Why in the news? The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) Council held its maiden meeting and approved the establishment of the world’s largest radio telescope. About SKAO Radio telescopes: A radio telescope is a specialized antenna and radio receiver used …
Tumour Tumours are groups of abnormal cells that form lumps or growths. They can start in any one of the trillions of cells in our bodies. Tumours grow and behave differently, depending on whether they are cancerous (malignant), non-cancerous (benign) …
Background Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech revived the idea of a ‘bad bank’ by stating that the Centre proposes to set up an asset reconstruction company to acquire bad loans from banks. What is a ‘bad bank’? …
About Citing the prevalence of mental health issues and the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 crisis, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a 24×7 Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline KIRAN (1800-599-0019). Launched in September 2020, the helpline …
What are Wetlands? Wetlands are land areas that are saturated or flooded with water either permanently or seasonally. As per the convention, ratified by Government of India, defines wetlands as ‘areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or …
About Fishing Cat The fishing cat is a highly elusive wild cat species found primarily in wetland and mangrove habitats, even been recorded in highly urbanised landscapes and montane forests. This unique species of wild cat is found distributed in …
What are currency swap arrangements? In the swap arrangement, generally a country provides dollars to a foreign central bank, which, at the same time, provides the equivalent funds in its currency to the former, based on the market exchange rate …
Natural fats All natural fats and oils are a combination of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids or trans fatty acids (TFA). Our body needs the first two categories of ‘healthy’ fats as apart from being a major source of …
What is a Biosensor? Biosensors are devices used to detect the presence or concentration of a biological analyte, such as a biomolecule, a biological structure or a microorganism. Biosensors consist of three parts: a component that recognizes the analyte and …