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Mass Coral Bleaching
In News Recently, the management authority of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef confirmed that the reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event. Image Courtesy: NOAA Key Findings Repeating Events: This is the sixth time that the coral reef system is being hit by a widespread and damaging bleaching event and the fourth time in six […]
Saudi Arabia-Yemen Conflict
In News Recently, Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched airstrikes targeting the country’s capital, Sanaa. About The strikes came amid heavy fighting around the city of Marib and after coalition forces withdrew from areas around the key port city of Hodeida. Image Courtesy: BBC History about the issue About: The Iranian-backed Houthis have held […]
Identification of Minorities in India
In News Recently, the Supreme Court took up a petition seeking identification of minorities at the state level. About Central Government’s stand: The Central government has told the Supreme Court that certain States, where Hindus or other communities are less in number, can declare them as minorities within their own territories, to enable them to […]
Voting Rights for Overseas Citizens
In News Union Minister for Law and Justice in response to a question in the Lok Sabha stated that the government was exploring the possibility of allowing online voting for non-resident Indians (NRI). Background In 2017, the government proposed to remove the restriction imposed by Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, which […]
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
In News Recently, the Government introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha . Major Highlights of the Bill The Bill seeks to widen the scope of the existing law — The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 — under which “measurements” of only “finger impressions” and “footprint impressions” are allowed. It authorises the […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov may visit India this week Jaishankar in Maldives: takes stock of projects, signs key pacts (International Relations ) How has India responded to Russian military action in Ukraine? Bilateral relations between India-Russia and the significance […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Russian Foreign Minister to visit Delhi this week (International Relations ) Know about Russia-India cooperation,impact of Ukraine crisis on the bilateral relations ,strategic issues resulting from the war,how has India responded till now ? and what lies ahead ? GS […]
VRR (Variable Refresh Rate)
In News Google is said to be testing support for variable refresh rates (VRR) in the Chrome OS. What is VRR? Refresh rate is the number of times a display is capable of refreshing in a second. It is measured in hertz (Hz). So, a 30 Hz or a 60 Hz display can refresh 30 […]
T cell
In Context The study reveals the durability and robustness of the T cell responses against variants, including Delta, even after one year of infection. Strong and long standing T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated About T cell T cells are a diverse and important group of lymphocytes that […]
