Stockholm Conference United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, by name Stockholm Conference, the first United Nations (UN) conference that focused on international environmental issues. The conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 5 to 16, 1972, reflected a growing …
About Black Carbon Black carbon, or soot, is part of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and contributes to climate change. Black carbon is formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, wood and other fuels. Complete combustion would turn all …
CONTEXT Recently, WhatsApp decided to legally challenge one of India’s new Information Technology rules. New rules have been challenged because it requires messaging platforms to help investigative agencies in identifying the originator of problematic messages. However as per WhatsApp, this …
NEWS There needs to be a federal coalition to preserve the idea of a plural India, in terms of culture and politics. CONTEXT Recently an observation has been made by Niti Aayog, regarding the management of Covid epidemic. One of …
Why in News: Intel Corp’s CEO said it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer …
CONTEXT There is a lack of equity in vaccination for Covid19. Only 2.1% of Africans had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May 2021. This can be called as “Vaccination Aparthied” where there …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
About Nitrogen Nitrogen is one of the five major chemical elements that are necessary for life. While nitrogen is the most abundant of these, more than 99% of it occurs as molecular nitrogen, or N2, which cannot be used by …
Compared to UPSC Prelims, the Mains is a subjective exam. Hence, the answers are not presented in front of you as options like in Prelims. Instead, wide ranges of questions are asked, which require you to explain and support your …