Prior Infections Driving Dengue Virus Evolution in India Context: A team led by Dr. Rahul Roy from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the IISc conducted a detailed investigation of the virus diversity and evolutionary dynamics in India based on an analysis of 184 whole-genome […]
CSIR scientists Find Rare Earth Deposits in Anantapur Context: Scientists from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research facility in Hyderabad, have discovered profitable rare-earth elements (REEs) in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. Points to Ponder: Scientists from […]
Trials Can Be Transferred Only In Exceptional Cases: SC Context: The Supreme Court denied a petition to transfer a case out of West Bengal, saying the power to transfer cases should be utilized sparingly and only when justice appears to be in grave danger. Points […]
16th Finance Panel Will Be Constituted In November Context: The Union government is gearing up to convene the Sixteenth Finance Commission in November this year to recommend the formula for sharing revenues between the Centre and the States for the five-year term beginning 2026-27 Points […]
Will Platforms Have To Take Down ‘Fake News’? Context: The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were revised on Thursday by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The amendment gives the Union Government the authority to appoint an official […]
Why Have Key Oil Producers Vowed Output Cuts? Context: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Russia have all agreed on curbs on oil output that will begin in May and run through the end of 2023. Crude oil prices immediately rose in response […]