Online Learning Portal
Monthly DNA
26 May, 2020
18 Min Read
Paper | Topics | Subject |
---|---|---|
GS-I | Ramkinkar Baij | Art and Culture |
GS-III | N-95 masks |
Ramkinkar Baij
Context
Ramkinkar Baij
Source: PIB
N-95 masks
Context
N95 Respirators
Comparing Surgical Masks and Surgical N95 Respirators
The similarities among surgical masks and surgical N95s are:
Source: PIB
Pratyush Pratyush is an array of computers recently unveiled in India. It can deliver a peak power of 6.8 petaflops. One petaflop is a million billion floating point operations per second and is a reflection of the computing capacity of a system. The machines will be installed at two governmen
Mankidia Tribe Mankind is one of the 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha. They critically depend on making rope with small fibre that’s richly available in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR). They were denied habitat rights inside the STR under the Scheduled Tribes and
Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) It is responsible for command, control and operational decisions regarding India's nuclear weapons programme. The organisational structure of NCA includes Political Council and Executive Council. Executive Council is headed by the National Security Advisor
NASA’s Mission to explore Ionosphere NASA has announced two missions to explore the little-understood area of 96 km above Earth’s surface. The two missions Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) and Ionospheric Connection Explorer(ICON) will team up to explore the ionos
Labelling organic products The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued regulations that required food companies selling organic produce to get certified by either authority. Certificate issuing authorities will be National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) or the Par
Nayachar Islands Nayachar is a newly emerged island with a mangrove ecosystem in the middle estuary of the Hooghly River in West Bengal. This land mass was created in the Indian Sunderbans by river silt deposits, and remained largely submerged, rising occasionally above the water level. Till 1990
India builds state-of-the-art training facility for Ugandan defence forces The Indian Association Uganda (IAU), in association with the Indian Military Advisory and Training Team there, handed over a state-of-the-art military training facility to Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). The war game
Hardly the 1991 movement for Agriculture The reforms in agricultural marketing are no more than reiterations of earlier pronouncements The announcement of reforms in agricultural marketing by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in May, has been hailed by some as the “1991” moment
No answers yet for Somalia As Somalia grapples with the staggering challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are that the June 8 public hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Somalia’s maritime dispute with Kenya will be deferred yet again. The public he
Domicile rules for J&K Part of: GS-II- Governance (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) When was the new policy introduced and how will it impact the people of the erstwhile State? On March 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation o
India-China border flare-up Part of: GS-II- India and China (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) Which are the tension points? Why has the Line of Actual Control not been clearly demarcated? Why is there a stalemate in boundary talks? Background The India-China border has been
Reasons behind India and Nepal fighting over Kalapani? Part of: GS-II- International Treaties and Conventions (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) What is the strategic importance of the region? Why do both sides stake claim to the area? Background The dispute over Kalapani, w
China suggests a shift in BRI approach amid debt concerns Part of: GS-II- International issue (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) ‘We will focus on quality in the joint pursuit of the BRI’ Background China has hinted at a shift in how it will pursue its signature Belt and Road
Mizoram grants ‘industry’ status to sports The northeastern state of Mizoram has accorded ‘industry’ status to sports. The Cabinet cleared the Sports and Youth Service department’s proposal to recognise sports as an ‘industry’ in the state. The idea was f
Give loans to eligible borrowers without fear of CBI, CVC and CAG Part of: GS-III- financial assistance (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) Banks should not be scared to extend loans as a 100% guarantee is being given by govt, Nirmala Sitharaman told CEOs and MDs of public sector banks. Finance
Our Popular Courses
Module wise Prelims Batches
Mains Batches
Test Series