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Seat belts, head restraints and safety regulations Subject: Governance Section: Context: The death of Cyrus P. Mistry, former Chairman of Tata Sons, in a car crash in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on September 4 has turned the focus on whether compulsory use of seat belts in cars — including by passengers in the rear […]
The ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex regulatory body of medical professionals in India, has written to all State Medical Councils, banning conversion therapy and calling it a “professional misconduct”. In a letter dated August 25, it also empowered […]
Preventive detentions in 2021 up by 23.7% compared to year before Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Preventive detentions in 2021 saw a rise of over 23.7% compared to the year before, with over 1.1 lakh people being placed under preventive detention, according to the latest crime statistics released by the National Crime Records […]
Light Pollution Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Ladakh to have India’s first ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ to promote astronomy tourism Concept: What is a Dark Sky Reserve? A Dark Sky Reserve is public or private land with a distinguished nocturnal environment and starry nights that has been developed responsibly to prevent light pollution. According […]
How Pakistan floods have imperiled Mohenjo-daro’s world heritage tag Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: The recent spell of heavy rains and floods that ravaged large parts of Pakistan’s Sindh province has also taken a heavy toll on the archaeological site of Mohenjo-Daro. In fact, the calamity has pushed the archeological site […]
The rising spectre of bio-crimes Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Easy availability of genome editing and sequencing tools has democratized genetic engineering Newly emerging ‘synthetic biology’ enables wrongdoings — from illegal gene editing to home-cooked drugs and neuro-hacking Some might remember the 2001‘anthrax attacks’ — people received letters laced with anthrax, […]
Why do jets leave a white trail in the sky? Subject : Geography Section : Climatology Jets leave white trails, or contrails, in their wakes for the same reason you can sometimes see your breath. The hot, humid exhaust from jet engines mixes with the atmosphere, which at high altitude is of much […]
Who can enter various zones in an airport Subject: Polity Section :National Organization According to a complaint filed with Jharkhand Police on September 1 by airport security in-charge Suman Anand, Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari, and some others including Dubey’s two sons violated “safety standards” by entering the […]
‘Freak incident’: ONGC- ISOR downplay geothermal fluid discharge into Ladakh’s Puga nullah Subject : Geography Section: Physical Geography Context: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Energy Centre (OECT) and the Iceland Geosurvey (ISOR), that have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for developing a geothermal plant in Puga, Ladakh, have termed a recent […]
A golden memory of Rajamahendravaram Subject : Art and Culture Section: Ancient India Context: Chalukyan gold coins found. Concept: Built by Eastern Chalukya king Raja RajaNerendra on the banks of the Godavari river, the city of Rajamahendravaram still contains a memory of him. History of Gold Coin in India The gold coins were […]