Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique Act (PCPNDT) Act

PRE-CONCEPTION AND PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (PROHIBITION OF SEX SELECTION)/PCPNDT ACT, 1994 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: PCPNDT Act and its objectives, Recent SC judgement, Section 23 of the Act News Flash In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court upheld provisions in the anti-pre-natal sex determination law which ‘criminalises’ non-maintenance of medical records by obstetricians and gynaecologists and suspend their medical licence indefinitely. The Court held that the provisions in the Pre-conception and…

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Seismic Activity

SEISMIC ACTIVITIES For: Preliminary & Mains Topics Covered: Man-Made earthquakes, Injection of fluid into subsurface, Induced seismicity, examples, Impact News Flash A new study has revealed that, Seismic activity triggered by human actions like construction of large reservoirs or injection of waste water into the ground for oil and gas production can have far greater implications than previously thought. Findings of study Injection of fluid into subsurface of the earth (one kilometre deep)…

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Operation Swift Retort

OPERATION SWIFT RETORT For: Preliminary Topics covered: Operation Swift Retort, What is the Issue and India’s reaction, MiG-21 News Flash Pakistan to observe its retaliatory action against Indian air strike on the Balakot terror camp on Feburary 27 as ‘Operation Swift Retort‘. Issue On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber near Awantipora in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The…

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Radar imaging Satellite – RISAT 2BR1

RADAR IMAGING SATELLITE- RISAT 2BR1 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: RISAT-1 & 2, Objectives and advantages, Radar satellites, Cartography satellites News Flash The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its latest radar imaging satellite (RISAT), the RISAT-2BR1, by the end of May 2019 (expected on 22nd May) on one of the variants of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) reusable rocket (PSLV-C46) from the Sriharikota launch pad. Along with RISAT,…

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Waste to Wealth Technologies

WASTE TO WEALTH TECHNOLOGIES For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Waste to Wealth Technologies, objectives, benefits, Principal Scientific Adviser, PM-STIAC, Waste Management News Flash To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have come together by signing a Memorandum of Understanding, to bring the best of science and technology to implement waste management in India by setting up a Centre of Excellence…

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Sri Vedanta Desikan

750th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF VEDANTA DESIKAN For: Mains Topics covered: Sri Vedanta Desikan, His life achievements, Literary works, Vaishnavism News Flash Vice President of India Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu, releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan. Sri Vedanta Desikan Sri Vedanta Desikan (1268–1369), born in present day Tamil Nadu is also known as Swami Desika, Swami Vedanta Desika, Thoopul Nigamaantha Desikan. He is one of the…

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3D Print high-resolution Microscope

3D-PRINT, HIGH RESOLUTION MICROSCOPE For: Mains Topics covered: 3D Printing, Features, Traditional v/s Modern Printing News Flash Scientists have 3D-printed an inexpensive and portable high-resolution microscope that could potentially be used to detect diabetes, malaria and other diseases in developing countries. The portable instrument produces 3D images with twice the resolution of traditional digital holographic microscopy, which is typically performed on an optical table in a laboratory. It is small enough to be…

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Environment and Climate Emergency

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE EMERGENCY For: Mains Topics Covered: Climate Emergency, objectives and targets News Flash UK Becomes the world’s first Parliament to declare Climate Emergency (#climateemergency). The motion was called by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The decision marks a renewed sense of urgency in tackling climate change. This action helps to avoid more than 1.5 degrees centigrade of warming, requiring global emissions to be cut by almost half of 2010 levels by 2030.…

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Preferential Trade Agreement

PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT For: Mains Topics Covered: PTA, Lists of agreements, Objectives & Benefits, Margin of Preference News Flash India seeks more tariff concessions from Chile during talks for further expansion of the India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). Officials from both countries met in New Delhi for further expanding the India-Chile PTA and issues relating to trade in goods, SPS/TBT, Customs, Rules of Origin etc under the existing PTA. Also both countries seeks further…

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Stucco Sculpture

Stucco Sculpture For: Preliminary News Flash Indian archaeologists recently unearthed a rare life-sized biggest ever stucco sculpture from a Buddhist site at Phanigiri in Suryapet, Telangana. Stucco Traditional stucco is made of lime, sand, and water. Modern stucco is made of Portland cement, sand, and water. Stucco is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture. Highlights The stucco is about 1.73 metres…

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