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Biosafety guidelines for genome edited plants

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has recently issued ‘Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022’. What are the guidelines about? As per the guidelines, researchers who...

May 23, 2022

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 22-23, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. “Turning the tide-Unlearning Helplessness” is the motto of which of the following international conferences? [A] International Conference on Advances in Education and Information Technology[B] International Conference on...

May 23, 2022

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 21, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. With respect to Islam, terms ‘Chador’, ‘Khimar’, Shayla’, Al-Amira’ pertain to which of the following? [A] Types of Zakat[B] Types of Garment[C] Types of Prayers[D] Types of...

May 23, 2022

Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES)

China proposed a project named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) to survey the sky through a space-based telescope. What is the objective? The objective is to find habitable...

May 23, 2022

Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technology

The Ministry of Railways said that it will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to develop an indigenous Hyperloop system. The ministry will also...

May 23, 2022

RBI: Cardless cash withdrawal facilities at all ATMs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed all banks, ATM networks, and White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) to provide their customers with the option of Interoperable Card-less...

May 23, 2022

Delhi HC Ruling on Door-to-Door Ration Delivery scheme

The Delhi High Court (HC) recently scrapped a proposed scheme of the Delhi cabinet. The scheme was to supply rations at the doorstep of beneficiaries through government empanelled...

May 23, 2022

22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity

On the 22nd of May, the International Day for Biological Diversity is observed annually across the globe. This day is observed to generate awareness about the biodiversity issues...

May 23, 2022

APEC Trade Ministers Meeting

Representatives of the United States, Japan, and three other countries had briefly walked out of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers’ meeting on 21st May 2022 to...

May 23, 2022

BioRRAP: National Portal for Biotech Researchers and Start-ups

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Science and Technology, MoS of Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Earth Science, and Ministry...

May 23, 2022

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