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Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Hellas Basin-Ancient River on Mars basin
Silent Hypoxia and Covid-19
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About Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
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What is reverse Quarantine?
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What is Direct monetisation of deficit?
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What is Orphan disease?
Why in the news: Recently the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) granted Gilead Read More …
What is Convalescent Plasma Therapy?
The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) is currently exploring Convalescent Plasma treatment for Read More …
Himalayan Ibex is a distinct species
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District Mineral Foundation and Pradhan Mantri Khanij Khsetra Kalyana Yojna
The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957) was amended on Read More …
Sufficient stock of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient is available in country-Govt
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What is ‘Herd Community’?
Why in the news: Recently the United Kingdom’s Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance hinted Read More …
What is “One Health” approach?
With world goes into emergency mode to tackle the potentially catastrophic impacts of the novel Read More …
What are AT-1 Bonds?
Why in the news? According to a release sent by the cash-strapped Yes Bank to Read More …
Two Odisha villages set to get UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready’ Tag
Two Odisha villages are set to get the UNESCO ‘Tsunami Ready’ Tag. The Odisha Disaster Read More …
What is Sepsis?
Many coronavirus patients worldwide have died of sepsis — when the body’s immune system goes Read More …
Who is “Patient 31”?
Patient 31 is one particular member of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in South Korea. Read More …
What is Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedures?
Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedures (PIC) for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in Read More …
What are Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals of global concern due to their potential for long-range Read More …
Geo-Heritage Sites in India
Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance. Read More …
Red pandas are not one but two separate species
According to a recent study, based on sequencing of the whole genomes of 65 red Read More …
What is Pandemic?
As on February 29, 5,233 confirmed cases of COVID-19 outbreak (caused by novel coronavirus: SARS-CoV-2) ) have Read More …
What is Coldbest-PC and Diethylene glycol?
Recently 12 children died in Udhampur district of Jammu due to poisoned cough syrup Coldbest-PC. Read More …
What is ‘watermelon snow’ in Antarctica?
Recently Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science, shared a Facebook post of country’s Vernadsky Research Read More …
Scotland to become first country to end ‘period poverty’
Scotland has become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’. The Scottish Read More …
What is “2020 CD3”?
2020 CD3 is a mini-moon which is also an asteroid that has been orbiting Earth Read More …