Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: The Kali Bein and its significance for Sikhs” published in Indian Express on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? Punjab Chief Minister has been admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital days after he had drunk a glass of water directly from the Kali Bein. What is… Continue reading Explained: The Kali Bein and its significance for Sikhs
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Hydrophobic ingredients in combination with obsolete antibiotics can counter multidrug-resistant bacteria
Source: The post is based on the article “Hydrophobic ingredients in combination with obsolete antibiotics can counter multidrug-resistant bacteria” published in PIB on 21st July 2022. What is the News? Scientists have come up with a new approach to revitalizing the efficacy of existing antibiotics to counter the rising menace of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The problem… Continue reading Hydrophobic ingredients in combination with obsolete antibiotics can counter multidrug-resistant bacteria
EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod
Source: The post is based on the article “EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod” published in Indian Express on 20th July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) Rules, making several exemptions… Continue reading EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won’t need green nod
Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming
Source: The post is based on an article “Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming” published in the Live Mint on 21st July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Environment and Ecology Relevance: Role of Blockchain in the global warming News: Recently, the Centre for Alternative Finance at the University of Cambridge has… Continue reading Blockchains can cut both ways in their impact on global warming
Recent Supreme Court judgment on IBC may weaken insolvency regime
Source: The post is based on an article “Recent Supreme Court judgment on IBC may weaken insolvency regime” published in the Indian Express on 22nd July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Issues and Challenges pertaining to growth and development of Indian Economy; Effects of Liberalization on the Economy, Changes in Industrial Policy and their Effects on… Continue reading Recent Supreme Court judgment on IBC may weaken insolvency regime
How To End The Jail Mania? – On Bail system of India
Source: The post is based on an article “How to end the jail mania?” published in The Times of India on 22nd July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Important Provisions of the Constitution of India Relevance: Fundamental Rights News; Recently, questions have been raised by the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court on the… Continue reading How To End The Jail Mania? – On Bail system of India
Explained: What is aneurysms and how do they affect blood vessels?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is aneurysms and how do they affect blood vessels?” published in Indian Express on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? An actress recently disclosed that she had suffered two brain aneurysms while filming for the Game of Thrones series. What is Aneurysm? An aneurysm… Continue reading Explained: What is aneurysms and how do they affect blood vessels?
Union Minister says, Department of Science and Technology(DST) is implementing Cognitive Science Research Initiative(CSRI)
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister says, Department of Science and Technology(DST) is implementing Cognitive Science Research Initiative(CSRI)” published in PIB on 21st July 2022. What is the News? The Union Minister of Science & Technology has informed Lok Sabha about the Cognitive Science Research Initiative(CSRI). What is Cognitive Science? Cognitive… Continue reading Union Minister says, Department of Science and Technology(DST) is implementing Cognitive Science Research Initiative(CSRI)
Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Source: The post is based on the article “Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?” published in Down To Earth on 12th July 2022. What is the News? As per study by the USA, due to climate change one-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070. Environmentalists… Continue reading Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Low-temperature thermal desalination(LTTD): Indigenous technology for conversion of sea water to potable wate
Source: The post is based on the article “Low-temperature thermal desalination(LTTD): Indigenous technology for conversion of sea water to potable water” published in PIB on 21st July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Earth Sciences(MoES) through its autonomous Institute National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed and demonstrated Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD)… Continue reading Low-temperature thermal desalination(LTTD): Indigenous technology for conversion of sea water to potable wate
