News: Goa has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State in the country as it has successfully provided 100% Functional Household Tap Connections(FHTCs) in the rural areas by utilising the benefits under Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM). Facts: Jal Jeevan Mission: It aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections(HarGharJal) to all… Continue reading Goa becomes first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State
Plant Vs Animal cells
Both plant and animal cells are eukaryotic i.e. they contain a nucleus and organelles, and are enclosed by a plasma membrane. Protozoa, fungi, plants and animals have Eukaryotic cells. Plant cells are unique among eukaryotic cells for several reasons. For maintenance of structural support, plants have reinforced, relatively thick cell walls that are made mostly of… Continue reading Plant Vs Animal cells
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): a Digital security infrastructure
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a technology for authenticating devices and users in the digital world. The basic idea behind PKI is to have one or more trusted parties digitally sign documents certifying that a particular cryptographic key belongs to a particular user or device. Nowadays most basic authentication involves a private key (also known as… Continue reading Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): a Digital security infrastructure
Short term borrowings during Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are not good
Foreign borrowings include the money borrowed by a government or private corporations from another country’s government, global institutions or private lenders. Short term borrowing can put undue pressure on the balance of payments of a country at a time when the global financial crisis (GFC) has already hit the forex reserve income. Therefore, a lower or nil short-term foreign debt is advantageous in times of… Continue reading Short term borrowings during Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are not good
Benzene Pollution
Benzene Pollution is a colourless or light-yellow chemical that is liquid at room temperature. It has a sweet odour and is highly flammable. Benzene is formed from both natural processes and human activities. Natural sources of benzene include volcanoes and forest fires. Benzene is also a natural part of crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke. Normal environmental concentrations of benzene are unlikely to damage… Continue reading Benzene Pollution
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Environment) – October 10th,2020
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as carriers of drugs and artificial blood capillaries
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical molecules that consist of rolled-up sheets of single-layer carbon atoms (graphene). They can be single-walled (SWCNT) with a diameter measured to less than 1 nanometer (nm). They are very lightweight, almost 1/6th of the steel with a mechanical tensile strength of almost 400 times that of steel.… Continue reading Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as carriers of drugs and artificial blood capillaries
Must Read News Articles I 10th October 2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 9th,2020
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9 PM Daily Brief – October 9th,2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today 9 PM for Mains examination GS-2 Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 Violence and justice for women CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management GS-3 Redesign policy for private investment CRISPR-Cas9: life sciences into new epoch 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLy… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October 9th,2020
