Source – This post on Australia’s New Military Recruitment Policy has been created based on the article “Short on troops, Australia opens military to non-citizen residents from Five Eyes” published in “The Hindu” on 5June 2024. Why in News? Recently, the Australian government announced a new policy allowing non-citizens to join its armed forces. Australia is facing… Continue reading Australia’s New Military Recruitment Policy
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Reverse Transcriptase
Source – This post on Reverse Transcriptase has been created based on the article “The bacteria that write new genes to cope with infections” published in “The Hindu” on 5 June 2024. Why in News? During the COVID-19 pandemic, the enzyme reverse transcriptase was widely used in labs worldwide. It became the gold standard for detecting the… Continue reading Reverse Transcriptase
Preston Curve
Source – This post on Preston Curve has been created based on the article “What does the Preston curve postulate?” published in “The Hindu” on 4 June 2024. Why in News? It has been observed that with the increasing per capita income in India, there has been a shift in attention towards Preston curve which was… Continue reading Preston Curve
Syndicated lending
Source-This post on Syndicated lending has been created based on the article “Shriram Finance raises multi-currency loan of $468 million via ECB” published in “The Hindu” on 3 June 2024. Why in the news? Shriram Finance Ltd. has recently announced it raised $425 million and EUR 40 million through a syndicated term loan. The funds… Continue reading Syndicated lending
Spot Bellied Eagle Owl
Source – This post on Spot Bellied Eagle Owl has been created based on the article “Maha Pench Tiger Reserve reports first photographic record of forest eagle owl” published in “Times of India” on 3 June 2024. Why in News? Recently, Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), Maharashtra reported the first photographic record of a spot-bellied eagle owl.… Continue reading Spot Bellied Eagle Owl
Sunkoshi River
Source- This post on Sunkoshi River has been created based on the article “River Sunkoshi Cleanup In Nepal Removes 24,575 Kg Of Plastic In 36 Hours” published in “DD News” on 3 June 2024. Why in News? Under the PLEASE (Plastic Free Rivers and Seas of South Asia) program, a river cleanup campaign has successfully removed 24,575 kg… Continue reading Sunkoshi River
Doctrine of Merger
Source – This post on Doctrine of Merger has been created based on the article “To Do Complete Justice”: Supreme Court Says That Its ‘Article 142’ Power Is An Exception To Doctrine Of Merger & Rule Of Stare Decisis” published in “The verdictum” on 2 June 2024. Why in News? The Supreme Court of India has noted that… Continue reading Doctrine of Merger
Diadromous fish
Source- This post on Diadromous fish has been created based on the article “Fish moving between marine & freshwater ecosystems have designated protected areas, but no protection in them: Study” published in “Down to Earth” on 29th May 2024. Why in News? Recently, a study was published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology. The… Continue reading Diadromous fish
Non-infectious Nipah Virus-Like Particles (VLPs)
Source – This post on Development of Non-infectious Nipah virus-like particles (VLPs) has been created based on the article “In fight against Nipah, scientists find new way to generate virus-like particles in lab” published in “The Hindu” on 2 June 2024. Why in News? Recently, Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) in Thonnakkal have created a… Continue reading Non-infectious Nipah Virus-Like Particles (VLPs)
J&K Classifies Rabies as a Notifiable Disease
Source- This post on Rabies has been created based on the article “Jammu And Kashmir | Govt Declares Human Rabies A Notifiable Disease” published in “Daily Excelsior” on 2 June 2024. Why in News? The government of Jammu and Kashmir has classified human rabies as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897. About Rabies… Continue reading J&K Classifies Rabies as a Notifiable Disease
