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Understanding the Tenth Schedule Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has refused to disqualify 40 MLAs of the Eknath Sindhe faction after recognising it as the real Shiv Sena. About Defection In Legislature, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one party in exchange […]
Biological E’s Corbevax bags Emergency Use Listing from WHO Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Biological E Ltd’s (BE) Covid vaccine, Corbevax. The Hyderabad-based vaccine-maker’s Corbevax is India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine based on a protein sub-unit platform. […]
Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival gears up for its 9th Edition Subject: Environment Section: Protected Area Context: The 9th edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF), a state festival of Arunachal Pradesh, will take place at Seijosa in the PakkeKessang district from January 18-20, 2024. About Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF): […]
Another cheetah ‘Shaurya’ dies at Kuno; 10th death so far Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Another cheetah brought to India from Namibia died on January 16, 2024, at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Freddie, rechristened as Shaurya, was brought to India in September 2022. Details: Eight cheetahs had arrived from […]
India acquires five lithium blocks in Argentina Subject: Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The Mines Ministry, through KhanijBidesh India Limited (KABIL), signed an agreement with Argentina’s State-owned CAMYEN for the development of five lithium blocks. CAMYEN, which stands for Catamarca Minera Y Energetica Sociedad Del Estado, is based out of the Catamarca province […]
What are light-emitting diodes and why are they prized as light sources? Subject: Science and Tech Section: Msc What are diodes? A diode is a small electronic component with two terminals, an anode and a cathode, designed to allow current flow in only one direction. It operates based on a p-n junction, where […]
India’s Shipping Min developing river pilgrimage cruises including along Ayodhya – Varanasi – Mathura Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical Geography Context: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) in India is actively promoting river pilgrimage circuits as cruises gain popularity. Details: A circuit covering seven temples in Assam along National Waterways 2 […]
AI-led robotic lab develops enzyme to withstand higher temperatures without human intervention. How it works Subject: Science and Tech Section: Awareness in IT Context: Scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a metabolic protein that can withstand higher temperatures using an autonomous robotics lab driven by artificial intelligence (AI). About SAMPLE (self-driving […]
New butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats discovered in Karnataka Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Cigaritis conjuncta or the Conjoined Silverline butterfly: Researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR) in Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Indian Foundation for Butterflies Trust, have identified a new species of silverline butterfly in India’s […]
Daily Prelims Notes 16 January 2024 Table Of Contents India’s multidimensional poverty rate down to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14 Crisis can impact India as 80% of exports to Europe takes place via Red Sea: Official New butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats discovered in Karnataka AI-led robotic lab develops enzyme […]