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The Scholarship Schemes for Religious Minorities in India Subject : Schemes The Significance of Education for Religious Minorities Niti Aayog’s policy document emphasizes education’s significance for religious minorities. Government’s commitment to inclusive growth and improving implementation of programs. Role of education in the socio-economic development of a nation. Scholarships for Religious Minorities’ Introduction […]
Somatic Genetic Variants: A Genomic Revolution Hiding Inside Our Cells Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Introduction The human genome‘s blueprint is encoded in 23 pairs of chromosomes inherited from parents. The genome is carried by the ovum and sperm, resulting in the formation of trillions of cells in the human body […]
Missed childhood TB cases impede achieving 2025 goal Subject: Science and technology Section: Health Context: With childhood TB continuing to remain a “staggering problem” in India, “eliminating” TB by 2025 might be extremely challenging. Cases of TB: Globally, TB is now regarded as the leading cause of death from infectious diseases for children […]
Tropical forests may be getting too hot for photosynthesis Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: A small percentage of leaves on trees in tropical forests may be approaching the maximum temperature threshold for photosynthesis to work, suggests a study. Study findings: The study indicated a resilience of tropical forests to how warming impacts carbon […]
What Terai tigers eat and what it tells about the habitat Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: The poop of tigers has helped a team of scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) understand the prey selection patterns of the striped feline in the Indian part of the Terai-Arc Landscape, or […]
India and Asian Development Bank to set up climate change and health hub in Delhi Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: Having bagged the first WHO Centre for Global Traditional Medicine, to be set up in Gujarat, India is now all set to open a climate change and health hub in the national […]
Chandrayaan-3’s landing spot on Moon to be known as Shiv Shakti point Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: PM Modi addressed the ISRO scientists at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru. Details: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the point where the Moon lander of Chandrayaan-3 touched […]
Artists Breathe New Life into Seethakali: Reviving a Fading Folk Art Subject: History Section: Art and culture Key Features of Seethakali Folk Dance Drama: Seethakali is a traditional folk dance drama that was once performed during the festival days in erstwhile Desinganad (Kollam, Kerala), primarily during the Onam festivities. Dalit Artists: The performance […]
PMJDY accounts surpass 50 crore, deposits touch ₹2 lakh cr Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy PMJDY Achievements and Deposits PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) celebrates nine years, crossing 50 crore bank accounts. Launched on August 28, 2014, with the aim of financial inclusion for all. Total deposits in PMJDY accounts exceed ₹2 lakh […]
After Chandrayaan3, what are ISRO’s plans? Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Gaganyaan – Human Spaceflight Mission: ISRO is working on Gaganyaan, a human spaceflight mission. Astronauts are being trained for this mission. The modified Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) rocket is being tested for safety to carry humans. Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology […]