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Taiwan Strait Subject : Geography Concept : Taiwanese President U.S. visit prompts military drills by China in Taiwan Strait. Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China […]
Auto immune diseases Subject : Science and technology Concept : Evidence suggests that obese individuals have a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes. A possible mechanism that could explain this connection — metabolic overload that suppresses immunoregulation and induces inflammatory responses, thereby increasing the risk of autoimmunity. Auto […]
Spot Billed Pelican and Pulicat Lake Subject : Environment Concept : About Spot Billed Pelican The Spot-billed Pelican is a large water bird found in India and other parts of Southeast Asia. It is the only pelican species that is known to breed in India, and it is listed as Near Threatened on […]
Methyl groups enhance key properties of PHA plastics Subject : Science and technology Concept : A class of polyesters considered a promising alternative to common plastics have now been made more mechanically tough and thermally stable. Researchers replaced the reactive hydrogens in the monomer of these materials —polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastics — and found […]
Evolution of dengue in India Subject : Science and technology Concept : A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science has analysed the evolution and diversity of dengue virus in India by studying 184 whole-genome dengue sequences and 408 E gene sequences spanning over 60 years. Researchers have found that the […]
New uranium isotope Subject : Science and technology Concept : A team of nuclear physicists affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan, working with a colleague from Korea, has discovered a previously unknown uranium isotope with atomic number 92 and mass 241. The group forced the isotope to reveal itself and tested the results […]
CSIR Scientists find rare earth deposits in Anantapur Subject : Science and technology Concept : Hyderabad based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) has found large deposits of 15 rare earth elements (REE) in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. About Rare Earth Elements (REE): REE are a set of seventeen elements in the periodic table. […]
Transfer of Criminal Cases Subject : Polity Concept : The Supreme Court in a recent judgement held that criminal cases under trial should be transferred from one State to another only in “exceptional circumstances”. The court opined that the power to transfer cases under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC) […]
Spot-Billed Pelican Subject: Environment Context: The island of Sriharikota serves as a barrier that shields a brackish water lagoon that we call the Pulicat lake. Being mostly off-limits to tourists because it is an ISRO launch site, this area is teeming with 76 species of water birds. Spot-Billed Pelican: Spot-billed pelicans, also known […]
India decommission ageing dams Subject :Geography Section: Places in news Context: Dams have affected new ways of land use and life so much that many societies cannot think of a life beyond them anymore More on the News: Dams, especially the large ones, are highly controversial in India. But the dependence of urban […]