GS 3 - Current Affairs

In News Delhi Police recovered bones from the Mehrauli forest area in connection with the Shraddha Walkar murder investigation using DNA Fingerprinting. Origin of DNA Fingerprinting DNA fingerprinting was first developed in 1984 by Alec Jeffreys in the UK. No two people could have the same DNA sequence. UK achieved the world’s first conviction based […]

Reforms in Telecom Sector

In News The Union government had approved various structural and procedural reforms in the telecom sector. Key Points The reforms include: Rationalisation of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR); Rationalisation of Bank Guarantees (BGs); Rationalisation of interest rates and removal of penalties; Dispensing with the requirement of BGs (for auctions held henceforth) to secure instalment payments; Increasing […]

Vijay Diwas

In News India celebrates Vijay Diwas every year on 16th December to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war During the struggle for independence in East Pakistan, the war started on December 3, 1971, and ended 13 days later on December 16 with India winning the war. In […]

Agni-V ballistic Missile

In News India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V . Key Features of Agni-V ballistic missile It is an ingeniously built advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). The missile has a three-stage solid-fuel engine and can strike targets with a high degree of precision at distances up to […]

Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia

In News Recently, the World bank (WB) released a report titled “Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia”. Key Findings India: India has six large airsheds, some of them shared with Pakistan, between which air pollutants move. Even if Delhi National Capital Territory were to fully implement all air pollution […]

India’s solar capacity: Achievements and Challenges

In News According to the Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Only one-fourth of sanctioned solar power projects have been commissioned so far. Potential of Solar Energy The Sun has been worshipped as a life-giver to our planet since ancient times and the industrial ages gave us the understanding of sunlight as an energy source. […]

Geminids Meteor Shower

In News The Geminids meteor is going to peak on the night of December 14 and December 15. About Geminids meteor shower, The meteor shower is coined ‘Geminid’ because according to NASA, the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini. The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s. The Geminids meteor shower peaks during […]

Base Editing

In News Scientists in the United Kingdom testing a new form of cancer therapy, reported success in a teenaged girl, Alyssia, with a form of cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Alyssia was the first to receive experimental gene therapy that relied on a new technique called ‘base editing.’ T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this […]

PAC Flags Issues in Procurement of Facilities for Soldiers

In Context Recently, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in its 55th report on “Provisioning, procurement and issue of High Altitude Clothing, Equipment, Ration and Housing”. More about the news About: The report is based on the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) findings in 2019. PAC observations: Mismanagement: The committee observed that a huge quantity of […]

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