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Subject: International Events Context : China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country’s nuclear power research capabilities Concept: The artificial Sun (not to be confused with the ‘artificial moons’ China intends to send up to space soon), is […]
Subject: Current events Context: India’s first homes for transgender children in need of care and protection will soon be established in Bengaluru. Two government-run homes for transgender children will be established in Bengaluru Urban. Concept: The Ministry of Women and Child Development gave its nod for the project last week. Many transgender children in State-run […]
Subject: International Events Context: The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions, leading to changes in the way cannabis is internationally regulated, including its reclassification out of the most dangerous category of drugs. Concept: In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the CND […]
Table Of Contents ARMY REFORMS ARECIBO TELESCOPE RBI POLICY REVIEW NRI VOTING MALAYAN GIANT SQUIRREL BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER NISARG GRAM THE ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 2020 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TEST 1. ARMY REFORMS Subject: Defence Context: The government sanction letter for the creation of a new post of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Honey marketed by prominent Indian brands failed a key test of purity, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has claimed, citing an investigation it conducted. Concept: Current regulations specify around 18 parameters that honey must comply with for producers to label it ‘pure honey’. Most brands passed muster but […]
Subject: Current Events Context: India, which has the highest average monthly mobile data traffic per smartphone, is expected to surpass 350 million 5G subscriptions by 2026, accounting for 27% of all mobile subscriptions in the country, according to a report by Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson. Concept: As per the ‘The Ericsson Mobility Report 2020,’ […]
Subject: Current Events Context:Ministry of AYUSH will develop Nisarg Gram campus at Pune as the 21st Century abode of Naturopathy. Concept: Invoking recollections of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Nature Cure campaign of 1946 at the “NisargUpchar” Ashram in UruliKanchan village near Pune, the upcoming new campus of National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune will be called […]
Subject: Geography Context: India on Thursday said it “carefully monitors all developments on the Brahmaputra” river, even as Beijing said it was its “legitimate right” to develop hydro power projects. Concept: Brahmaputra river system is one of the largest rivers in the world. In the Tibet region, it is known by the name of YarlungTsangpo. […]
Subject: Environment Context: A first-of-its-kind study by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) under the Union Ministry of Environment, has projected that numbers of the Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) could decline by 90 per cent in India by 2050. Concept: The Malayan Giant Squirrel, one of the world’s largest squirrel species that has a […]
Subject: Polity Context: Election Commission (EC) approached the Law Ministry to permit NRIs to cast their votes from overseas through postal ballots. Concept: According to a UN report of 2015, India’s diaspora population is the largest in the world at 16 million people. Registration of NRI voters, in comparison, has been very low: a little […]