About Egg freezing is a process in which a woman’s eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored as a method to preserve reproductive potential in women of reproductive age. It is also called egg banking, egg cryopreservation, and oocyte cryopreservation. …
What’s in the news? In a bid to boost solar power and sustainable progress, the Government of India has launched the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) with a total outlay of ₹75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar in one …
What is Cervical Cancer? It is a type of cancer that develops in the cells of the cervix — the lowermost part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is caused by chronic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually …
Context A spate of attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea since November by the Houthi militia of Yemen has turned the quickest marine route linking Asia with Europe through the Suez Canal unsafe. It has forced freighters to …
About Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a gaseous air pollutant composed of sulfur and oxygen. SO2 is a colourless, soluble gas with a characteristic pungent smell which forms sulphuric acid when combined with water. Sulphur dioxide Emissions: Anthropogenic sources of sulphur …
Hayabusa-2 Mission The Hayabusa-2 mission was launched in 2014 when the spacecraft was sent on a six-year voyage to study Ryugu, a near earth asteroid. It was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA). The spacecraft arrived at the …
What is a Virtual Private Network? A virtual private network, or VPN, is an encrypted connection over the Internet from a device to a network. The encrypted connection helps ensure that sensitive data is safely transmitted. It prevents unauthorized people …
March 4, 2024 marks the inscription in the French Constitution, of the “freedom of women to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy”, making France the first country in the world to enshrine it as a constitutional right, 49 years after abortion became …
Context: The recently released Household Consumer Expenditure Survey (HCES) data for 2022-23 by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme implementation points to a shift in the food consumption pattern of Indian households. The good news is that for the first …
Context: A vast majority of Indians earn the entirety of their incomes through labour as opposed to ownership of capital or land. Further, about 90% of the working Indian population earns its livelihood through informal employment that is characterised …