Current Affairs 03 August 2022
CONTENTS Wildlife (Protection), Amendment Bill Purchasing Managers Index Hellfire R9X missile 5G spectrum auction concludes Wildlife (Protection), Amendment Bill Context: The Lok Sabha passed the Wildlife (Protection), Amendment Bill, with no significant modifications to the version of the Bill presented in the House for discussion. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: […]
PIB Summaries 03 August 2022
CONTENTS One Nation One Ration Card Atal Pension Yojana Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission One Nation One Ration Card Focus: GS III-Food Security Why in News? Over 77 crore portable transactions recorded in One Nation One Ration Card Scheme (ONORC). About One Nation One Ration Card Nodal: Ministry of Finance One Nation One Ration Card System is […]
Static Quiz 03 August 2022 (Polity)
Yojana Summary June 2022
Chapter 1: Decoding Modern Tech Terms
Yojana Summary May 2022
Chapter 1: Bridging Accessibility Gap Context: The country’s economic progress and growth will be influenced by innovation, according to the prime minister. Atal Community Innovation Centers (ACIC) have been established nationwide in response to this. Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) Goal of ACIC: The Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) was established with the […]
Current Affairs Quiz 02 August 2022
Lumpy Skin Disease
Context: With the lumpy skin disease spreading fast among bovines in western and northern Rajasthan, cattle-rearers in the State are suffering heavy losses. The infection has spread to about 25,000 cattle in the last couple of months and resulted in the death of more than 1,200 animals. Relevance: Focus: GS-III Science and Technology About Lumpy […]
Parliamentary Panel Reviews Goa Civil Code
Context A parliamentary panel has reviewed Goa’s uniform civil code, and some of its members feel that there are some peculiar and outdated provisions related to matrimony in it. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is Goa Civil Code? What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? Positive aspects of Uniform Civil […]
African Swine Fever
Context: Barely a week after about 500 pigs were culled in Kerala’s Wayanad district to prevent the spread of African swine fever detected there, new cases of the disease have been reported from there and Kannur. Relevance: Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Dimensions of this Article: What is African Swine Fever? What are the symptoms […]
What Is AlphaFold?
Context: DeepMind, a company based in London and owned by Google, announced this week that it had predicted the three-dimensional structures of more than 200 million proteins using AlphaFold. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: What is AlphaFold? How does AlphaFold work? What are the implications of this development? Is AlphaFold […]