Syllabus :GS 3/Science and Technology In News About the Vagus Nerve Related Research [Brain activity in a patient before, top row, and after vagus nerve stimulation] Vagus nerve’s connection to long COVID Does vagus nerve stimulation benefit all patients? Parasympathetic Nervous System – It is responsible for relaxing and resting the body after a bout […]
Syllabus :GS 3/Space In News About K2-18 b Discoveries Future Outlook What is an exoplanet?– An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system.– All of the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun. Planets that orbit around other stars are called exoplanets.– Exoplanets are very hard to see directly with telescopes. They […]
Syllabus: GS3/ Internal Security In News About Fake News (Yellow Journalism) Data on Misinformation Legal remedies to tackle Fake News Challenges & Outcomes Global approaches to to combat the issue– Various approaches have been adopted to combat the issue. – Singapore has implemented strict criminal laws against online misinformation and foreign interference, while also working on […]
Syllabus: GS3/Agriculture Context Rubber Board About Natural Rubber– It is the most versatile industrial raw material of plant origin. Latex, the economic produce is harvested by controlled wounding (termed as tapping) on the bark of the tree.– Origin: The Hevea brasiliensis is the main source of natural rubber, native to the Amazon river basin, and […]