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China- Pakistan Nuclear Deal Subject : International Relations Section: Groupings Concept : China and Pakistan signed an agreement on June 20 to establish a 1,200 MW nuclear power facility in Pakistan’s Chashma nuclear complex. With a reported value of $4.8 billion, the agreement is critical for Pakistan as it is grappling with an […]
India-US MQ-9B Reaper Drone Deal Subject : Science and technology Section: Defence Concept : Deal for procurement of 31 MQ-9B armed High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Key Details: The Union Defence Ministry is set to issue a Letter of Request (LoR) to the U.S. for the procurement of 31 […]
PM Modi Arrives in Egypt For Two-Day State Visit Subject : International Relations Section: International events Concept : PM Modi began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with the “India Unit” in the Egyptian Cabinet. This India Unit was set up earlier this year following the State Visit of President […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulations 2023 Subject : Polity Section : Laws in news Concept : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) notified the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulations) Amendment Rules 2023 (under the ART Act 2021) to provide donors and patients with better medical care and security. Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) It […]
` SP leader Maurya questions inclusion of Savarkar biography in U.P. school curriculum Subject : History Section: Modern India Context: After the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board decided to incorporate the biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, along with 49 other eminent leaders, into the academic curriculum of the State Board, Samajwadi Party (SP) national general secretary […]
Seshachalam Hills Subject : Environment Section: Places in news About Seshachalam Hills: The Seshachalam Hills are a part of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. They are a group of seven hills namely, Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrishabhadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri. The ranges were formed during the Precambrian era (3.8 billion to 540 million years ago) […]
Assam’s Kokrajhar district feasts on mushrooms for health and wealth Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Context: Nutrient-loaded mushrooms introduced into the midday meals in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district, as soups, biscuits, fortified noodles, or mixed with regular food in powdered form, appear to have had a positive nutritional effect on children […]
Translocating jumbos | A tightrope walk for elephants and humans Subject: Environment Section: Places in news Context: The recent translocation of Arikompan, an elephant from Kerala, to the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu has brought back into focus the variables that dictate the success of such operations. Details: The attempt is […]
What is lab-grown meat and what did the U.S. recently approve? Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The two companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods have received the U.S. government’s approval to make and sell their cell-cultivated chicken. Details: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was involved in the regulatory process […]
How prokaryotes led to eukaryotes Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Classification of organisms: Organisms on planet Earth are broadly divided into prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes are unicellular, do not have any organelles such as mitochondria, and their DNA is not packaged into a nucleus. Eukaryotes have mitochondria, their DNA is packaged into […]