GOVERNANCE/ SCIENCE & TECH Topic: General Studies 2, 3: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation On …
URBANISATION/ GOVERNANCE Topic: General Studies 2,3: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation Urban Floods: Time for a ‘sponge cities’ mission in India …
Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility of V O Chidambaranar Port Trust inaugurated in line with Maritime Vision 2030 Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure In news Recently, the Union Minister of State for Shipping has inaugurated the Direct …
Superconductivity achieved at Room Temperature Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Science and Technology In news Recently, researchers have created a material that is superconducting at room temperature. It only works at a pressure of 267 Gigapascals (GPa). Key …
Computation Analysis of Indian Genes published Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Science and Technology In news Recently, the results from the computation analysis of the 1029 sequenced genomes from India were published in the scientific journal, Nucleic Acid …
Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Art exhibition and festival Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I – Art & Culture In news Kochi-Muziris Biennale was in the news recently. Its 5th edition has been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Important value …
PLACID Trials: convalescent plasma therapy shows no positive effects Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Science and Technology In news Recently, the PLACID Trial, a multicentre randomized controlled trial (RCT), has shown that convalescent plasma (CP) therapy for Covid-19 …
Knowing your limitations: Sometimes, more than knowing your strengths, it is important to know your limitations. In a way, it is our limitations that define us not our strengths. Our ego wants us to think that we are invincible and …
