CYBERSECURITY Cybersecurity is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. In a computing context, security includes both cybersecurity and physical security. Currently, almost 70 categories of cybersecurity products have been identified. These include products used for data loss prevention, security analytics,… Continue reading Cybersecurity in India
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 26
Archives Q1) At 0.83% of gross domestic product (GDP), India is among the countries with the lowest investment in scientific research especially in the medical sector. What are the challenges faced by India’s pharmaceutical research and development? What are steps can be taken by the government? GS 3 Challenges faced by India’s research and development… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 26
Must Read News Articles – September 27
Archives GS-1 Geophysical phenomena Why the sizes of earthquakes multiply rather than add up: (Indian Express, Explained) Magnitude is derived from a formula involving a logarithm, which makes the scale exponential rather than linear. GS-2 India and neighbors All help, but no troops to Afghanistan: (The Hindu) India will expand aid to strife-hit nation. U.S. nudges… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 27
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – September 27
Archives Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. Q.1) What is Section 498A? The simplest way to harass is to get the husband and his relatives arrested under Section 498A. Discuss with a valid case law. GS… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – September 27
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : September 26
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – September 26, 2017
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – September 26, 2017
Read In-depth analysis of all Editorials here Source : Worrying downgrade: (The Hindu, Editorial) Analysis : Saving vulnerable fauna source : Removing toxic metals from tannery waste: (The Hindu, Editorial) Analysis : Bio-remediation: some new developments
Essay Test-8 : ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017
UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series (Target UPSC CSM-2017) Topic : Essay Test-8 Welcome to the Essay Test, Mains General Studies Test Series. Topic for Today: Essay Test Instructions: Write an essay on the following topics in about 1000-1200 words. The welfare state is not only about the welfare of the masses. It is also about the… Continue reading Essay Test-8 : ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- September 26
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Bio-remediation: some new developments
Context A team led by SuchetaTripathy from the Structural Biology and Bio-Informatics Division at Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata, isolated a fungus, Arthriniummalaysianum , and used the fungus biomass to remove Cr(VI). Sources of Hexavalent chromium Hexavalent chromium is used in textile dyes, wood preservation, anti-corrosion products, chromate conversion coatings, and a variety… Continue reading Bio-remediation: some new developments
