ExoMars programme: search for existence of alien life on Mars

THE EXOMARS PROGRAMME For: Mains Topics covered: All about the ExoMars programme News Flash The ExoMars programme is expected to launch sometime in between July 26-August 13, 2020. Mars 2020 will land on Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. ExoMars programme is a joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos. The programme’s Rosalind Franklin rover will primarily search for the existence of alien life on the red planet. NASA has…

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SC on Banning manufacture of life-saving drug Oxytocin

OXYTOCIN DRUG For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: How Oxytocin is a life-saving drug? Why the government banned it? What’s the concern now? News Flash The apex court referred to a larger Bench the issue of banning the manufacture of life-saving drug Oxytocin by private companies. The drug is used to induce labour and reduce bleeding after delivery. Excess bleeding is a leading cause of maternal deaths. The drug is used as the…

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to jupiter’s icy moon

Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon For: Mains Topics covered: Next phase of development of the Europa Clipper mission. Features, Significances and instruments to be used during the mission. News Flash NASA has confirmed the next phase of development of the Europa Clipper mission. NASA is targeting to have the Europa Clipper spacecraft complete and ready for launch as early as 2023 The latest development comes over 2 years after NASA originally…

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Op-Blue Freedom – scuba diving programme for people with disabilities

OP-BLUE FREEDOM Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and former India football captain Baichung Bhutia flagged off the Delhi leg of Op-Blue Freedom. Op-Blue Freedom is a nation-wide adaptive scuba diving programme for people with disabilities as well as the able-bodied. This is an initiative in which a group of armed forces veterans train sports enthusiasts in survival training and self-defence. Aim The program aims to train adventure enthusiasts in valuable special forces skills like…

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Innovators Growth Platform – SEBI Board has approved the norms

INNOVATORS GROWTH PLATFORM For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Innovators Growth Platform (IGP)? What are the Proposals approved by the Board? What is Institutional Trading Platform? Why ITP is important? News Flash The SEBI Board has approved the norms for the migration of companies listed on the Innovators Growth Platform (IGP) earlier called startups to the regular trade category of the mainboard. Proposals approved by the Board The company should be listed…

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The oldest stegosaurus species ever was discovered

NEW SPECIES OF STEGOSAURUS Recently, a team of scientists have described a new species of the stegosaurus, dated it to 168 million years ago, which makes it the oldest known member of that group of dinosaurs ever known. Adratiklit boulahfa, it is also the first stegosaurus to be found in North Africa. Its remains were discovered in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco. The scientists believe it is a new species and also belongs…

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Labour code on mandatory minimum wages notified

MANDATORY MINIMUM WAGES For: Mains Topics covered: Labour code on mandatory minimum wages – Aim, Key highlights News Flash Government has notified the labour code on wages. The code ensures minimum wages along with timely payment of wages to all employees and workers. With this, around 50 crore workers to become eligible for mandatory minimum wages. Highlights The minimum wage fixed by the Centre will no longer be based on employment but…

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NASA Data Says Rocky Exoplanet ‘May Resemble Moon or Mercury’

EXOPLANET MAY RESEMBLE MOON OR MERCURY For: Mains Topics covered: NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Planet LHS 3844b News Flash Using the data of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have detected the light from the planet LHS 3844b, which is located 48.6 lightyears away from the Earth. The LHS 3844b planet has a radius 1.3 times that of the Earth and it orbits a small, cool type of star called an M dwarf, which…

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Mobile Metallic Ramp for Indian Army – DRDO

MOBILE METALLIC RAMP FOR INDIAN ARMY For: Preliminary Topics covered: What is Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR)? What are its significances? Information about DRDO News Flash The Defence Research and Development Organisation handed over to the Indian Army the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) for strategic mobility of armoured and mechanised units as well as formations of the Army. Highlights This Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) has a load-bearing capacity of 70 metric…

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Policy for Manufactured sand (M-sand) to be launched

MANUFACTURED SAND (M-SAND) POLICY For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: What is M-Sand? What are its uses and advantages? News Flash Tamil Nadu government will put in place manufactured sand (M-sand) policy in the next three months. The policy aims to promote the use of M-sand as an alternative building material and eliminate the pervasion of sub-standard products in the market through the regulation of trade. Highlights Once the M-sand policy is…

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