Page-96 of General Studies

UAE’s Golden Visa

The United Arab Emirates’ Golden Visa System provides long-term residency in the West Asian nation for up to 5 or 10 years. This benefit is provided for people who are investors, entrepreneurs, individuals with outstanding talents like researchers, medical professionals ..

Tulsa Race Massacre

The Tulsa Race Massacre is an infamous racial violence that took place in Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incident, which took place in 1921, involved mobs of white residents attacking the residents of Greenwood – a Black-dominated area that ..

Nordlink

The recently inaugurated Nordlink is an undersea cable that directly connects the electricity networks of Germany and Norway through the North Sea. This 2.4 billion USD worth project will enable Germany to export the surplus electricity sourced from its wind ..

Sotrovimab

Sotrovimab is a monoclonal antibody drug developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir. This drug’s monoclonal antibody (laboratory-bade protein) specifically targets the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. It is capable of blocking the novel coronavirus’ attachment and entry into the human cells This ..

Veer Savarkar

Veer Savarkar is an Indian freedom fighter born in Bhagur village in Nashik district of Maharashtra on May 28, 1883. Prime Minister Modi paid tributes on Savarkar’s birth anniversary. Savarkar was the founder of the Mitra Mela – a secret ..

DG NCC Mobile Training App 2.0

The Directorate General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mobile Training App Version 2.0 was launched recently by Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar. This application will help conduct nationwide training to NCC cadets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The earlier version was launched ..

Near Isothermal Forging Technology

The Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) – a DRDO lab – has recently developed near isothermal forging technology capable of producing all five stages of high-pressure compressor (HPC) discs using 2000 MT isothermal forge press. This technology was transferred by ..

National AI Portal

The National Artificial Intelligence Portal (INDIAai) is a digital platform developed jointly by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. It acts as the one-stop solution for all AI related news, learning, articles, ..

Bugs Matter app

Bugs Matter App is a new application that can track bug splats on the car number plates to help the UK scientists to study the dwindling numbers of insect population. This was developed following a 2019 study analysing car registration ..

Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method

Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method is a novel technique of testing COVID-19 samples. It was developed by the scientists from Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). In this method, a simple ..