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Sickle cell disease (SCD) Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: In the union budget of FY 2023-24, it is announced to launch a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047. Concept: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic single gene disorder causing a debilitating systemic syndrome characterized by chronic anaemia, acute […]
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) Subject :Science and Technology Section Concept: India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has been setup as an Independent Business Division within Digital India Corporation having administrative and financial autonomy to formulate and drive India’s long-term strategies for developing semiconductors and display manufacturing facilities and semiconductor design ecosystem. ISM is serving as […]
Environmental concerns about Ship dismantling Subject : Environment Section: POLLUTION Context: Brazil’s navy planned to scuttle the hull of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Sao Paulo despite protests from Brazil’s environment ministry. The major concern about the aged ship’s sinking is the presence of at least nine tons of asbestos in the hull, along […]
Muon tomography or muography Subject : Science and Technology Context: Published in the Journal of Applied Physics, the study, ‘High-precision muography in archaeogeophysics: A case study on Xi’an defensive walls’, has been conducted by a team of scientists from Lanzhou University, China, and China Institute of Atomic Energy. Concept: What are muons? Muons […]
Green Deal Industrial Plan Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Context: In a bid to support and expand its green industry, the European Union on February 1 revealed the “Green Deal Industrial Plan” that aims to cut red tape and provide massive subsidies. Concept: ‘Green Deal Industrial Plan’ oversees trade policy of the […]
About Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is emerging as the key mechanism for multilateral financing by developed countries to support an energy transition in developing countries. This has taken on particular significance following the insertion of the phrase ‘phase-down’ of coal in the […]
Working with biomaterials to add to the sustainable energy mix Subject : Science and Technology Section :Biotechnology Context: Researchers are experimenting with silk cocoon, spider silk and other natural materials to harvest electricity. More on the News: Tiny bio-batteries from natural materials that can create and generate electricity at a low scale, perhaps […]
Delhi Cabinet likely to approve ₹2,000-crore project to tackle air pollution Subject : Environment Section Air Pollution Context: Delhi government will outsource the operations and management of these machines. More on the News: The Delhi Cabinet is likely to approve a proposal to outsource the operations and management of 70 mechanical road sweepers, […]
Mission Sahbhagita Subject : Environment Section : Ecosystem The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) launched Mission Sahbhagita in 2022 A mission of ‘a healthy and effectively managed network of 75 wetlands of national and international significance which support water and food security; buffer from floods, droughts, cyclones and other extreme […]
India budgets for mangroves and wetlands Subject : Environment Context: India’s 2023-24 budget announces new schemes for mangroves and wetlands. More on the News: India’s finance minister has announced two major programmes – MISHTI, Amrit Dharohar for mangrove plantation and wetlands conservation in the country’s latest annual budget. MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline […]