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Subject : Science & tech Context : As part of NASA’s first commercial human spacecraft system in history, a crew of four astronauts is now en route to the International Space Station (ISS) on a 27-hour flight, onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft called Resilience. Concept : Crew-1 is the first operational flight of the SpaceX […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : After Pfizer, US biotech company Moderna said on Monday that its candidate for Covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective in preventing the viral disease. Concept : As per the company current projections, it will produce 20 million of Covid-19 vaccines doses by the end of this year. Moderna […]

Subject : Economy Context : The government has received multiple expressions of interest (EoIs) for the strategic sale of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), the Finance Ministry said. Concept : Disinvestment means sale or liquidation of assets by the government, usually Central and state public sector enterprises, projects, or other fixed assets. The government undertakes […]

    Table Of Contents FOREST RIGHTS ACT RCEP OPINION POLLS & EXIT POLLS UN PEACE KEEPING SEX RATIO GENE EDITING IN AGRICULTURE TRISTAN DA CUNHA SEROSURVEY   1. FOREST RIGHTS ACT Subject : Polity Context : Over 1,200 tribals Mysuru district stare at an uncertain future as their review petition for recognition of their […]

Subject : Science & tech Context : Sero prevalence studies, which test for antibodies, tend to throw up higher numbers than PCR tests, and these numbers sometimes vary in different rounds in the same population. Concept : Sero prevalence studies (or sero surveys) estimate the share of the population that test positive for antibodies using […]

Subject : Environment Context : The isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha, which is home to the world’s most remote human settlement, declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic Ocean at 687,000 square kilometres. Concept : Tristan da Cunha, which is inhabited by less than 300 humans is a small […]

Subject :  Science & tech Concept : The system CRISPR-Cas9 acts on genetically modified molecules like a process of cut-and-paste. A special position is found on the DNA strand with genetic codes, which must be modified or “fixed”. Using the Cas9 protein acting like a pair of scissors, gene is removed from the strand. A […]

Subject : Social issue Context : Arunachal Pradesh recorded the best sex ratio in the country, while Manipur recorded the worst, according to the 2018 report on “Vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System” published by the Registrar-General of India. Concept : Sex ratio at birth is the number of females born […]

Subject : International Relations Context : India and the U.S. are looking to undertake training of military personnel for the missions from Southeast Asian countries on the lines of the ongoing initiative for African countries. Concept : India has consistently been among the top troop contributing nations to the UN and is the fifth largest […]

Subject : Polity Context : Former Chief Election Commissioner called for a ban on opinion polls and also suggested counting of votes from the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Concept : Opinion polls are survey researches to determine voter preference among the candidates running for office and […]