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Relevance: Science and technology, Health. Introduction: Lactose intolerance is caused by a lessened ability or inability to digest lactose, a sugar found in dairy products. Humans vary in the amount of lactose they can tolerate before symptoms develop. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, flatulence, and nausea. These symptoms typically start thirty minutes to …
Read MoreRelevance: GS 3 – Awareness in the fields of Space. Recent Context: Recently, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) detected a “heartbeat” signal from the spacecraft Voyager 2 after losing the communication with it. About Voyager 2 Mission: It is Earth’s longest-running space probe which was launched in 1977. Voyager 2 is the second spacecraft …
Read MoreRelevance: GS Paper – 3, Disaster Management. Current Context: As the mountains are turning into places unfit for habitation, where will the mountain dwellers go? Introduction: The news of the sinking of Joshimath was widely covered. It evoked fear and anxiety in other Himalayan habitations in and outside Uttarakhand, lest a similar fate befall them. …
Read MoreRelevance: GS Paper – 3, Conservation, Government Policies & Intervention. Current Context: Deaths of cheetahs, concerns raised by South African and Namibian scientists, are wake-up calls. Government must heed them. About Cheetah: Cheetah is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to …
Read MoreGS3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Current Context: Some headlines proclaimed recently that a particular day in July was the warmest in more than a 100,000 years. It is not scientifically possible to make such a claim. Temperature Anamolies report: Temperature estimates from before thermometers were invented are derived from “palaeo …
Read MoreRelevance: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation; transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. GS4 – Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information. Current Context: The Indian government is on the verge of introducing the Digital Personal …
Read MoreGEMINI : New Blood Testing Technology For Cancer (GS-3) News: GEMINI (Genome-wide Mutational Incidence for Non-Invasive Detection of Cancer), a novel blood test tool created by researchers, employs genome-wide sequencing of individual DNA molecules in conjunction with machine learning. This technique may make it possible to detect malignancies, including lung cancer, early. A blood sample …
Read MoreExam Relevance : GS Paper – 3, Technology Missions, Scientific Innovations & Discoveries, Infrastructure, Indigenization of Technology, Growth & Development. Current Context: With their higher fuel economy and reduced carbon emissions, hybrid EVs offer an opportunity for economically developing countries to kick start the shift towards sustainable transportation while addressing infrastructure and cost challenges associated …
Read MoreExam Relevance: GS Paper – 3 Cyber Security Challenges to Internal Security Through Communication Networks Cyber Warfare Context: The Computer Emergency Response Team of India issued an alert for the ransomware dubbed “Akira.” The ransomware, found to target both Windows and Linux devices, steals and encrypts data, forcing victims to pay double ransom for decryption …
Read MoreStanding Committee on Statistics: Meeting (Syllabus: GS-2 (Governance, constitution, polity, social justice and International relations). News: The inaugural meeting of the new Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS) was held. The recently established Standing Committee on Statistics held its initial meeting and went into great depth about the results of the Annual Survey of Industries and …
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