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Biennale

In News Recently, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale opened What are art Biennales? It is an international large-scale showcase of art that takes place every two years at a particular site It is usually non-commercial enterprises – unlike art fairs – that center around a curatorial theme. History  One of the most prestigious […]

Badri cow

In News Recently, Uttarakhand plans genetic enhancement of its indigenous Badri cow. This includes Sex-sorted semen and embryo transfer technology to improve the production of the cattle as part of the ten-year State plan.  About Badri cow Badri/Pahari desi cow is a native cow species of Uttarakhand. Badri cow is the first registered cattle breed […]

Document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.

In News Recently India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations circulated a document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.  More about the document highlights Categorising terrorism: The document stated that the era of classifying terrorists as “bad” or “good” on the basis of “political convenience” must end immediately. It also stated that categorising […]

Lecanemab

In News   The drug, lecanemab, jointly developed by pharma companies Biogen and Eisai, was tested on patients with early Alzheimer’s.  About Lecanemab  Lecanemab belongs to a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies.  These antibody-mediated drugs target beta-amyloid, the protein deposition that is seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and disrupts cell function. Lecanemab appears to […]

NAVigation with the Indian Constellation (NavIC)

In News The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is introducing the L1 frequency in all its future satellites with an aim to promote the civilian use of NAVigation with the Indian Constellation (NavIC).  About  The seven satellites in the NavIC constellation so far use two frequencies for providing positioning data — L5 and S band. […]

Wren Babblers

In News Recently, Birdwatchers have discovered a new species of the wren babblers in remote northeastern Arunachal Pradesh which has been named by them as Lisu wren babbler. Their finding was published by Indian BIRDS which is a peer-reviewed journal of south Asian ornithology. There has been only one report of the sighting of the […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Congress turns the page in Himachal: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is CM   (Polity and Governance) Know about the Office of Chief Minister, its Appointment, Power and Functions. GS 2 1 Lawmakers must address POCSO cases of consenting under-18s: CJI   (Govt. […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is Himachal Pradesh CM   (Polity and Governance) Know about the Office of Chief Minister, its Appointment, Power and Functions. GS 2 3 CMs must be consulted for appointing, removing Governors, says DMK MP   (Polity and […]

National Judicial Commission Bill, 2022

In News National Judicial Commission Bill, 2022 was recently introduced in Rajya Sabha. More about the news About: NJAC, 2022 is a private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was introduced in Rajya Sabha. Aim: It aims to regulate the procedure to be followed by the National Judicial […]

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill

In News Recently, the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2022, was passed by Rajya Sabha.  Key Points Present scenario:  Rajya Sabha has invited scrutiny on two major issues:  The exemption made to allow the transfer of captive elephants, and  The sweeping powers given to the Centre to declare species as vermin.  Elephant dilemma: Legal angle:  […]