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Remission of diabetes, desirable, but not essential Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: It may not be possible to make India ‘diabetes free’, but a ‘diabetes complications free India’ is within reach. Introduction Recently, the concept of a reversal of diabetes has become very popular. Several commercial organisations have jumped on the […]
An unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan Subject :IR Section: Places in News Context: ‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say Why in news: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) besieged a camp for displaced people on November 2 after attacking a nearby army base in West Darfur. Over the […]
World’s biggest bank, China’s ICBC, hit by ransomware Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: World’s biggest bank, China’s ICBC, hit by ransomware More about the news: The US branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) experienced a ransomware attack, causing minimal disruption to trades in the […]
Pursuing Fusion Power Subject : Science and Tech Section: Nuclear energy What is Nuclear Fusion: The process of nuclear fusion involves the fusion of two atomic nuclei to create a single, heavier nucleus, resulting in a substantial release of energy. These reactions necessitate conditions beyond room temperature, requiring significant energy input to facilitate […]
As thousands of earthquakes rock Iceland, a volcanic eruption to follow? Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A swarm of 800 earthquakes rocked Iceland’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula in under 14 hours. Details: The most powerful of these quakes had a magnitude of 5.2 and hit about 40 km from Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital. Perlan […]
Uttarakhand to hold special session of assembly for UCC Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Uttarakhand to hold special session of assembly for UCC More about the news: The Uttarakhand government plans to hold a special Legislative Assembly session after Diwali to discuss and pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill. Emphasizing gender equality […]
ICC should probe Israel war crimes’: Arab leaders Subject: IR Section: International Organisation Context: Arab leaders call for immediate Gaza ceasefire More about the news: Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations, in an extraordinary summit in Riyadh, called for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel’s self-defense justification. The summit […]
Grindavik Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: State of emergency declared after 800 tremors in 24 hours in Grindavik More about the news: A state of emergency is declared in Iceland following a swarm of 800 earthquakes in under 14 hours, with a magnitude of 5.2 near Reykjavík. Over 24,000 quakes have […]
Drug smugglers find new route via Mizoram, evade clashes-hit Manipur Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: Indian smugglers and their local contacts on either side of the international border used excavators to carve out a 10-km “jeepable road” in Myanmar for the ‘Dawn’ of a new drug route through Mizoram. Details: Mizoram […]
Scientists pull paper from journal over Arunachal mention Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Indian scientists were forced to withdraw a paper in an international peer-reviewed journal published from China on the grounds that it could not mention Arunachal Pradesh. Details: Indian scientists Dr Mukesh Thakur, Lalit Kumar Sharma, and Avijit Ghosh […]