Context The James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) is scheduled to be sent into orbit no earlier than December 22. About JWST It will be a large infrared telescope with an approximately 6.5-meter primary mirror. The telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in 2021. It will be the premier observatory of […]
In News What are Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime? Operation HAECHI-II Significance Cyber Crime in India Reasons of Cyber Crime Need for Cyber Laws in India Government Initiatives To Tackle Cyber Crime in India Way Ahead Source: TH
In News Free Trade Agreement talks with U.K. could be delayed to January 2022. About Apart from rising presence of new variants of CoronaVirus, Cabinet change in Britain and need for more “pre-negotiation” talks cited as main reasons. The timelines on the FTA negotiation, which included the announcement of an “Early Harvest Agreement” by March […]
In News PM during the 56th DGPs and IGPs conference is said to have reinforced the need to adopt the commissionerate system in cities with a population of over 10 lakh. About Policing is based on the Police Act of 1861. The commissionerate system is already enforced in various cities in 16 states of the […]
In News The Union Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship launched two ambitious projects of ‘Revival of Namda craft of Kashmir and ‘Upskilling of artisans and weavers of Kashmir under the under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0′. About The Namda project will be an industry-based training programme that will contribute towards preserving […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Global Alarm: WHO calls new strain a Variant of Concern What we know about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 so far (Health) What’s different about the Omicron variant of Covid-19? Are the symptoms different? What precautions should one take? […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1& 12 Omicron new variant of concern New waves of virus anticipated: experts (Health) What do we know so far about Omicron? What are the mutations that characterise this variant? Which of these mutations is of concern? […]
In News DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) has recently developed the project SWADESH. About SWADESH It is a unique brain initiative focusing on certified neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropsychological data and analytics that are made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders. SWADESH is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for the Indian population with […]
In News The World Health Organization declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19 to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron based on the evidence presented indicative of a detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology. Image Courtesy: TH About B.1.1.529 strain The variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on November […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti launched the River Cities Alliance. About River Cities Alliance It is a dedicated platform for river cities in India to ideate, discuss and exchange information for the sustainable management of urban rivers. This first of its kind of Alliance in the world symbolizes the successful partnership […]
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