Source – This post on Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) cropping system has been created based on the article “ICAR’s herbicide-tolerant rice is not farmer-friendly and is a threat to national food security” published in “Down to Earth” on 4 June 2024. Why in News? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has commercialized herbicide-tolerant (Ht) basmati rice… Continue reading Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) cropping system
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UN Global Supply Chain Forum
Source – This post on UN Global Supply Chain Forum has been created based on the article ” UN global supply chain forum calls for resilience amid world trade disruptions” published in “The Print” on 4 June 2024. Why in News? The Government of Barbados and the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently concluded the inaugural United… Continue reading UN Global Supply Chain Forum
Phenome India Project
Source – This post on Phenome India Project has been created based on the article “CSIR’s ‘Phenome India’ Project Hits Target with 10,000 Samples Collected, Aims for New Era in Precision Medicine” published in “PIB” on 4 June 2024. Why in News? Recently, CSIR completed the first phase of its longitudinal health monitoring project, Phenome India, and… Continue reading Phenome India Project
Australia’s New Military Recruitment Policy
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
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
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
