Why in the news? Nearly two decades ago, when scientists published the map of the human genome for the first time, it was hailed as a breakthrough. That was incomplete, however: about 8% of the human DNA was left unsequenced. …
What’s the news? The World Health Organization (WHO), about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns and villages …
What’s the news? A February report commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme on the environmental challenges posed by noise, wildfires and the disruption of biological rhythms of plants, animals and ecological cycles became controversial on account of the mention …
Context India and Australia have signed an Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA). The landmark bilateral trade pact is the second trade agreement India has signed this year after inking a similar deal with the United Arab Emirates in February. …
Context The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently announced the reduction of “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland with effect from April 1. The decision was based on the recommendations of a …
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 was recently introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, with the goal of ensuring more effective and speedy criminal investigation via the use of modern technologies. The …
What should be avoided in the last 60 days of UPSC CSE prelims preparation? The Prelims is the stage where the maximum number of eliminations happens. Of about 10 lakh applicants, only around 10000 manage to appear for the …