In News  Recently, Delhi Police issued a Look-out-circular (LoC) against son of Rajasthan Cabinet Minister  in connection with a rape in which he is a suspect. What is a Look Out Circular?  It is a notice to stop any individual wanted by the police, investigating agency or even a bank from leaving or entering the […]

In News According to conservation experts, global warming and extreme weather events may lead to a decline in Olive Ridley turtles’ population over time.  About  Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea; also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle. Location: Found in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Features:  One of the smallest sea-turtles […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   India to join Biden’s new trade initiative for Indo Pacific region (International Relations ) Know about  Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF),main purpose and where does India stand ? GS 3 1 India to be the leader  of green […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   India joins Indo-Pacific economic bloc led by US to counter China (International Relations ) What is  the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ?its objectives and Stand of India . GS 2 5& 17 PM Modi in Tokyo, urges diaspora to be […]

In Context  In Q4 of FY22, for the first time the amount to be realised from the resolution process was lower than the liquidation value of assets. Why did the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) come into force ? Poor recovery of claims and inordinate delays in resolving bad assets were the problems that […]

In News  Ministry of  Culture is commemorating the 250th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy from 22nd May 2022 to 22nd May 2023 under the aegis of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. One of the most influential social and religious reformers of the 19th century, Ram Mohan Roy, was born on May 22, 1772. Raja […]

In News Recently, over eight dust storms have hit Iraq, turning the skies orange and disrupting lives.  Climate change is blamed to be the driving force. About  Rising Frequency:  West Asia is no stranger to dust storms. They strike every summer and winter.  In recent years, however, their intensity and frequency have increased. Driving winds: […]

In News Scientists have planned to use hyperaccumulator plants to remove toxic metals from soil using the phytoremediation process. Toxic heavy metals are absorbed by plants from where they make their way into our food chain thus affecting human life along with ecology. What is Phytoremediation? About: Phytoremediation is a bioremediation process that uses living […]

In News  Provisions in the recently brought Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 are being criticised for various reasons. The bill seeks to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. About the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 The amended Bill was drafted in response to complaints by traditional Indian medicine practitioners, the seed sector, and industry and […]

In News Recently, Nvidia’s rival Intel launched new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips to provide customers with deep learning compute choices for training and inferencing in data centres.  AI Chips AI chips are built with specific architecture and have integrated AI acceleration to support deep learning-based applications.  AI chips help turn data into information and then […]