Technical Textiles – UPSC Prelims
Technical Textiles: Technical textiles are textiles materials and products manufactured primarily for technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic […]
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S&T for Prelims
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – UPSC Prelims
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique digital items stored on a blockchain, the same network that runs
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Sotrovimab – UPSC Prelims
Sotrovimab: It has been developed by GlaxoSmithKline with US partner Vir Biotechnology Inc. It is a monoclonal antibody drug that
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Baricitinib – UPSC Prelims
Baricitinib: It is part of a class of drugs called Janus kinase(JAK) inhibitors that suppress the overstimulation of the immune
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MM Wave Band – UPSC Prelims
MM Wave Band: This is a particular segment of radio frequency spectrum that ranges from 24-100 GHz. It has short wavelength and
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Piezoelectric Effect – UPSC Prelims
Piezoelectric Effect: Piezoelectric Effect is the ability of certain materials to generate an electric charge in response to applied mechanical
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Pig Heart Transplantation to Humans – UPSC Prelims
Pig Heart Transplantation to Human: A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart
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Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) – UPSC Prelims
Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM): MPATGM is an indigenously developed low weight Anti-Tank guided fire & forget missile. An
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Shaurya Missile and India’s K missiles family – UPSC Prelims
Shaurya Missile: Shaurya is hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile. It is a land variant of short-range SLBM K-15 Sagarika, which has
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INS Vikrant – UPSC Prelims
INS Vikrant: Vikrant is the first aircraft carrier designed and built in India. It has over 76 percent of the material