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India helping west meet it’s energy demand Subject : International Relations Concept : The European Union’s (EU) foreign and security policy chief said the EU should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel. Import from Russia Since Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has emerged as one of the […]
In remote J&K national park, camera traps snap elusive snow leopard, read out a success story Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: The Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department’s confirmation on the presence of at least half-a-dozen snow leopards at high-altitude Kishtwar National Park Concept: The Snow Leopard (also known as Ghost […]
ASTR: How govt’s AI and face recognition tool will detect phone frauds Subject : Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT and Computers Context: The DoT claims the tool — called Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification (ASTR) — can potentially bring down cyber frauds by detecting […]
Warming water and pollution amplify fish mortality in Kerala during summer Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: Warming water and pollution from industries, chemicals and pesticide run offs, lead to fish kill during summer months. More on the News: A study published in August 2022, predicts a six-fold increase in the frequency of fish […]
Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027 Subject : Environment Section: Climate change Context: Partially responsible for boosting the chance of hitting 1.5°C is an El Nino weather pattern expected to develop in the coming months. More on the News: For the first time ever, global temperatures are now […]
IPEF Negotiations Subject : International Relations Section: International Groupings Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is a US led trade agreement for which negotiations are in the 3rd round, with 14 participating countries which includes Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Negotiation heads: […]
The first indigenous Vaccine against Dengue Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : Drug makers Serum Institute of India and Panacea Biotec are moving closer to develop the country’s first vaccine against dengue. They have applied to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) call for ‘Expression of Interest’ for collaborative […]
Why spurious liquor kills? Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Science of Creating Alcohol: Alcohol is produced using two basic processes: fermentation and distillation. Fermentation is a chemical reaction where yeast or bacteria react with the sugars (from grain, fruits, sugarcane, etc.) to produce ethanol (the alcohol in the drink). […]
Expected Credit Loss (ECL)-based loan loss provisioning framework Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Concept : Banks have requested the RBI for one more year’s time to implement the system of Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for provisioning of loans. Background In January 2023, the RBI came out with a draft guideline proposing adoption […]
The demand for a Kuki homeland, its history and rationale Subject : Geography Section: Human geography (Tribes in news) Context: Days after Clashes between Manipur’s Kuki Zomi tribes and the majority Meitei community left more than 70 people dead, the state’s 10 Kuki-Zomi MLAs demanded “a separate administration under the Constitution A Kuki homeland The […]