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INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Subject : Science & tech Context : As country after country went into lockdown, people ended up buying more computers, phones, and gaming devices as they stayed at home. And since factories were shut, automakers cut down on chip purchases. Concept : An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred […]
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Subject: International Organisations Context: ICC rejects appeal by Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda Concept: The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. It is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to […]
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT Subject: Legislations Context: House nod needed, Centre builds case for lower food law coverage. Concept: About NFSA, 2013 To provide for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach through access to adequate quantities of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with […]
AFRICAN ELEPHANT Subject : Environment Context : Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that the forest elephant and savanna elephant are threatened with extinction. Concept : The report has opted to assess the African mammal as two separate species following genetic studies of populations. The IUCN has found […]
ASTEROID APOPHIS Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the USA’s NASA space agency has ruled out the possibility of the dreaded asteroid Apophis causing any damage to the Earth for the next 100 years. Concept : Asteroid Apophis It is named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and darkness. It […]
PROROGATION Subject: Polity Context: President Ram NathKovind has prorogued the fifth session of 17th Lok Sabha. The session had commenced on 29th January. President also prorogued the Rajya Sabha. The House was adjourned sine die on 25th of this month. Concept: Termination of a session of the House by an order made by […]
HEART OF ASIA- ISTANBUL PROCESS Subject: International Relations Context: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on a three-day visit to Tajikistan. He will attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan. Concept: The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) is an initiative of Afghanistan […]
POLLING AGENTS Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission’s recent decision to change the rules for appointing polling agents has sparked off a debate in West Bengal. Concept: A polling agent is a person appointed as a representative of a political party as it is not possible for a candidate to be physically present […]
UK VARIANT CORONAVIRUS Subject: Science & tech Context: The UK variant of the coronavirus did not appear to be more transmissible than the variant of the virus most common in India, according to a study by scientists at the National Institute of Virology, Pune. Concept: The variant was identified in genomic surveillance by […]
USD COIN Subject: Science & technology Context: Visa Becomes First Major Payments Network to Settle Transactions in USD Coin (USDC). Concept: USD Coin (USDC) is a digital stablecoin that is pegged to the United States dollar and runs on the Ethereum, Stellar and AlgorandBlockchain. Each USDC is backed by a dollar held in […]