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(PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS)


Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Start ups

In news

Key takeaways 


India-Germany Agreement on ‘Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment’

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – International Relations 

In news

Key takeaways 


Ingenuity performs its first flight

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Space 

In news

Key takeaways 

Do you know?


MMDR Amendment Bill

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II -Policies and interventions 

In news

Key takeaways 


Miscellaneous

INAS 323


(Mains Focus)


ECONOMY/ ENVIRONMENT/ GOVERNANCE

Topic:

Low-carbon future through sector-led change

Context: In the build-up to the ‘Leaders’ Climate Summit’ organised by the United States this week (April 22-23), there has been a flurry of articles about whether India should announce a ‘net-zero’ emissions target, and by when

What is the dilemma faced by India?

What should be the strategy to overcome the above dilemma?

Electricity Sector

  1. Decarbonise Power Sector
  1. Ceiling for Coal Sector
  1. Multi-stakeholder Just Transition Commission
  1. Improve energy services

Conclusion

Such a sector-by-sector approach empowers India to insist that developed countries complement their distant net-zero targets by enacting concrete near-term measures that are less reliant on unsure offsets.


ETHICS/ SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/ GOVERNANCE

Topic:

Bioethics: Human cells grown in monkey embryos

Context: Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the US have for the first time grown human cells in monkey embryos. The results of their work were published in the journal Cell on April 15. 

While the results might imply progress for this particular field of research called “chimera research”, they have also ignited a debate about how ethical studies of this kind are.

What have the researchers done?

Has such type of research done before?

What’s the purpose of chimeric research?

But what are the ethical concerns about this?

Connecting the dots:


(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE)


Model questions: (You can now post your answers in comment section)

Note:

Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS):

  1. It will create a robust startup ecosystem, particularly in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns of India.
  2. It was launched by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Which of the above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only 
  2. 2 only 
  3. Both 1 and 2 
  4. Neither 1 nor 2 

Q.2 Which of the following Sea does not border Germany on its northern side? 

  1. Dead Sea
  2. Mediterranean Sea
  3. Baltic sea
  4. Both (a) and (b) 

Q.3 Consider the following statements:

  1. Ingenuity is the first helicopter to fly on Mars
  2. Jezero Crater is located on Jupiter

Which of the above is/are correct? 

  1. 1 only 
  2. 2 only 
  3. Both 1 and 2 
  4. Neither 1 nor 2 

ANSWERS FOR 20th April 2021 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE (TYK)

1 D
2 C

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