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Save Africa’s forest elephants if you want the Congo rainforest to continue capturing carbon Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity/forests Study findings: The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) plays a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintain the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If it becomes extinct, the Congo rainforest […]
Immune Imprinting Subject : Science & Tech Section: Biotechnology Context: Studies find ‘immune imprinting’ might be making bivalent boosters less effective. What is immune imprinting? Immune imprinting is a tendency of the body to repeat its immune response based on the first variant it encountered- through infection or vaccination- when it comes across […]
Karnataka to get leopard rehabilitation centre Subject: Environment Section : Species in news Concept: The current practice of translocating leopards from conflict area, in vogue since many years, will be disbanded in due course as Karnataka is set to establish multiple rehabilitation centres to house leopards and tigers captured from conflict zones. At […]
No foreign investment cap on sovereign green bonds (SGrBs) Subject: Environment Section: Concept: The sovereign green bonds issued by the Indian government will not have any restrictions on foreign investment, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday. Such securities will be counted as specified securities under the fully accessible route, the central […]
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Subject: Polity Section: Msc Concept: The President of India will confer the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2023 to 11 children at an Award ceremony in Delhi on 23 January 2023. About Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: It is given under two categories. Bal Shakti Puraskar: This award […]
Two students in Kerala infected with Novovirus Subject : Science Section : Diseases Concept : Norovirus infection was confirmed in two schoolchildren in Ernakulam district of Kerala. About Norovirus Norovirus is a contagious virus that is also called the “winter vomiting bug”. Norovirus is an RNA virus belonging to the family Caliciviridae. It […]
INS Vagir, fifth Scorpene submarine, commissioned Subject : Science and Technology Defence Concept : INS Vagir, which is the fifth Scorpene-class conventional submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy. Also, INS Kalvari, the first Scorpene-class submarine built for the Indian Navy, will be fitted with an indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system developed […]
Journalists not exempt from disclosing sources Subject: Polity Section :Constitution Concept: While rejecting a closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, a Delhi court on January 19 said there is “no statutory exemption in India to journalists from disclosing their sources to investigating agencies”. What is the law on protection of […]
Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) Subject: Art and Culture Section :Literature and Language Concept: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered an FIR of cheating and criminal conspiracy against the former president of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS), Shivayogi R Niralkatti, and other unidentified persons for alleged misappropriation of […]
G20 task force on digital public infrastructure Subject: Governance Concept: The Union government has set up India’s G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure for Economic Transformation, Financial Inclusion and Development. The task force will be co-chaired by India’s G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant and Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani. Objective – The task force […]