What is Fields Medal?
Context: Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska was named as one of four recipients of the prestigious Fields Medal, which is often described as the Nobel Prize in mathematics. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is Fields Medal? History of the Medal Indian-origin winners What is Fields Medal? The Fields Medal is awarded […]
Three new ‘Exotic’ Sub-Atomic Particles Discovered
Context: The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment has observed three never-before-seen particles. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Details What are quarks? What about tetraquarks and pentaquarks? Details: The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment — which is investigating the slight differences between matter and antimatter by studying a type […]
Purchasing Managers Index
Context: India’s services firms saw growth in new business and output accelerate to a 11-year high in June, as per the survey-based S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The index rose to 59.2 last month, from 58.9 in May, signalling a strengthening in demand across the services sector, which had borne the brunt […]
Current Affairs Quiz 06 July 2022
Single Use Plastic
Context: A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry on August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article About Single use plastic What are the items being banned? How will the ban be enforced? Impacts […]
China’s Status on Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia
Context: At the recently concluded summit of G-7 leaders in Germany, U.S. President Joe Biden and his allies unveiled their $600 billion plan called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Intelligence which is being seen as a counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), valued at a trillion U.S. dollars by some experts. Relevance: […]
Current Affairs 06 July 2022
CONTENTS The status of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia Single use plastic Purchasing Managers Index Three new ‘exotic’ sub-atomic particles discovered What is Fields Medal? The Status of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia Context: At the recently concluded summit of G-7 leaders in Germany, U.S. President Joe Biden […]
International Day of Cooperatives
Focus: Facts for Prelims Why in News? Recently, 100th International Day of Cooperatives was observed. India celebrated the day under the theme “Building a Self-Reliant India and a Better World through Co-operatives”. About International Day of Cooperatives The International Day of Cooperatives was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on 16th December 1992, on the first Saturday of July. The […]
Everything You Should Know About Vice-President of India
Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance Why in News? The Election Commission has announced that the election to the post of the Vice-President (VP) will be held on August 6, as M. Venkaiah Naidu’s term was coming to an end on August 10. About Vice-President: The Vice-President occupies the second highest office in the country. […]
PIB Summaries 06 July 2022
CONTENTS About Vice-President International Day of Cooperatives About Vice-President Focus: GS II- Polity and Governance Why in News? The Election Commission has announced that the election to the post of the Vice-President (VP) will be held on August 6, as M. Venkaiah Naidu’s term was coming to an end on August 10. About Vice-President: The […]