Global Hunger Index 2018
Context: India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, says a report. More about the Index: According to the report, prepared by…
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Epidermolysis bullosa
In a first, scientists have successfully treated a child suffering from extensive skin damage due to a genetic disease using transplants derived from genetically modified cells. The boy suffered from Epidermolysis…
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A cobot
A cobot is intended to work hand-in-hand with humans in a shared workspace. This is in contrast with full-fledged robots that are designed to operate autonomously or with limited guidance. …
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Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
Influenza A (H1N1) virus is the subtype of influenza A virus that was the most common cause of human influenza (flu) in 2009, and is associated with the 1918 outbreak known as the Spanish Flu. It…
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The Bio-Indicator Lidar Instrument
The Bio-Indicator Lidar Instrument, or BILI is a fluorescence-based lidar, a type of remote-sensing instrument similar to radar in principle and operation. Instead of using radio waves, however, lidar instruments…
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Test Series for Prelims-2017
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India, US sign military logistics pact-The Hindu
India and the U.S on Monday signed the bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will give the militaries of both countries access to each other’s facilities for supplies…
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Securing the Scorpene-Mains-2016
Submarines are generally shrouded in opacity given the intrinsic nature of the underwater domain they operate in and the traditional secrecy that surrounds them as a platform. This rule of…
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Tropical baboon thriving in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau-Prelims-2016
The first Hamadryas baboon, the smallest of its kind born on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is thriving in a zoo in northwest China's Qinghai Province."The successful breeding of the first baby…
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Rare ‘Marbled Map’ butterfly sighted in Eastern Ghats-Prelims-2016
‘Marbled Map’, a rare butterfly species usually found in the north-east .Marbled Map or Cyrestis cocles is listed as a “rare” butterfly species confined to forested hills in the region between Sikkim…
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