Agriculture Performance After 2014
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: A NITI Aayog paper highlights that India’s farm sector has seen improved growth over the past two decades, with...
GS-3
Agriculture
Economy
Nations with Mineral Reserves needed for Energy Transition
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: The global renewable energy system is currently dominated by fossil fuels, but the transition to a low-carbon economy will...
Science and Technology
The Global Burden of Cancer and the Role of Genetics
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Estimates from the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggest that one in five people globally faces a lifetime...
Science and Technology
Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Rwanda is facing a critical public health crisis as the Marburg virus outbreak escalates, following the country’s first reported...
Agriculture
Punjab’s Agricultural Crisis: The Need for Soil Revitalisation
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Punjab, often hailed as India’s “food bowl,” faces a critical agricultural crisis as its soils degrade due to excessive...
Science and Technology
2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Forest Declaration Assessment 2024
09 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Forest Declaration Assessment 2024 reveals a sharp increase in global deforestation rates, serving as an urgent call for...
Economy
Holtec International’s Proposal for small modular reactors (SMR’S) in India
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Holtec International, a New Jersey-based private company, has proposed deploying its Small Modular Reactors (SMR-300) in India, which may...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Kerala’s Vidiyal Initiative
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: India’s first participatory forest management project began in Kerala’s Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) nearly 30 years ago called Vidiyal...
Economy
State of Economy: The Macro Parameters
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: For the Indian Economy to achieve 7% growth rate on continuous basis 5 important macro Parameters need to be...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled new insights into how plants adapt to rising temperatures...
Science and Technology
Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: An associate professor at the University of Alberta, led a study on the new ultrasound technique for cancer detection....
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environmental Justice Into Air Quality Management
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Toxic air poses a public health crisis in India, where vulnerable groups—children, women, the elderly, and marginalised communities—face the...
Science and Technology
Monopolisation of Space
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Last month, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X, announced that SpaceX now controls...
Science and Technology
2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
08 October 2024 | The Study IASContext: Nobel Prize in Physiology. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary...
