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Dark Matter

In News Recently, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) in South Dakota in the U.S. is being considered as the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world.  Universe and Dark matter Many physicists strongly believe that the entire visible part of the universe forms only 5% of all matter in it. They believe the rest is made up […]

G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting

In News G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting was recently concluded in Bali, Indonesia. About It was hosted by Indonesia as it is the chair of G20 for 2022. The meet was Guided by the theme ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’. After Indonesia, India will assume the presidency of G20 from December 2022. Ukraine Russia conflict: The conversation […]

Global Gender Gap Index

In News Recently, the 2022 Global Gender Gap Index was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Global Gender Gap Index According to the WEF, it is the longest-standing index, which tracks progress towards closing gender gaps over time since its inception in 2006. The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the current state and evolution […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1& 12   Retail inflation eases, but still over 7%, IIP hits 12-month high of 19.6% in May First price stability  (Economy) What is inflation? How is Inflation measured? And its impacts    GS 2 7   Delhi HC : one-page […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 At above 7%, retail inflation stays stubborn (Economy )   What is inflation? How is Inflation measured? And its impacts    GS 2 3 HC asks Centre to file ‘exhaustive’ reply on Fund (Polity and Governance) Know about the Prime Minister’s […]

Trends in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) finance and spending

In Context Recently, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) analysed data from 80 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across 24 States between 2012-13 and 2016-17 to understand ULB finance and spending, and found some key trends. About Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)  They are small local bodies that administers or governs a city or a town […]

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

In News  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far.  Webb’s First Deep Field is galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, and it is teeming with thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared. James Webb Space Telescope About: It is […]

Cervavac

In News  The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted market authorisation to Serum Institute of India (SII) to manufacture indigenously-developed India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer. Presently India is fully dependent on foreign manufacturers for the HPV vaccine. About Cervavac qHPV vaccine CERVAVAC has demonstrated robust antibody response that is […]

Epstein Barr Virus EBV

In News  Recently, Scientists found that cancer-causing virus Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) can infect the neuronal cells and drive various changes in biomolecules such as fatty acids, carbohydrates, and protein components, leading to diseases of the central nervous system as well as brain cancer. About the Study  A research team from IIT Indore utilised the […]

Natural Farming

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India lauded the experiments of natural farming in Surat district of Gujarat. About Surat’s success in connecting 75 farmers in every panchayat with natural farming is going to become an example for the entire country. Natural farming is a means of prosperity as well as respecting and serving […]