Purse seines #GS-03 Agriculture For Prelims Purse seines: A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area to catch a school of fish. The seine is fitted with floats along the top line and a lead line threaded through rings […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims: DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation works under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence, Government of India. DRDO has been created as the Research and Development wing of the Ministry of […]
iNCOVACC #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims iNCOVACC iNCOVACC is an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Bharat Biotech, American company Precision Virologics and the Washington University School of Medicine. Codenamed BBV154, it had received permission for restricted use in November. The nasal […]
In U.S. actions, the worry of global trade lawlessness #GS-03 External Sector For Prelims World Trade Organization (WTO): The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates trade between nations. World Trade Organization and two Bretton Woods Institutions, IMF and World […]
Greenwashing #GS-03 Climate Change For Prelims Greenwashing: Greenwashing can be defined as the practice of projecting a company’s products as more environmentally friendly or as having a bigger positive influence on the environment than they actually do. This is seen as an attempt to capitalize […]
Cervical Cancer Vaccine #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix (the lowermost part of the uterus) and results in the formation of a malignant tumour there. Cervical […]
Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) #GS-03 Biodiversity Conservation For Prelims Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ): ESZs also known as Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. They are created to be the “shock absorbers” to the […]
India’s rupee trade settlement mechanism #GS-03 External Sector For Prelims: Currencies used for International Transactions: The Most Popular Currencies for International Trading are; The U.S. Dollar: The U.S. dollar, which is sometimes called the greenback, is the most traded currency on the planet. Which makes […]
India’s trade deficit #GS-03 External Sector For Prelims Trade Deficit: Trade deficit or negative balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between exports and imports when imports are higher than exports. It can be calculated separately for different goods and services or for international transactions […]
Air Pollution in South Asia #GS-03 Pollution For Mains Air Pollution in South Asia: Over 60% of South Asians are exposed to an average 35 g/m3 of 5 annually. This figure increases to as much as 100 g/m3 over some parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain […]