Significance for Prelims: Concept of ‘ base editing’, CRISPR-cas 9 system Significance for Mains: Advancement of New Technology. News: New cancer therapy developed by Scientists from United Kingdom recently reported success in a teenaged girl, Alyssia. About T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cancer: T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cancer disease...
Significance for Prelims: Concept of retail and wholesale inflation Significance for Mains: Impact of high and low inflation and RBI’s stand. News: November retail inflation has fallen below the upper limit of the RBI’s extended comfort zone, i.e. 6%. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) data...
Significance for Prelims: End-to-end encryption technologies. Significance for Mains: Issues associated with End-to-end encryption technologies. News: Big-Tech companies like Apple, Twitter, Signal, Whatsapp and Telegram announced end-to-end encryption to protect the data from a breach. But the FBI and other government agencies worldwide are not happy with...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: ‘ China Test’ for the solution to contemporary India’s principal strategic contradiction. News: China is emerging as contemporary India’s principal strategic contradiction after the recent Chinese Party Congress(CPC). Every other challenge, be it Pakistan, internal insurgencies, and difficulties in...
Significance for Prelims: World Soil Day and its theme Significance for Mains: Importance of Soil Management; Reasons behind loss of soil nutrients and degradation; and solutions for healthy soil management. News: The theme of World Soil Day (WSD) 2022, observed on December 5, is ‘Soils: Where food...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Indo-Pacific strategy; and how it will help India’s Eastern and North Eastern states. News: India is going through a new Indo-Pacific policy and strategy phase. But, the interpretation of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ policy by the national capital may differ from...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Malnutrition and associated issues. News: India is in urgent need to address the maladies of micronutrient malnutrition. Poor nutrition can inflict severe damage on diverse populations in India. Serious challenge and concern due to malnutrition: Shows the magnitude of the...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Impact of Party Congress on India’s relations with China. News: China puzzle is becoming more difficult to solve after the Chinese Party Congress and every country in the region are making their own predictions with respect to current development. 20th...
Significance for Prelims: Appointment of Election Commissioner Significance for Mains: Problems associated with Election Commissioner and way forward. News: Recently Public Interest Litigation(PIL) was filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay regarding the autonomy and neutrality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Constitutional Provision for Election Commission: The intention...
Significance for Prelims: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (PWDVA) Significance for Mains: Reasons for domestic violence and possible solution to curb this menace. News: Many questions are being raised after the brutal murder and mutilation of a young woman by her partner. It is...
