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Increasing the shelf life of stored blood Subject: Science and Technology Context: Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT- in- Stem), an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, has developed a novel blood bag technology to enhance the quality and shelf life of stored blood by 25%. Content: Millions of blood units are discarded due to decline in quality during storage. Stored blood has a finite shelf life. Typically, stored cells produce various extracellular components known as damageassociated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which damage the blood cells during storage. The […]
Tanpura Subject: Art and Culture Context: With declining patronage in the domestic market for stringed instrument makers, distressed artisans seek the help of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) which is sponsoring their workshops in the U.S and U.K. Concept: Tanpura also referred to as tambura and tanpuri, is a long-necked plucked string instrument or drone instrument, originating in India, found in various forms in Indian Music. By the […]
World’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID Subject :Science and Technology Context: World’s first intra-nasal vaccine for COVID developed by India has got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for restricted use in emergency situations in the age group of 18 and above. Concept: iNCOVACC is the world’s first Intranasal vaccine […]
East coastal ports Subject :Geography Context: Adani’s presence in the East Coast stretches right from Dhamra in Odisha to Katupalli in Chennai with Karaikal port to be added to the list. Concept: The sequence of ports from north to south in th eastern coast are as follows: Dhamra port – Odisha (45 mtpa […]
DigiYatra facial recognition software Subject :Government Schemes Context: The government has introduced paperless entry at select airports to make air travel hassle-free. Under this initiative, airports will use a facial recognition software called ‘DigiYatra’ for entry. Concept: To make air travel hassle-free airports will use a facial recognition software called ‘DigiYatra’ for entry […]
Kanger Ghati National Park Subject: Environment Context: Bird watchers and forest department officials counted 200 types of birds in Chhattisgarh’s first-ever inter-state bird survey conducted in the Kanger Valley National Park Concept: Kanger Ghati National Park (also called Kanger Valley National Park) in Chhattisgarh state was declared a national park in 1982 […]
Maliparbat bauxite mine Subject : Geography Context: The maliparbat villagers clashed with the district administration and Hindalco officials during a public hearing by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) at Kankaramba village on environmental clearances (EC) to the company for mining. The next public hearing that will be presided over by the collector […]
Judiciary’s power to review a constitutional amendment Subject :Polity Context: Vice-President questions judiciary’s power to ‘undo’ a Constitutional amendment passed unanimously by Parliament Concept: Powers and limitation of constitutional amendment by Parliament Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures.It […]
Price cap on Russian oil Subject :International Relations Context: The Group of Seven nations and Australia agreed Friday to adopt a USD 60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, acting shortly after the European Union reached unanimous agreement on the same price earlier in the day. Concept: Background: In the context of the Russia-Ukraine […]
Third-party application provider (TPAP) Subject :Economy Background: NPCI in 2020 came up with a directive to cap the share of transactions a third-party application provider (TPAP) could process at 30 per cent of the volume of transactions handled on UPI, effective January 1, 2021, which is to be calculated on the basis of […]