Current Affairs

Evidence of Water on Mars

Context: Water covers about 70% of Earth’s surface and has been stable on the planet for 4.3 billion years. On...

Tuberculosis and Mental Health

Context: The intersection of tuberculosis (TB) and mental health issues presents a significant public health challenge, often referred to as...

Supermassive Black Holes and Binary Systems

Context: Astrophysicists have long suspected that some galaxies harbor not just one, but two supermassive black holes at their centers. ...

Proba-3 Mission

Context: The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission, originally scheduled for launch on December 4, 2024, has been rescheduled to December 5, 2024, following...

Electrophoresis 

Context: Innovative advancements in biomedical engineering have led to the development of hand-held “electric labs” that can rapidly identify pathogens....

Tuberculosis and Mental Health

Context: The intersection of tuberculosis (TB) and mental health issues presents a significant public health challenge, often referred to as...

Oilfields Amendment Bill

Context: On December 3, the Rajya Sabha approved the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024, aimed at enhancing domestic...

Women Becoming a Vote Bank

Context: In the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections, both the NDA and Opposition governments focused on cash transfer schemes for...

Monetary Policy and CRR

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) began its three-day monetary policy review on Wednesday, December 4.  More on News...

Warming Oceans and Changing Marine Habitats

Context: Human activities release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere annually, trapping heat from the Sun and...

Open Science and Commercialisation

Context: DeepMind’s decision to withhold AlphaFold 3’s full code has raised concerns among researchers, limiting their ability to fully investigate...

World Soil Day: The Importance of Soil Health and Nutrient Circularity

Context: World Soil Day (5, December 2024) emphasises the need to address India’s soil health crisis to ensure sustainable ecosystems,...

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, often called Baba Saheb Ambedkar, was an eminent Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer who...

Usefulness of Caste Census

Context: The demand for a caste census has become a contentious political issue, with support from opposition leaders, NGOs, and...

Extrachromosomal DNA

Context: Recent studies have revealed that extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is present in up to 40% of cancer cell lines and...