In ‘Issues in News’, we cover those issues, which are making headlines as of now, and consequently there is a possibility of these issues finding their way to the question papers, whether ‘Prelims’ or of ‘Mains’. The Objective here is to expose an aspirant to 15/20 different issues every month, so that by the end of the year, the aspirant covers nearly 200 (odd) issues, which can be raised in the form of questions.
The prosperity of science & technology in India isn’t something that is decades or a few centuries old. Rather, it’s a millennium-old tryst. Since ancient times, science and technology have been flourishing in India. The [Read More]
As with any other technology, nanotechnology, in simple terms, can be defined as the study and manipulation of matter that is of a size ranging from 1nm to 100nm. Just to keep things in perspective, [Read More]
Paradoxically, the daily news of cyber-attacks on Indian entities is no more news. We’ve been habituated to waking up to such news these days. CERT-IN reported nearly 14 lakh cyber-attacks in 2021. There are tons [Read More]
If physics and chemistry powered the industrial advancements of the 20th century, biology promises to generate equally ground-breaking technological transformations in the 21st century. Optimists pin their hopes on biotechnology to pioneer the advances in [Read More]
Aerial warfare technology has come a long way from bows & arrows to fighter jets to missiles to military drones in the 21st century. Ongoing Ukraine’s defence against the Russian invasion has brought to the [Read More]
Technology is exponentially changing the face of the world in the 21st century. UAVs/drones are one of the front runners amongst such technologies, which are increasingly gaining traction over the past decade. A host of [Read More]
Since Facebook made the bold move of placing all of their tech sectors in a single Metaverse basket, even changing the company’s name to ‘Meta,’ the concept has captivated the world. While some see it [Read More]
The Story So Far The electrical characteristics of semiconductors are unique. A conductor is something that conducts electricity, while an insulator is something that doesn’t. Semiconductors are materials that have properties that fall in the [Read More]
The COVID-19 pandemic, produced by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is a watershed moment in science. Global collaboration and data sharing have fuelled extraordinary advances in epidemiology, clinical care, prevention, treatment, and the speed with which vaccines [Read More]
The story so far Many economists use a unit called the energy demand of the economy to gauge an economy’s progress. According to current projections, global demand for fundamental energy sources will expand threefold during [Read More]
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