Super-luminous supernovae
Context Researchers at the Arayabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Nainital an autonomous research institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt. of India found that SN…
Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)
Context The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a mobile virology research lab. About the Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL) The MVRDL is the combination of…
Three stages of COVID-19 transmission
The WHO recognises three stages of COVID-19 transmission — asymptomatic, presymptomatic and symptomatic. “Symptomatic transmission refers to transmission from a person while they are experiencing symptoms. Data from published epidemiology…
The Armenian Genocide
Context The Armenian Genocide is often called the first genocide of the twentieth century. It refers to the systematic annihilation of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 to…
Issues in Constitution, role of Governor
Context The Maharashtra Cabinet recommended to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray should be nominated to one of the seats reserved for the Governor’s nominee in the state…
How coronavirus may affect the kidneys ?
Context Apart from ventilators, another kind of machinery that is in shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic is dialysis machines. Different research reports are now suggesting that a significant proportion of Covid-19 patients are experiencing kidney…
Basic Structure of India’s Constitution
Context Exactly 47 years ago, the Supreme Court passed its landmark judgment in Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala, considered among the most significant constitutional cases in India’s judicial history.…
Reverse Vaccinology
Context The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has developed a vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 through ‘reverse vaccinology’. About Reverse Vaccinology Reverse vaccinology is an improvement on vaccinology that employs…
‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon’
Context The first ever digital, unified, global, geological map of the moon was released virtually by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) and the Lunar Planetary…
Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre
Context The Khudai Khidmatgar was a non-violent movement against British occupation of the Indian subcontinent led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun freedom fighter, in the North-West Frontier Province. Qissa…
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