Asmi Pistol – UPSC Prelims
ASMI: It is a 9mm Machine Pistol jointly developed by DRDO and the Indian Army. The weapon is aptly named […]
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Meteorites – UPSC Prelims
Meteorite: A meteorite is a term given to a piece of a comet or asteroid that falls into the earth’s
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Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya Pranali – UPSC Prelims
Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya Pranali (BND): These are Indian reference materials developed by CSIR-NPL. It is committed to ensure the quality of
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National Atomic Time Scale – UPSC Prelims
The National Atomic Time Scale generates Indian Standard Time with an accuracy of 2.8 nanoseconds. The longitude of 82°30′ E has been selected as the
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Uranium Enrichment – UPSC Prelims
Natural uranium consists of two different isotopes – nearly 99% U-238 and only around 0.7% of U-235. U-235 is a fissile material that can sustain
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Pneumosil – UPSC Prelims
It is India’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) developed recently by Serum Institute of India in collaboration with partners like
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Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry – UPSC Prelims
Recently, Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN which studies the difference between matter and antimatter are trying to
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine – UPSC Prelims
It is used to protect infants, young children and adults against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Conjugate:
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Mutation – UPSC Prelims
A mutation means an alteration in genetic material. A mutation is part of the life cycle of a virus. Once
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Nanomicelles – UPSC Prelims
It is an application of nano technology. Nanomicelles are ultramicroscopic globular structures which can be used as drug delivery system.