Online Learning Portal
Monthly DNA
19 Jun, 2020
89 Min Read
New research has revealed a link between an increase in extreme summer heat events in Northeast Asia and the role of anticyclones in the region. Extreme heat events have increased across the world and are responsible for a large number of deaths and harming crops and livestock as well.
Nearly half of the magnitude of the 2018 extreme heat event across China and Japan was caused by anomalous anticyclones in Northeast Asia.
There are mainly 2 factors which make the extreme heat events more likely to occur over Northeast Asia.
Anti-Cyclone
An anticyclone is a large-scale circulation of winds around high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
It cause clear skies and high temperatures and responsible for settled weather conditions. Fog can also form overnight within a region of higher pressure.
It can form within warm core lows such as tropical cyclones, due to descending cool air from the backside of upper troughs such as polar highs, or from large scale sinking such as the subtropical ridge. The evolution of an anticyclone depends upon variables such as its size, intensity, and extent of moist convection, as well as the Coriolis force.
Source: TH
Galwan Situation
Is the situation serious?
But no rounds were fired by either side. Isn’t that a good thing?
Not really.
So, what exactly happened in the Galwan Valley on Monday?
Were the Indian soldiers not carrying weapons?
But if there were no shots fired, how did the soldiers die?
And how many Chinese soldiers were killed or injured in the clash?
Has the situation now been defused at the site of the clash?
Tensions must then be high at the Ladakh border?
So what does all this mean? What is the key takeaway?
Can the situation escalate hereon?
Source: IE
India to be the manufacturing hub for E-vehicles in next 5 years
Source: PIB
Carbon emissions sharply rebound as countries lift coronavirus restrictions
Key Points
NEWS
Changing attitude of the world countries to control climate change
Way ahead
Source: IE/CNBC
In April, SEBI relaxed certain regulatory requirements related to rights issues and initial public offerings (IPOs) to help companies to raise funds during this pandemic. It allowed any listed entity with a market capitalization of at least Rs.100 crore could use the fast-track route for a rights issue. Earlier, the norm was 250 crore for such offerings.
Further, any company that had been listed for 18 months was permitted to raise funds through a fast-track rights issue. Earlier it was 3 years. Also, the minimum subscription requirement to make an issue successful was lowered from the earlier 90% of the offered size to 75%.
SEBI
The SEBI is managed by its members, which consists of the following:
Source: TH
A housing finance company is considered a non-banking financial company (NBFC) under the RBI’s regulations. A company is treated as an NBFC if its financial assets are more than 50% of its total assets and income from financial assets is more than 50% of the gross income.
Source: TH
Source: PIB
DBT-AMTZ COMManD
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, promotes and accelerates the development of biotechnology in India, including growth and application of biotechnology in the areas of agriculture, healthcare, animal sciences, environment and industry. |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (I-LAB)
Specifications
Source: PIB
SERB-supported study shows that collapse of the respiratory center in the brain may cause the breakdown of COVID-19 patients
PreBötzinger complex
Way ahead
Source: PIB
Context
Umifenovir
Source: PIB
An enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, NRDC Licenses NavRakshak PPE Suit Manufacturing Know-how to Five MSMEs Developed by Indian Navy
Advantages of NavRakshak
Source: PIB
Source: TH
About:
Key Features:
Types:
Source: WEB
Kodumanal reveals a megalithic belief in the afterlife
Source: TH
Types of Megalith structures
Megaliths in India
In India, megaliths of all kinds are noted; these vary from Menhirs, Rock-cut burial, chamber tomb, dolmens, stone alignment, stone circles and anthropomorphic figures.
Megalith Sites in India
Site Name and Types of Structures |
District |
State |
Nilaskal |
Hosanagar |
Karnataka |
Hire Benkal |
Thrissur |
Kerala |
Chamber Tomb: Hire Benakal |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Dolmens: Hire Benakal |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Hanamsagar |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Kudakkallu Parambu |
Thrissur |
Kerala |
Junapani |
Nagpur |
Maharashtra |
Source: WEB
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Context With a view to achieving atmanirbharata in the Coal sector, the Ministry of Coal in association with FICCI is launching the process for auction of 41 coal mines under the provisions of the CM (SP) Act and MMDR Act. This auc
National e-Governance Division (NeGD) Context With a view to achieve atmanirbharata in the Coal sector, the Ministry of Coal in association with FICCI is launching the process for auction of 41 coal mines under the provisions of CM (SP) Act and MMDR Act. This auction process marks the beginnin
Benefits of commercial Mining Upon attainment of Peak Rated Capacity of production of 225 MT, these mines shall contribute about 15% of the country’s projected total coal production in 2025-26. Employment generation for more than 2.8 lakhs people: Direct employment to approximately 70,
Finance Commission Holds Meeting with The Ministry of Jal Shakti on Grant for Provision of Drinking Water & Sanitation Services Context The Chairman, Shri N. K. Singh and Members of the 15th Finance Commission today had a meeting with Shri Gajendra Singh, Minister of Jal Shakti an
Sanitary Napkins available for Rs. 1/- per pad at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras It may be stated that menstruation and menstrual practices still face some social, cultural, and religious restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many p
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) ITEC Programme was launched in 1964 by the Ministry of External Affairs. The ITEC Programme is fully funded by the Government of India. The Programme is essentially bilateral in nature. However, in recent years, ITEC resources have also been
National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is an autonomous institute under the aegis of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India. Its head office is at New Delhi and its registered office at
History, the standoff, and policy worth rereading Context # The deadly clashes at Galwan and the ongoing standoff between India and China on the ridges or “fingers” around the Pangong Tso are a metaphor for the wider conflict between the two countries over all the areas that Chines
A prescription of equitable and effective care By, Anand Zachariah is a Professor of Medicine at the Christian Medical College, Vellore. George Thomas is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. Isabel’s Hospital, Chennai. The views expressed are persona Context # Medical care has been disrupted
Disorder at the border: On India-China face-off Context # With the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers, and reports of Chinese soldier casualties in clashes at the Galwan valley in Ladakh, India and China have entered uncharted territory on the Line of Actual Control, the first combat deaths
AYUSH Ministry gears up for International Day of Yoga 2020 with the “Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family” campaign Context In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the slowdown in daily activities and restrictions on the movement of people, this year’s observa
Indian Gas Exchange Part of: GS-III- Economy (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launches Indian Gas Exchange, the first nationwide online delivery-based gas trading platform Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel launched the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), the first
ICMR RECOMMENDS THE USE OF A RAPID ANTIGEN TEST KIT ALONG WITH AN RT-PCR TEST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF COVID TEST Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has recommended the use of rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of COVID-19 in containment zones and healthcare settings in combination with the
Fit INDIA TO launch special films promoting 10 indigenous sports of India under the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat program Sports Ministry’s flagship programme Fit India is joining hands with the Department of School Education and Literacy, to launch a series of special films promoting 10 i
Nepal ties and the Benaras to Bengaluru spectrum By, Manjeev S. Puri is a former Ambassador of India to Nepal. The views expressed are personal Context à Benaras was a keystone of India-Nepal ties for centuries. B.P. Koirala, the doyen of democratic politics in Nepal, was a resident
A quota case: On quota politics Context à The Tamil Nadu’s Cabinet’s nod on Monday, for an ordinance to create a horizontal 7.5% reservation of the State’s quota of seats in medical colleges, is a well-intentioned move to address the problem of poor representation from
Rural India, the new viral flash point By, M.S. Seshadri is retired Professor of Medical Endocriniology, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore and now Medical Director, Thirumalai Mission Hospital, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. T. Jacob John is retired Professor of Clinical Virology, CMC, Vellore and p
An inflexion point (Killings at the LAC) The brutal killing of 20 Indian soldiers by the Chinese Army in the deadliest escalation of violence between India and China on the LAC in nearly four and half decades puts a heavy question mark on an already fraught process. It has the potential to v
What happened in Nathu La in 1967? Context As reports of deaths of Indian soldiers in a violent faceoff on the Ladakh border emerged, many took solace from the fact that no rounds were fired during the physical clash with the Chinese soldiers. While this certainly makes these deaths
India’s deepest solar eclipse India will witness its “deepest” annular solar eclipse of this century this Sunday (June 21), with the Sun appearing as a necklace of pearls for around 30 seconds during the maximum phase along a narrow corridor running through Rajasthan, Haryana
Our Popular Courses
Module wise Prelims Batches
Mains Batches
Test Series