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M.P. govt. begins disposal of toxic waste from Union Carbide factory Sub: Env Sec: Pollution Context: The Madhya Pradesh government has started the process of disposing of 337 tonnes of toxic waste accumulated at the Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL) site in Bhopal, 40 years after the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy. Environmental Cleanup: […]
Add mumps vaccine to universal immunisation programme: Tamil Nadu to Centre Sub : Sci Sec : Health Context: Tamil Nadu has seen a significant rise in mumps cases, with around 150 cases monthly. This prompted the state to request the Government of India to consider adding the mumps vaccine to the Universal Immunisation […]
Daily Prelims Notes 29 December 2024 Table Of Contents Why Parker Solar Probe completing closest-ever approach to Sun is significant What does ‘generation’ mean in the context of fighter jets? Lothal: Emerging as a Global Hub for Maritime Heritage Rising GPS Interference on Aircraft Ensuring Affordable and Standardised Private Healthcare in India […]
Ensuring Affordable and Standardised Private Healthcare in India Sub : Polity Sec: Legislation in news Why in News The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), a coalition of health experts, activists, and public health organisations, has highlighted the urgent need to regulate and standardise private healthcare in India. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by […]
Rising GPS Interference on Aircraft Sub : Sci Sec: Awareness in IT, Computer Why in News Instances of GPS interference, including spoofing attacks, have surged globally, particularly along India’s borders with Pakistan and Myanmar. This poses significant risks to aviation safety, affecting navigation accuracy and flight operations. What is GPS Interference and Spoofing? […]
Lothal: Emerging as a Global Hub for Maritime Heritage Sub : History Sec: Ancient History Why in News The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat, is being developed as a world-class facility under the Sagarmala Programme to showcase India’s maritime heritage. National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC): Location: Lothal, Gujarat, a significant […]
What does ‘generation’ mean in the context of fighter jets? Sub : Sci Sec: Defence Context: Unverified images of what is being termed as a Chinese sixth generation fighter aircraft, named the J-36, have gone viral on social media. What does ‘generation’ mean: The concept of “aircraft generations” emerged in the 1990s and applies […]
Why Parker Solar Probe completing closest-ever approach to Sun is significant Sub : Sci Sec: Space sector Context: The Parker Solar Probe, launched by NASA in 2018, recently achieved a major milestone by surviving its closest-ever approach to the Sun, coming within 1 million kilometres of the solar surface. To put this into […]
Daily Prelims Notes 28 December 2024 Table Of Contents The 1991 Economic Reforms: How Manmohan Singh’s Historic Budget Speech Reshaped India As rupee hits new lows, real effective exchange rate soars to an all-time high UNSC authorises new peacekeeping mission in Somalia The Houthis of Yemen, and how they figure in Iran’s ‘axis […]
IIT-Bombay Develops Needle-Free ‘Shock Syringe’ for Painless Injections Sub : Sci Sec: Health Why in News Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, have developed a revolutionary needle-free “shock syringe” for painless drug delivery. This innovation, led by Professor Viren Menezes from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has significant implications for […]