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More light, less sound Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: The ‘festival of lights’ should not be allowed to deteriorate into a celebration of noise. Fireworks are traditionally associated with joyful festivities worldwide, but many of them are harmful, often excessively loud, and emit harmful fumes when ignited. Initiatives to combat Noise Pollution In […]
Govt. expands ‘Bharat Atta’ sale to curb rising prices Subject :Schemes Section: Food security Context: With wheat flour (atta) becoming costly around the festival season, the Union Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry on Monday released more stocks of the ‘Bharat’ brand atta through 100 mobile vans and the outlets of Kendriya Bhandar, National Cooperative Consumers’ […]
A telco double dip attempt that threatens Net neutrality Subject : Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: In July this year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), at the request of the government, invited a comprehensive consultation on the need and possible mechanisms for regulation of ‘OTT services’, which became […]
Issue of Food Subsidy in India Subject :Schemes Section: Food security Context: The decision to extend the free food grains program by five years, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is viewed as a medium-term policy with potential fiscal risks and implications for competitive populism, according to Nomura economists. While this extension […]
INDIA’S AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS DECLINE Subject :Economy Section: External sector Impact of Global Prices: Farm exports decreased by 11.6% in April-September 2023. Farm trade surplus declined marginally from $7.4 billion to $7.2 billion in 2023. Impact of Export Curbs: Government restrictions, like bans and duties, contributed to falling farm exports. Wheat, rice, and sugar […]
Wolbachia: an unlikely hero Subject : Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology About: Wolbachia is a genus of bacteria that has evolved complex relationships with the many insects that can host it. It is named for the American pathologist Simeon Burt Wolbach, who identified it along with Marshall Hertig in 1924. In 1971, researchers discovered that when male Culex mosquitoes infected by Wolbachia bacteria fertilised healthy eggs from a female, the eggs died. […]
The Zika genome and insights into the era of emerging outbreaks Subject : Science and Tech Section: Biotechnology Context: The dengue virus and its equally infamous cousin, the Zika virus, together infect up to around 400 million people every year. The Zika virus and genomic studies of it have opened fascinating windows into […]
Poppy growth has fallen by 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN Subject : Geography Section : Economic geography Context: Farmers in Afghanistan have lost an income of more than $1 billion from the sale of opium after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and […]
As Andhra Pradesh alters PMAY name, Centre puts ₹4,000cr. funds on hold Subject : Schemes Section : Housing Context: The Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to add the ruling YSR Congress Party’s imprint to the Union government’s flagship rural housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAYG) and rebrand it to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana […]
The story of Balban Tomb Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Context; Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena unveiled six renovations nestled inside the park, one among which was the tomb of Balban. More about the news: The Tomb of Balban, situated inside Mehrauli’s Archaeological Park, dates back to the 13th century and has […]