Wallace’s giant bee- the world’s largest bee- has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia. The bee lives in the Indonesian island region of North Moluccas. The bee has been spotted for the first time in almost 40 years The Wallace bee was discovered in the 19th century by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.… Continue reading ‘Flying bulldog’: world’s largest bee refound
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China uses DNA to track its people, with US help
Thermo Fisher, a Massachusetts (USA) company has said that it would no longer sell its equipment in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region- the region where China had been conducting “Physicals for All” project. The project envisages collection of DNA samples, iris scans, and blood types of all residents in the region between the ages of 12 to 65.… Continue reading China uses DNA to track its people, with US help
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 22, 2019
Archives Q.1) Critically analyse India’s decision of withdrawal of Most Favoured Nation (MNF) status accorded to Pakistan. Answer: India’s decision to withdraw the MFN status to Pakistan means that India will not treat Pakistan on an equal footing in trade as is expected of fellow members of WTO. Possible impact of the decision: It can… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 22, 2019
Israel sends world’s first privately funded mission to moon
Israel has launched the Beresheet- world’s first largely privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon. If the landing is successful, Israel will become the fourth nation to soft land on moon after the former Soviet Union (Luna 2, 1959), the USA (Ranger 4, 1962) and China (Chang’e 4, 2018) Beresheet was flown by Space… Continue reading Israel sends world’s first privately funded mission to moon
India to have own DNS for safe browsing
Ministry of Electronics & IT has announced that India will come up with Public Domain Name Server (DNS) for the country. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) would configure the setup which would be offered to all citizens Domain Name System (DNS). Domain Name System translates human readable domain names (for example, www.google.com) to machine readable… Continue reading India to have own DNS for safe browsing
Travel on a jet, using a little cooking oil
Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun has successfully completed a pilot test to convert used cooking oil into bio-aviation turbine fuel (Bio-ATF) or bio-jet fuel. Bio-ATF is a biofuel used for aircraft. It can be blended with conventional ATF and used as aircraft fuel. Biofuel that can be used as jet-fuel can be prepared using… Continue reading Travel on a jet, using a little cooking oil
Must Read News Articles – February 23rd, 2019
Archives GS 2 Home Ministry puts Assam Rifles notification on hold The Union Home Ministry has kept its order that empowered Assam Rifles, deployed along the Myanmar border, to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram “in abeyance.” Ensure safety of Kashmiris, orders… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 23rd, 2019
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7 PM | India-west Asia: Recent Approach | 22 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context Over the past few years, the course of India’s relations with West Asia suggests that India appears to be moving away from its traditional “balancing” approach. Brief Background Indian foreign policy engagement in West Asia can be divided into two distinct phases, pre- and post-1991. Pre-1991 era… Continue reading 7 PM | India-west Asia: Recent Approach | 22 February, 2019
