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Subject: Science & tech Context: A large asteroid – named (153201) 2000 WO107 – will sweep past Earth in late November, providing astronomers with a good opportunity to study it. Closest approach to Earth will happen on November 29, 2020. Concept: The asteroid is expected to be a real monster, estimated to range anywhere between […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: The accused in Hathras rape case will undergo brain fingerprinting. Concept: Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOSP) is also known as brain fingerprinting. It is a neuro psychological method of interrogation in which the accused’s participation in the crime is investigated by studying their brain’s response. The BEOSP test is […]
Subject: International Events Context: New Zealand’s government will decide next week if a climate emergency should be declared in the country or not. Concept: In 2019, the Oxford dictionaries declared “climate emergency” to be the word of the year, a word that reflects “the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting […]
Subject: Science & tech Context : The CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) got permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commercially use the “game-changing technology” of dry swab RNA-extraction-free testing method for COVID-19. Concept: Currently, the preferred protocol for testing uses the RT-PCR (Reverse […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 7.5% in the second quarter of 2020-21, following the record 23.9% decline recorded in the first quarter, as per estimates released by the National Statistical Office. Concept: The country has now entered a technical recession with two successive quarters of negative growth. Agriculture, which was the […]
Subject: Government Schemes Context: Tamilnadu government informed the Madras HC that it has sent a proposal to the Union Ministry of Tourism, seeking ₹563.5 crore for the overall development of Mamallapuram township. The quantum includes ₹232 crore under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme (SDS). Concept: Swadesh Darshan Scheme: It is implemented by Tourism Ministry. Objective: to […]
Table Of Contents SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS DRAFT MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL, 2020 PROBLMES IN INDUSTRIES OWNED BANKS BRAHMOS MISSILE BLUE TIDES SDGs INVESTOR MAP FOR INDIA PRIVATE PLACEMENT IMAC 1. SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS Subject: Polity Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday again pitched for ‘One Nation, One Election’, at the concluding session of […]
Subject: Defence Context: The Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), the nodal agency for maritime data fusion set up after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, will soon become a National Maritime Domain Awareness (NDMA) centre. Concept: Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) The Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) is located in Gurugram. It […]
Subject: Economics Context : The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has completed private placement of 4.63% of its equity shares worth ₹81.64 crore. Concept : When a company issues financial securities such as shares and convertible securities to a particular group of investors (not more than 49 in number) it is known as private […]
Subject: Economy Context: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Invest India have launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investor Map for India. Concept: It laid out 18 Investment Opportunities Areas (IOAs) in six critical SDG enabling sectors, that can help the country push forward on the trajectory of Sustainable Development. The six focus sectors identified […]