2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
09 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work...
GS-3
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Forest Declaration Assessment 2024
09 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 Reactors in India
08 October 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: 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 UPSCContext: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, two American scientists....