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CSIR -NEERI Subject: National Organisations Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has divested Rakesh Kumar, Director, National Environment Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) . Concept: The CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 […]
UMNGOT RIVER Subject: Geography Context: Residents of 12 Meghalaya villages oppose dam on India’s clearest river. Concept: Umngot River is the cleanest river in India and in some parts is as transparent as crystal and you can actually see the river bed. Umngot river, that flows in both India and Bangladesh, is in […]
CHILIKA LAKE Subject: Environment Context: The population of dolphins in Chilika, India’s largest brackish water lake, and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared with last year. Concept: Chilika Lake Chilika is Asia’s largest and world’s second largest lagoon. It lies on the east coast of India in the state of […]
UNSC Subject: International Organisations Context: India condemns Myanmar violence, expresses concern at UNSC meeting. Concept: The UN Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The other 5 organs of the United Nations are—the General Assembly, the Trusteeship Council, […]
LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers from IIT Guwahati have developed a technique to improve the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which power most of the portable devices used today. Concept: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Stanley Whittingham, John Goodenough and Akira Yoshino for work […]
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Subject: History Context: Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison .Court finds Mahmoud Ezzat, acting supreme guide of the country’s oldest Islamist organisation, guilty of ‘terror’ acts. Concept: Muslim Brotherhood is a religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 at Ismailia, Egypt, by Hassan al-Banna. Islamist in orientation, it advocated a […]
AIR BUBBLE PACT Subject: Current Events Context: India has finalised air bubble pact with Sri Lanka: Aviation Ministry Concept: Under the air bubble pact between the two countries, special international passenger flights can be operated into each other’s territories under restrictive conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic With this, India now has such […]
REHAT MARYADA Subject: History Context: SGPC demands action after Sikh youth says was asked to remove symbols of faith. Concept: The Sikh Rehat Maryada is a code of conduct and conventions for Sikhism, and its final version was approved by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar in 1945 after centuries of use before […]
WMCC Subject: International Relations Concept: The WMCC was established in 2012 as an institutional mechanism for consultation and coordination for management of India – China border areas, as well as to exchange views on strengthening communication and cooperation, including between the border security personnel of the two sides. It is headed by joint […]
mRNA VACCINE Subject: Science & tech Context: France extends gap between mRNA vaccine shots to ramp-up rollout. Concept: In RNA vaccines, the messenger RNA from the pathogen is used. The mRNA means messenger RNA, which carries the genetic formula for the coding of a specific protein. The vaccine, when injected into a person […]