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U.K., EU start ‘new chapter’ over N. Ireland trade pact Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The British Prime Minister has negotiated a new deal with the European Union (EU) on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. According to the British Prime Minister, the deal would pave the way for a […]
1300-year-old Buddhist stupa found in Odisha’s Jajpur Subject : History Section: Art and culture Concept : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a 1,300-year-old stupa in the middle of a mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district from where Khondalite stones were excavated for the project around the Jagannath Temple in Puri. […]
‘Organ on a chip’: a tech which mimics disease systems in laboratory conditions Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept: The passage of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 2.0 by the US government in December 2022 is expected to provide momentum to the R&D of “organ chips”. Organ chips or Organ […]
ISRO successfully conducts key rocket engine test for Chandrayaan-3 Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : The flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine that will power the cryogenic upper stage of the launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan-3 mission was successfully conducted, according to the Indian Space Research […]
150th Anniversary of Calcutta trams Subject : History Section : Culture Concept: Kolkata’s iconic tram service celebrated 150 years since the first tram was flagged off. The celebration saw tram enthusiasts from as far away as Germany and Australia come to the city for a historic “Tramjatra” festival, organised by the West Bengal […]
The Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’ Subject : Geography Section :Places in news Context: Deforestation, erosion on the Loess Plateau caused the Chinese to construct levees to tame the river, in turn, worsening the risk of flooding More on the News: The mighty Yellow River, the ‘mother river’ of Chinese […]
E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022 Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Context: The Government notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, on November 2, 2022. These rules will replace the E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, and will be effective from April 1, 2023. These rules will launch a new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for e-waste recycling. […]
Lokur Committee Subject :Polity Section :MSc The All-India Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (AIVKA), an RSS affiliate that works for tribal population, in its central executive meeting held earlier this week, passed a proposal that the criteria and procedure pre scribed by the law and the Lokur Committee (1965) should be followed while adding new […]
SC asks govt. what it has done to end manual scavenging Subject: Schemes Section Vulnerable Section Context: The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within six weeks the steps taken by it to implement its nearly 10 years old judgment to end manual scavenging and prevent future generations from […]
Jharkhand on alert as bird flu cases reported in State-run poultry farm: Official Subject : Science and Technology Section :Health Context: The presence of H5N1 variant was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as ‘Kadaknath’ in Jharkhand. Kadaknath, also called Kali Masi is an Indian breed of chicken. They originated from […]