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224 blocks in 22 Jharkhand districts declared ‘drought-hit’- Subject: Geography Context- According to the IMD data from June 1 to August 15, 18 districts received ‘deficient’ rains. The Agriculture Department’s assessment said paddy was sown in 5.4 lakh hectares of land till August 15 this year compared to last season’s 16.3 lakh hectares […]
Mastitis Subject: Science and Technology Context- In a major breakthrough in creating immunity in cattle against infectious diseases, including mastitis, researchers of the Transdisciplinary University of Health Sciences & Technology (TDU), Bengaluru, have successfully validated the immunomodulation ability of a natural phytochemical compound with curcumin as the active ingredient. The severity of mastitis […]
Kalanamak rice is now small and strong Subject: Environment Context- Kalanamak, a traditional variety of paddy grown in 11 districts of the Terai region of northeastern Uttar Pradesh and in Nepal has been prone to ‘lodging’, a reason for its low yield. Lodging is a condition in which the top of the plant […]
A new target found to combat AMR Salmonella Subject: Environment Context- The rapid and unselective use of traditional antibiotics gives rise to the emergence of drug-resistant phenotype in typhoidal and nontyphoidal Salmonella serovars, which has increased the difficulties in curing Salmonella-induced foodborne illnesses (majorly typhoid or paratyphoid fever, gastroenteritis, and diarrhoea) worldwide. What […]
Effects of neural precursor cells abnormal migration Subject: Science and Technology Context- Neural cells derived from patients with bipolar disorder (BD) show a difference in the way they migrate as compared to controls, finds a study. This difference may contribute in a fundamental way to brain tissue repair and assembly. BD and brain […]
Delhi Declaration seeks zero tolerance towards terrorism Subject :International Convention/ agreement Context: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on Saturday urged all the UN member states to ensure “zero tolerance towards terrorism”, to deny terrorists access to safe havens and bring to justice all persons supporting or planning terror attacks. Concept: The recommendations were […]
Kerala Governor withdrawal of pleasure in minister Subject :Polity /Governance Context :The latest controversy has arisen after Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has declared that he is withdrawing his pleasure as far as Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal is concerned. Concept : Article 164 of the Constitution, which says the Chief Minister shall be […]
Gujarat Govt to form a panel for Uniform Civil Code Subject: Governance Context: The Gujarat government recently moved a proposal to constitute a committee headed by a retired judge from either the Supreme Court or a high court to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Concept : About Uniform […]
Param-Kamrupa Subject :Science and Technology Context: President Draupadi Murmu along with many government schemes and welfare projects launched India’s latest supercomputer Param-Kamrupa Concept: Param-Kamrupa was set up at IIT Guwahati under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) a joint initiative of the Ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science […]
BRO Infrastructure projects in Ladakh Subject : Environment/National Organisations Context :Defence minister Rajnath Singh said as he dedicated 75 infrastructure projects built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Ladakh, to the nation. Concept : Strategically important projects The highlight of the event was the onsite inauguration of 120-metre-long Class 70 ShyokSetu on […]