PIB 10th August
Contents Cable Connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands (CANI) World Biofuel day World Elephant Day: Tackling Human-Elephant Conflict CABLE CONNECTIVITY TO ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS (CANI) Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? Prime Minister launched and dedicated to the nation, the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the […]
11th August 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
Air expands when heated and gets compressed when cooled. This results in variations in the atmospheric pressure. The result is that it causes the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure The wind redistributes the heat and moisture across the planet, thereby, maintaining a constant temperature for the planet as a whole Atmospheric […]
11th August 2020, Static Quiz on Environment
REDUCING IMPORTS FROM CHINA
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? According to a study – just 327 products — ranging from mobile phones and telecom equipment to cameras, solar panels, airconditioners and penicillin — accounted for nearly three fourths of the imports from China. The study also pointed out that it is possible to find alternative sources to […]
KOZHIKODE PLANE CRASH: TABLETOP RUNWAY ISSUE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? The crucial flight data recorder of the Air India Express flight AXB 1344 that crashed after overshooting the runway of Calicut International Airport at Karipur on Friday evening was recovered as investigations into the accident began. Explanation given DGCA chief told that several recommendations in 2011 and 2019 […]
BAMBOO SEED-BOMBS TO TACKLE ELEPHANT PROBLEM
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Encouraged by germination and subsequent growth in bamboo plantations, Odisha’s Athagarh Forest Division has begun casting seed balls inside different reserve forest areas to enrich food stock for wild elephants. Details and How is it going to help? The growth in bamboo plantation is expected to meet […]
DEFENCE MINISTRY TO IMPOSE IMPORT EMBARGO
Focus: GS-III Internal Security Challenges Why in news? The Defence Ministry will “introduce import embargo on 101 items beyond given timeline to boost indigenisation of defence production”. Details The Ministry of Defence has prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timeline indicated against them. […]
STUDYING P. VIVAX MALARIA
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The parasite Plasmodium vivax, responsible for 7.5 million malaria cases worldwide, remains understudied. An international team has developed a system to breed these parasites in the lab and then infect cultured human liver cells with it. How does vivax parasite work? Mosquitoes inject the sporozoite (spore-like) stage […]
CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELD MEASURED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Introduction The Sun is our closest star and we have been studying it for a long time, yet, it has many associated puzzles that are unexplained. A significant advancement has been made by an international team of solar physicists who have measured the global magnetic field of the Sun’s […]