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Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
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What are microRNAs?
Why in the news? In 2018, a team found through in vitro studies that when Read More …
Noble’s Helen: A new butterfly discovered first time in India
A swallowtail butterfly disappearing from its previously known ranges from Myanmar and southern China to Read More …
Alfven point
The corona is the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere where strong magnetic fields bind Read More …
Immune imprinting
Immune imprinting is the tendency for someone’s initial exposure to a virus to bias their Read More …
Global overturning circulation
A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, provides evidence in support of the Read More …
Hicklin test
Recently, a leader in Maharashtra appealed to the authorities to take action against actor Urfi Read More …
What is glycaemic index (GI)?
An agricultural firm based in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, has come up with Read More …
GNB1 Encephalopathy
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tel Aviv University, and Columbia University Read More …
What is Naegleria fowleri?
South Korea reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri or “brain-eating amoeba”. A Read More …
NTPC and Tecnimont sign MOU to explore possibility to develop Green Methanol Production
NTPC has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian Subsidiary Read More …
IMF concludes Article IV consultation for India
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) underlined on December 23 that additional monetary tightening should be Read More …
Bharat auction system
The Bharat auction system for sale and purchase of tea in auction centres will be Read More …
What is Deep synthesis technology (Deepfake)?
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s cyberspace watchdog, has issued the Provisions on the Read More …
National Test House (NTH)
The Centre is set to start EV battery testing centres in Mumbai and Kolkata in Read More …
NMDC releases Standard Bidding Document for Turnkey Projects
NMDC releases Standard Bidding Document for Turnkey Works on December 15 at its Head Office Read More …
Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids-one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year peaked on December 14 Read More …
India’s real interest rates turn positive
India’s real interest rate has turned positive after headline retail inflation eased below 6% for Read More …
Grey-bellied wren babbler
Six birdwatchers have recorded the presence of rare and elusive grey-bellied wren babbler in Arunachal Read More …
Artemis 1 mission Orion splashdown
NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Read More …
Base editing-Revolutionary therapy clears girl’s incurable cancer
A teenage girl’s incurable cancer (leukemia) has been cleared from her body with the first Read More …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT
On November 30, a tool called ChatGPT was released on the internet. This tool ‘knew’ Read More …
What is election security deposit?
According to a recent media report, many candidates lost their deposit in the recently concluded Read More …
Financial Benchmark India Pvt. Ltd (FBIL)
The Financial Benchmark India Pvt. Ltd (FBIL) is jointly owned by FIMMDA, FEDAI and IBA. Read More …
Sindhuja-I: An ocean wave energy converter
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have invented Sindhuja-I-an “ocean wave energy Read More …