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Health benefits of functional foods Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health About: Functional foods are defined broadly as foods that provide more than simple nutrition they supply additional physiological benefit to the consumer. Some examples are oats, and millets like bajra, ragi, jowar, and soya proteins, besides the fruits. A brief about Millets: Millet is a collective term that includes several small-seeded grasses such as sorghum, pearl millet, finger […]
Centre to unveil PM Kisan Bhai to end traders’ monopoly Subject: Schemes Section: Agriculture Context: To help small and marginal farmers, who do not have the capacity to hold their produce in warehouses and wait for better prices, the Centre plans to incentivise them under a scheme likely to be named PM Kisan […]
NHAI’s Use of Insurance Surety Bond in Monetisation Bid Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Introduction: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has adopted an innovative approach by accepting an insurance surety bond for the Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) Bundle 14 monetisation program. Nature of Instrument: An insurance surety bond serves as a […]
Rupee’s decline Subject :Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: RBI probing Refinitiv’s forex outage Details: The Indian rupee plunging to a life-time low of ₹83.33 against the US dollar may partly be on account of massive volatility caused by an outage in Refinitiv, an electronic trading platform authorised to offer forex products. Refinitiv is […]
Governors cannot sit on Bills passed by House: SC Subject : Polity Section: Federalism Context: The Supreme Court on Friday laid down that a Governor cannot sit on key Bills passed by a State Legislature after casting doubts on the validity of the Assembly session in which the proposed laws were passed with overwhelming majority by the elected representatives of the people. The process of granting assent to Bills: Article 200 of the Constitution covers the options before the Governor when a Bill passed […]
Stubble Trouble Subject: Environment Section: Awards Context: Every year, in October November, pollution levels spike in north India. While many factors come together to create smog, stubble burning remains a significant one, despite fewer incidents being recorded this year. What is stubble burning? A Practice of removing agricultural waste from the field by […]
Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy: Subject: IR Section: Awards Context: Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy More about the news: The song “Abundance in Millets,” a collaboration between Indian-American singer Falu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been nominated for a Grammy […]
Seeding cloud to clean the air Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Delhi govt plans ‘cloud seeding’ to induce rains amid pollution What is cloud seeding: Cloud seeding involves injecting clouds with substances like silver iodide, potassium iodide, or sodium chloride to accelerate cloud microphysical processes. These substances serve as nuclei around […]
Rare Discovery in Goa: Cashew Farmer Unearths 832 Copper Coins from Portuguese Era Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Rare Discovery in Goa as Cashew Farmer Unearths 832 Copper Coins from Portuguese Era More about the news: A Goan cashew farmer, Vishnu Shridhar Joshi, accidentally discovered a buried pot containing 832 copper […]
A plan to join the Red Sea with Mediterranean — an alternative to the Suez Canal Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Ben Gurion Canal Project: First envisioned in the 1960s. Named after Israel’s founding father David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973). Aim: To develop an alternate canal system that ends the monopoly of the Suez […]