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Subject: Economy Context: Monetary policy committee is soon to be reconstituted as the terms of three independent people on the panel expire at the end of next month and one internal member retired in June. Concept: Monetary policy refers to the use of monetary instruments under the control of the central bank to regulate magnitudes […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajasthan cabinet wants to have assembly session to prove majority. Concept: A floor test is a motion initiated by the government seeking to know if it enjoys the confidence of the legislature. As part of this procedure, the chief minister appointed by the governor will be asked to prove majority on the Legislative […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Russia is going to deploy Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile on surface ships Concept: Cruise missiles differ from ballistic missiles in that they fly towards their target at lower altitudes, remaining within the Earth’s atmosphere throughout their trajectory. Cruise missiles are defined as “an unmanned self-propelled guided vehicle that sustains […]
Subject: Geography Context: In Assam, over 24.68 lakh people affected and death toll rises to 102 Concept: Apart from incessant rainfall during the monsoon, there are many contributory factors to yealy floods in Assam Major cause is the very nature of the river Brahmaputra —dynamic and unstable. The Brahmaputra features among the world’s top five […]
Table Of Contents Operation Vijay and Vijay Divas Latent Viral Infection Why animals are used for human disease study Organoids Cabinet decision binding on Governor and Governor’s discretion General Financial rules 1. Operation Vijay and Vijay Divas Subject: History Context: Every year July 26 is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the […]
Subject: Economy Context: Government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017 to impose curbs on public procurement from bidders of countries that share a land border with India. Concept: General Financial Rules (GFRs) are a compilation of rules and orders of Government of India to be followed by all while dealing with matters involving public finances. These […]
Subject: Polity Context: Growing crisis in Rajasthan brings into discussion powers of Governor Concept: Article 163 states that there shall be a council of Ministers with the chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under this […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Apart from animal studies, organoids are now used by scientists to develop vaccines. Concept: Organoids are tiny, self-organized three-dimensional tissue cultures that are derived from stem cells. Such cultures can be crafted to replicate much of the complexity of an organ, or to express selected aspects of it like producing […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers have always relied on using animals to understand various human diseases. Concept: Major reason to use animals is that they have been the genetic similarity with humans (mice share 98% of DNA with us), and humans have developed tools to edit genes in various animals. An animal model for […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Some individuals who had tested negative twice for the coronavirus, had, after a few weeks or months, has been tested positive, the second time around albeit with milder symptoms. Concept: A latent infection is when the virus in the body is dormant and does not replicate within the host. It […]