost compulsively. That is what is called “doomscrolling” or “doomsday scrolling”. Concept: It is the tendency to scroll through bad […]
SEBI PERSON IN CONTROL CONCEPT Subject: Governance Context: Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed doing away with the concept of promoters and moving to ‘person in control. Concept: It has also suggested reducing the minimum lock-in periods post a public issue for promoters and pre-IPO shareholders. The consultation […]
MALERKOTLA Subject : Current Events/ Governance Context : Punjab Chief Minister announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s only Muslim-majority town from Sangrur district. Concept : Malerkotla will be the 23rd district of the State. Adjoining Amargarh and Ahmedgarh will also form part of Malerkotla district. Initially the […]
GAZA Subject : International Relations Context : Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes following a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, intensifying a conflict that has claimed more than 120 lives. Concept : The Gaza Strip or simply Gaza, is a self-governing Palestinian territory. It is located on […]
COVAX FACILITY Subject : Governance Context :A day after Punjab Cabinet decided to join COVAX to procure covid vaccine at cheaper prices, the government said it was exploring options on how to tie up with the facility. Concept : COVAX is one of three pillars of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, […]