NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission – Diligent IAS

MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE (MMS) MISSION For: Mains Topics covered: All about the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission What are Interplanetary shocks? News Flash Recently, Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) made the first high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary shock. These shocks are made of particles and electromagnetic waves launched by Sun. These interplanetary shocks provide ideal testbeds for learning about larger universal phenomena. Interplanetary shocks Interplanetary shocks are a type of collisionless shock — ones where particles…

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Iceland’s Okjokull glacier commemorated with plaque

ICELAND’S OKJOKULL GLACIER COMMEMORATED WITH PLAQUE In Iceland, people will gather to commemorate the loss of the glacier Okjokull, which was officially declared dead in 2014 at the age of 700. The glacier was officially declared dead by the Icelandic Meteorological Office when it was no longer thick enough to move. What once was glacier has been reduced to a small patch of ice atop a volcano. Okjokull is the first Icelandic glacier to…

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Scientists made a stable cyclocarbon ring of 18 carbon atoms

STABLE CYCLOCARBON RING OF 18 CARBON ATOMS For: Mains Topics covered: All about new stable cyclocarbon ring of 18 carbon atoms News Flash A team of scientists from Oxford University and IBM Research successfully created cyclo[18]carbon (C18). C18 the smallest cyclocarbon made from 18 carbon atoms, which is predicted to be a thermodynamically stable carbon ring. Why a stable ring of cyclocarbon is a big deal Carbon can be arranged in a…

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Government panel submit report on the new Direct Tax Code

CORPORATE TAX RATE For: Mains Topics covered: Government recommendations for reduction in the corporate tax rate. Benefits for and individuals and corporate taxpayers News Flash A government panel has recommended cutting the corporate tax rate to 25% from 30% for all companies and scrapping surcharges on tax payments. India has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. Highlights The committee has said the government should move away from surcharges…

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Researchers develop new technique for cancer treatment

UK DEVELOP NEW TECHNIQUE FOR CANCER TREATMENT For: Mains Topics covered: New and more effective cancer treatment techniques. Light-based or Photo-dynamic theory. Carbon dots. News Flash Researchers at the University of Sheffield in Britain recently developed a new technique that could make light-based cancer treatment more effective and safer for patients while reducing its cost. Light-based or Photo-dynamic theory The theory is already a clinically-approved treatment, which uses drugs that only work…

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President inaugurates bunker museum at Mumbai Raj Bhavan

BUNKER MUSEUM President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the underground Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. The museum will be opened for the general public with an online booking facility later (maybe in October) this year. Highlights The Governor’s house was built in Maharashtra by British in 1802 The underground bunker was discovered in 2016, now made into a museum Theory suggests the British made bunker to prepare for World…

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India becoming world’s biggest sulphur dioxide emitter

INDIA BECOMING WORLD’S BIGGEST SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMITTER For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: What is anthropogenic sulphur dioxide? How India becomes the largest emitter of SO2? SO2 emission Health and environmental effects Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite News Flash According to an analysis of NASA data released by environmental NGO Greenpeace, India is the world’s largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide, which is produced from coal burning, and greatly…

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Two anti-Ebola drugs tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo

ANTI-EBOLA DRUGS For: Preliminary Topics covered: What is Ebola Virus disease? New Ebola drugs tested. News Flash Clinical trials conducted amid an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified two new drugs that can dramatically cut mortality from the disease. The latest outbreak, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has so far killed nearly 1,900 people. Ebola Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease…

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New species of freshwater fish found – ZSI – Diligent IAS

NEW SPECIES OF FRESHWATER FISH Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of freshwater fish. Glyptothorax gopii, a new species of catfish was found in Kaladan river near Champai district of Mizoram. Garra simbalbaraensis was found in Simbalbara river near Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. Source: The Hindu ALSO, READ MORE DAILY NEWS Chief of Defence Staff NASA Selects Four Asteroid Landing Sites for Osiris-REX Document Identification Number (DIN) Navroz…

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RBI rules out plan to conduct asset quality review of NBFCs

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW OF NBFC For: Mains Topics covered: What is Asset Quality Review – its need, objectives, significance and advantages. What are NBFCs News Flash RBI Governor ruled out ordering an asset quality review (AQR) of non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that are facing a credit squeeze and mismatch between assets and liabilities. There was no proposal to conduct an asset quality review (AQR) of non-bank finance companies that are facing a credit…

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