Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the announcements made by the Government related to the crypto ecosystem?3 What are those unanswered questions related to the crypto announcements in the Budget?4 What are the Unanswered Questions regarding digital rupee? What is the News? The Union Budget 2022 has made several announcements related to the cryptocurrency… Continue reading Confusion in the crypto universe: Budget leaves many unanswered questions
Kakoijana Reserve Forest: Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat
What is the News? Villagers in Assam’s Bongaigaon district have opposed a move by the State government to upgrade Kakoijana Reserve Forest to a wildlife sanctuary. What is Kakoijana Reserve Forest? Kakoijana Reserve Forest is located in Bongaigaon district of Assam. It was constituted in the year 1966 as a reserve forest. The reserve is… Continue reading Kakoijana Reserve Forest: Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat
Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face masks to combat COVID-19
What is the News? Indian scientists have developed a self-disinfecting antiviral mask to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. What is the self disinfecting mask developed by Indian Scientists? The mask has been developed by Indian Scientists under the Nano Mission Project of the Department of Science and technology. The mask is coated with copper-based nanoparticles. Copper-based… Continue reading Scientists develop self-disinfecting, biodegradable face masks to combat COVID-19
China Pakistan ink new CPEC agreement
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is CPEC?3 What is the purpose of the second phase of the CPEC?4 What are the concerns for Pakistan related to CPEC? What is the News? Pakistan has signed a new agreement with China to begin the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC). What is CPEC? CPEC is… Continue reading China Pakistan ink new CPEC agreement
Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications
What is the News? Scientists from the Space Applications Center and Physical Research Laboratory have used quantum entanglement to create a hack-proof communications system. How was the hackproof communication system achieved? Scientists used the real-time Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) to conduct hack-proof communications between two places separated by 300 meters. They created a channel to share… Continue reading Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications
Explained: Fast-tracking Vande Bharat
What is the News? In Budget 2022, the Finance Minister has announced that 400 Vande Bharat trains will be manufactured in the next three years. What are Vande Bharat Trains? Vande Bharat is a semi-high speed train. Currently, two Vande Bharat trains are currently in operation, Delhi-Varanasi and Delhi-Katra. They are self-propelled trains that do… Continue reading Explained: Fast-tracking Vande Bharat
Explained: What are Ramsar Sites, and what is the significance of this listing?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Wetland?3 Wetlands in India4 Ramsar Sites globally and in India5 India’s Wetlands importance in the Central Asian Flyway (CAF)6 What is the significance of Ramsar Listing? What is the News? On World Wetlands Day, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands designated Khijadia Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife… Continue reading Explained: What are Ramsar Sites, and what is the significance of this listing?
Lok Adalats not courts, no precedent value of settlement decrees, says SC
What is the News? In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has ruled that Lok Adalat are not courts and their settlement decrees cannot be cited as a precedent before a court of law. What was the issue? In 1984, Noida Authority had acquired the land by giving compensation for lower rate. All the landowners… Continue reading Lok Adalats not courts, no precedent value of settlement decrees, says SC
[Kurukshetra January Summary] Smart Farming: Towards Sustainable Agriculture – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is defined as climate-smart agriculture?3 What are the smart agriculture technologies available at present?4 Why is there a need for climate-smart agriculture?5 How is the Government of India promoting smart farming?5.1 “Grain Bank Model”6 What are the advantages of smart agriculture?7 What are the challenges in developing smart… Continue reading [Kurukshetra January Summary] Smart Farming: Towards Sustainable Agriculture – Explained, pointwise
Schemes/Programs/Institutions Quiz: – Feb 5th 2022
Hello friends,
we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
