Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: The researchers found a statistically significant correlation between a rise in soy production and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) deaths in children between 2008 and 2019 in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow—the spongy tissue inside bones where blood […]
Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative
Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) Initiative: The Indian Navy Chief Admiral said that the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative is a testament to the commitment to a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region. Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) initiative was announced at the 2022 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo. It was announced to […]
2nd World Local Production Forum
2nd World Local Production Forum: The Indian delegation led by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers participated in the 2nd World Local Production Forum at the Hague. World Local Production Forum is an initiative of the World Health Organisation. The first WLPF was organised virtually in 2021. Aim is to Increasing access […]
Section 437A Of The Code Of Criminal Procedure
Section 437A Of The Code Of Criminal Procedure: The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Union of India on a plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 437A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Section 437A of the CrPC requires a person who has been acquitted to furnish a bail bond and sureties to […]
Heeralal Samariya : Chief Of The Central Information Commission
Heeralal Samariya : Chief Of The Central Information Commission The Information Commissioner, Heeralal Samariya, was sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission (CIC) by the President Of India. Central Information Commission has been constituted under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction of the Commission extends over all Central Public […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 7th Nov 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 7th Nov 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Small Modular Reactors
Small Modular Reactors: The Indian Government is considering offering incentives, similar to a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, to encourage the manufacturing of small modular reactors (SMRs) with the goal of increasing nuclear power’s share in India’s energy production. The government aims to attract private investments and scale up SMR production to reduce costs. PLI schemes, […]
India Flags Off First International Cruise Liner
India Flags Off First International Cruise Liner: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways flagged off the maiden voyage of the vessel Costa Serena, the first International Cruise Liner in India from Mumbai. The initiative aligns with the “Dekho Apna Desh” campaign, reflecting the government’s emphasis on promoting tourism. The development of cruise and […]
Asteroid Dinkinesh
Asteroid Dinkinesh: NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, on a mission to observe Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, recently made an unexpected discovery. It found that the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, which it was set to fly by, is actually a binary system of two asteroids bound together. Preliminary analysis suggests that the larger asteroid is about 790 meters wide, […]
Lamprey : Two New Species
Lamprey : Two New Species Chinese palaeontologists have discovered two new species of lamprey from fossils considered 160 million years old. Lamprey species are primitive fishlike jawless vertebrates placed with hagfishes in the class Agnatha. They belong to the family Petromyzonidae. They live in coastal and fresh waters and are found in temperate regions around […]
