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Women Scientists in India

In News Recently, Dr N Kalaiselvi was appointed as the first woman director general of India’s largest research and development organisation Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).  Data on Women in R&D  Increasing Trend The participation of women in science research has been generally increasing over the past two decades in the country. 28% […]

Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking

In News Recently, some reports highlighted the state of coercion emerging in Aadhaar-voter ID linking. About Not voluntary in action: Despite clarifications from various government authorities that the linking of Aadhaar with the voter identity card is “voluntary”, there have been instances of people being warned by booth-level officers that their voter ID would be […]

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System

Context Recently, the Union Home Minister inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) at the National Security Strategies Conference. More about the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) About: Conceptualized and managed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) at the Central Fingerprint Bureau (CFPB) in New Delhi.  The National Automated Fingerprints Identification System […]

Cloudburst & Flash Floods

In Context Recently cloudbursts and flash floods were seen in different parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. More about the news Isolated areas in these two states have reported heavy rainfall during this time.  The rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods that have disrupted rail and road traffic and resulted in house and wall collapses. […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Hasina set to arrive in Delhi on September 5; trade and defence ties on talks table (International Relations) What is the present status of Trade, connectivity and defence ties between India-Bangladesh? and recent developments. GS 3 3   As chip shortage […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   China calls for India to work ‘in same direction’ to restore ties   (International Relations) Know about India-China relations ,Border disputes,challenges  and the ongoing efforts,How far has the progress been made and  Suggest a way forward. GS 2 1 […]

India’s labour reforms

In News  One of the most significant economic fallout of the pandemic has been the declining labour market conditions.  And in this background Labour Codes were reformed in 2019-20. Past Labour Reforms  The government has worked to create employment opportunities in the formal and the informal sectors.Schemes such as MUDRA Yojana, Svanidhi Yojana, Garib Kalyan […]

Excercise Vinbax & Exercise UDARASHAKTI

In News Recently, Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise VINBAX 2022 concluded at Chandimandir, Haryana. About Vinbax 2022 Vietnam has deployed a contingent in UN peacekeeping operations for the first time in South Sudan while India has a long and rich tradition of contributing to UN peacekeeping operations. The final validation exercise nicknamed ‘Men in Blue’ was […]

Exo-moons

In News Recently, Scientists have discovered nearly five thousand exoplanets with the help of ground-based and space telescopes. Exomoons Exomoons are considered to be those natural satellites that revolve around exoplanets. However, exomoon around any of these planets continues to remain untraceable. The signals of exo-moons are too weak, because of their small sizes. Origin: […]

Arctic Snailfish with Freeze Proteins

In News A glowing snailfish (Liparis gibbus) with antifreeze proteins flowing through its veins has been found by scientists underneath a Greenland iceberg.  This allows snailfish to prevent ice crystals from accumulating in their cells and body fluid. About the Discovery The discovery of the Greenland snailfish also leads to the first documented biofluorescent fish […]

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