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Governor cannot precipitate the fall of an elected govt.: SC Subject : Polity Section: Federalism Concept : The Supreme Court has held that Governors could undermine democracy if they use their constitutional office to call for a trust vote, citing dissension within a ruling party, and precipitate the fall of a legitimately established […]
Bioluminescent nights in Kerala’s Kumbalangi Subject : Environment Section: Msc Context: The electric blue luminescence has been drawing people to the shrimp farms of Kumbalangi, a sleepy fishing village in Kochi. More on the News: In Kochi, approximately 15 kilometres from Ernakulam, has been hosting a natural neon party. The vast stretches of […]
North Atlantic right whale Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Context: Why Some Anti-Renewable Groups Have Developed Sudden Interest in Whales. More on the News: Hundreds of dead whales have washed up on the Atlantic coast of the US since 2017, including the critically endangered north Atlantic right whale. Their giant corpses […]
Chenab River Subject : GEOGRAPHY Section: Mapping Details: River Chenab originates from Lahaul valley of H.P Snow bound mountains and have copious discharge all the year round and flow with steep bed slopes in the mountain reaches with a series of loops and bends, which can be economically harnessed for hydel generation. Total […]
Eurasian otter raises hope for J&K stream Subject : Environment Section: Species in news Context: The first photographic record of the semi-aquatic carnivorous mammal has indicated that some stretches of the Neeru stream, a tributary of the Chenab River, are still unpolluted. More on the News: A trio of scientists from the University […]
Perumal Murugan’s Pyre in Booker longlist Subject :International Relations Section: International Prizes Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been selected for the International Booker prize longlist for 2023, the Booker Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday. Murugan makes it to the prestigious list with his 2016 book Pyre, translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan
Google discourages sideloading of apps through multiple warnings, CCI tells NCLAT Subject :Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT Context : Google discourages sideloading of apps through multiple warnings, CCI tells NCLAT What is sideloading? Sideloading offers mobile devices users a way to access more applications than are available through commercial app stores […]
Promises of Monoclonal antibody technology Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : WHO has said that the technologies like Monoclonal antibody promises better disease prevention and control in Africa. They are used to address different kinds of diseases, not just infections. Monoclonal Antibody They are Lab-made copies of B cells that […]
One Week One Lab’ programme at CSIR-NIIST Subject: Science and technology Section: Msc Concept: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), in Thiruvananthapuram signed three agreements on Monday for transfer of technology, including manufacture of leather from agro-residues as an alternative to animal and synthetic leather. These three tech transfers inked as […]
OBC Panel does not have caste census data , says govt Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : Union government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the Justice Rohini Commission, which is looking into the subcategorisation, has been working without the data from the previous Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) conducted in […]