GS-2 5.NORTH EAST VENTURE FUND The Ministry of Development of North-East Region has recently given an update on the scheme North East Venture Fund.  IMPORTANT POINTS: Set up by North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited(NEDFi) in association with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(M-DoNER), the North East Venture …

GS-2  4.CROWDFUNDING FOR RARE DISEASES Recently, the Delhi High Courthas ordered the Ministry of Health and Family Welfareto explore Crowdfundingto help two children, who are suffering from a Rare Diseaseknown as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  Constitutional Provision Involved: The HC held that ‘Right to Health and Healthcare’is a fundamental rightwhich has …

GS-3 3.ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released an advisory on the rooftop solar scheme. Objective: To generate solar power by installing solar panelson the roof of the houses, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Grid-connectedRooftop Solar Scheme (Phase II). …

GS-3 2.MEITY QUANTUM COMPUTING APPLICATIONS LAB The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country, in collaboration with AWS. Quantum computing is an emerging field that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to build powerful tools to process information. It has …

GS-2 1.EXERCISE DESERT KNIGHT-21 Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Airet de l’Espace) will conduct a bilateral Air exercise, Ex Desert Knight-21 at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 20 to 24 Jan 2021. The exercise is unique as it includes fielding of Rafale aircraft by …

Context: DST INSPIRE faculty from Chennai working on alternative anti-cancer therapy using transgenic zebrafish Scientists are exploring an alternative anti-cancer therapy that involves targeting tumor generated the formation of new blood vessels which allow the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the body’s tissues, technically called angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is critical …

GS-1 5.SEMERU VOLCANO OF INDONESIA Recently, Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia’s East Java province. Other volcanoes, such as the Merapi volcano (Java) and Sinabung volcano (Sumatra), also erupted recently. SEMERU VOLCANO: Semeru – also k nown as “The Great Mountain” – is the highest volcano in Java and one of …

GS-1 4.WESTERN DISTURBANCE According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), awestern disturbance is likely to affect the Himalayan regionsoon. The disturbances will result in fairly widespread light to moderate snowfall and rainsin the plains of Jammu. IMPORTANT POINTS: Western Disturbance (WD), labelled as an extra-tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean,is …

GS-3 3.CHABAHAR PORT IMPORTANT POINTS: Government of India strengthens cargo handling capacity of Chabahar Port, Iran. India has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) to Iran’s Chabahar port, with a total contract value of over USD 25 Million under a contract agreement for supply of 6 MHC. …

GS-1 2.SUSHRUTA WHO WAS SUSHRUTA? Sushruta (c. 7th or 6th century BCE) was a physician in ancient India known today as the “Father of Indian Medicine” and “Father of Plastic Surgery” for inventing and developing surgical procedures. His work on the subject, the Sushruta Samhita(Sushruta’s Compendium) is considered the oldest …