Monday, August 01, 2016

Move over chemo, now harness the immune system to fight cancer
Kudankulam plant safest in the world, says Russian official
Buddhist remains unearthed in A.P.
All at the South China Sea
NSEL settlement scandal is back in spotlight
India among regional leaders in SME sector: MasterCard
Row over proposed rail line through wildlife zone

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Blood supply improves, but India still faces a shortfall of 10 per cent
Bearded vulture flies to Romania; 1st time seen in decades
Flu vaccine has added benefits for people with diabetes
Post-1991, inequality has widened: Ramesh
No special status for A.P., but we will give support: Jaitley
Strategic Forces Command exempted from RTI ambit
With thrust on innovation, scheme to INSPIRE young scientists to be renamed
New development body for hill-country Tamils in Sri Lanka
The gulf in tuberculosis care
India looks to counter U.S. move on trade sanctions
Centre to amend compensation law
Indian researchers find a new ancestor of modern humans

Friday, July 29, 2016

Facing a fuel shortage, Tripura opts for odd-even
India scripting renaissance in ties with Rome
Green light for Afforestation Fund Bill
Fuel levies used for capital investment, says Jaitley
Give development vision for 15 years, PM tells NITI Aayog
New eye scan may predict Alzheimer’s
Surplus river basins face drop in rainfall: IIT study
1991, the untold story
Green bonds can finance the future
Conserving Sri Lanka’s mangroves
Concerned by amended child labour bill: UN
How much sewage is released into Kolkata wetlands: NGT asks State

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Mahadayi: tribunal rejects Karnataka’s petition
Supercomputer to forecast monsoon with dynamical model
Magsaysay for Bezwada Wilson, T.M. Krishna
Lok Sabha nod for Lokpal Act amendment
Clones of Dolly the sheep have aged gracefully
Farewell Philae: Earth severs link with silent comet probe
Bacteria producing powerful antibiotic right under your nose
Lok Sabha passes comprehensive Bill to check benami transactions
‘Father of Hybrid Sorghum’ passes away
South Africa to host BRICS office
India still needs to go the distance
Fooled by smartness
India wants market access for organic products in Japan
Cabinet gives nod for 15% foreign investment limit in bourses
India has most number of stunted children: Study
Parasites hitch ride down Silk Road

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Blow to India as arbitration tribunal rules against Antrix
LS passes amended child labour law; Varun terms clauses ‘lunacy’
The unease over the NGO notifications
No legal ground for return of Kohinoor: U.K. Minister
The crisis of Indian democracy
Reforms are here to stay
Of curbs to free speech
Indo-U.S. expedition discovers natural gas in Indian Ocean
Cloning trees to combat climate change
Meet the smog-eating machine
United Nations flexes tech muscle to fight climate change

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

182 people got HIV from blood transfusion: govt
Merciless methane
Green Tribunal’s move to clean up Ganga
Unusual solitary marine species found in Japan
U.S. asks India to remove duties, ‘barriers’ on ICT items
It never trickles down
Flawed premise, misplaced prescription
Armenia to have the world’s largest Yazidi temple
Malaria drug shows promise in cancer treatment
Govt. intervention sought for Hepatitis C treatment
‘Feed the future’ programme launched
U.S., India may sign logistics pact

Answers

1.D- The entire ocean — from the depths to the shallows — gets its oxygen supply from the surface, either directly from the atmosphere or from phytoplankton, which release oxygen into the water through photosynthesis. Warming surface waters absorb less oxygen. The oxygen that is absorbed has a more difficult time travelling deeper into the ocean. That’s because as water heats up, it expands, becoming lighter than the water below it and less likely to sink

2.A

3.D

4. D

5. B

Monday, July 25, 2016

Red Corridor to be redrawn by govt.
New artificial reef to be sunk off Florida's Pompano Beach
States told to levy zero tax on food items
Canada, U.K. renew calls for reconciliation in Sri Lanka
WTO body ruling in India, U.S. solar case in September
G-20 nations pledge to protect world economy

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Feather in the cap: India home to 12% of world’s bird species
Now, NGOs have to register with NITI Aayog for grants
New protein throws light on Alzheimer’s
‘A type of Culex mosquito can also transmit Zika’
Changing food culture could be cause of malnutrition: Research
Oil-degrading bacteria to undergo field trials
High-powered committee may suggest scrapping of MCI
ISRO ready for air-breathing propulsion experiment
India’s invisible manual scavengers
Genetic secrets of 88 bony fishes revealed

July 22, 2016

Our growth is linked to that of our neighbours, says Modi

Now, private citizens can seek sanction to prosecute IAS officers

China, Pak. conduct joint patrol along PoK border

Living in a warmer country

Get on with the GST

Industry urges Centre to speed up PPP revamp

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Opt for eco-friendly infrastructure, States told
BRICS can lead Global South: Chinese expert
Mann flouted privilege, say MPs
China unveils new weapons after S. China Sea verdict
We need a Nutrition Mission
Security Council holds secret poll on next UN chief

Questions for Pre 2016

1.Consider the following

1.     The entire ocean gets its oxygen supply directly from the atmosphere

2.     Warming surface waters absorb more oxygen

Choose the correct answer

a)     Both 1 and 2

b)     Only 1

c)     Only 2

d)     Neither 1 nor 2

2.What is NAVIC?

a)     India’s own positioning system

b)     New satellite to study climate variation

c)     Nano-electronic mission

d)     None of the above

3.Consider the following regarding the Hubble mission

1.     Planet hunt

2.     Survey of deep space

3.     Discovery of dark energy

The efforts of Hubble contributed in

a)     Only 3

b)     2 and 3

c)     1 and 3

d)     1,2 and 3

4. Consider the following pairs

1.     Article 142        The question of doing complete justice

2.     Article 143        Reference of a dispute to the SC

3.      Article 145        Hearing of Constitutional cases

Find the Correct match

a)     Only 3

b)     2 and 3

c)     1 and 3

d)     1,2 and 3

5. Duncan passage is part of

a)     Lakshadweep islands

b)     Andaman Islands

c)     Palk straight

d)     Sagar islands

Thursday, July 21, 2016


A.P. set to be country’s nuclear power hub
No fresh tests for GM mustard
Consensus reached on afforestation fund Bill
EU links aid to reconciliation
How to get the weave right
Governing the Governor
Ranil urges tri-nation economic convergence
Unique marshlands make it to UNESCO heritage list
Closer to fracking sites, higher the asthma risk
Constant artificial lighting making us unhealthy?

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Death rate slows, but 39 mn still HIV positive
Kepler discovers 104 new exoplanets
Centre lets microbeads off the hook
Panama agrees to sign tax treaty
Life term means imprisonment till death, says Constitution Bench
India is a strategic ally: GOP platform
Will data do us apart?
Rural areas pose hurdle for small finance banks
Biodiversity loss below 'safe' levels: study 
India, U.S. to step up cooperation in maritime sector

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

SpaceX rocket on course to drop supplies in ISS
Cheap water treatment device for rural India
Satavahana capital faces submergence
Kejriwal can’t suspend Delhi officials: MHA
1,23,000 Venezuelans cross Colombia border for food
One India, one market
How a diagnosis is delayed
Chronicle of a tragedy foretold
Alternative to animal testing

Monday, July 18, 2016

WHO report sounds alarm on ‘doctors’ in India
India ramps up its military presence in Eastern Ladakh
India basks in glow of UNESCO honours
Study explores how HIV resists drugs
China deepens S. China Sea presence
Limits to autonomy
AQR and its impact on banks
Automobile hybrid electric kit norms notified
New likely dwarf planet discovered

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Nine culturally-rich sites on this year’s honour roll
Nalanda in global limelight after UNESCO listing
‘Beijing strain TB in Mumbai is drug-resistant’
Lifeline Express sets sights on major surgeries
India bats for Turkish democracy
A move away from bad fats
Lessons from cash transfers
Lighting up lives with wave currents
Aura discovers 39 unknown sources of sulphur dioxide

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Naidu offers exclusive cluster for Russian industries
India rejects Oli charge on Nepal political crisis
‘Warm Jupiters’ have planetary companions
Scientists find evidence of new Stone Age farmers
Census 2011 records rise in literacy among disabled
Move to flush out methane gas from coal mine
‘Meet global poultry standards’
China goes on a diplomatic offensive
Why not a Common Civil Code for all?
Freedom for the farmer
India, EU resume FTA talks
What is the wider impact of the South China Sea ruling?
Climate-resilient farming on the cards in Maharashtra

Thursday, July 14, 2016

SC quashes Arunachal Governor’s order, Tuki takes charge as CM
Juno sends first image while orbiting Jupiter
New Central scheme targets skilling of one crore people
A.P. gears up for confluence of two mighty rivers
‘A Governor cannot run a parallel government’
China warns of air defence zone in South China Sea
Japan’s Emperor planning to abdicate: Media
Law and diplomacy on South China Sea
First-ever river festival begins tomorrow
WHO reminds travellers to vaccinate against measles, rubella for Rio
US missile defense system to be placed in S. Korea farm town
Sea lanes of communication in South China Sea critical for peace: India