civil mentor

civil mentor

  • Joined: 31 July 2014
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CURRENT AFFAIRS – 10 AUGUST 2024

1.DNA PROFILING?? Definition: DNA profiling, also known as DNA fingerprinting, is aforensic technique used to identify individuals based on their uniqueDNA characteristics. It involves comparing DNA samples to assess thelikelihood of a match.● Principles: DNA profiling relies on the fact…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 9 August 2024

1.E-RUPEE  Major fintech companies, including Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik are looking to join the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital currency project by allowing their users to transact in e-rupee via Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Background:…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 8 AUGUST 2024

1.Geothermal Energy WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY? Geothermal energy is heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth. Water and/or steam carry the geothermal energy to the Earth’s surface. Depending on its characteristics, geothermal energy can be used for heating and…

Current Affairs – 7 August 2024

1. Organ Transplant Overview: All cases of organ transplants will be allocated a unique National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)-ID for both the donor and the recipient, according to a recent directive by the Union Health Ministry. Norms Why…

Current Affairs – 6 August 2024

1.Ceramics Ceramics can typically withstand very hot or acidic environments, many forms of chemical erosion, and are hard and difficult to compress. But they are also brittle — i.e. can shatter — and don’t handle shear, or sliding, stress well.…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 5 August 2024

1.Genetic screening News Athletes worldwide are increasingly turning to genetic screening to enhance their performance.  Genetic screening is a tool used to identify individuals at higher risk for developing certain disorders or carrying specific genes for these disorders. It involves testing genetic material—chromosomes,…

Current Affairs – 4 AUGUST 2025

1. LA NINA ● La Nina is a climate phenomenon characterised by a cooling of the sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial PacificOcean. ● It is one phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in theEarth’s climate…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 3 August 2024

1. Nano-MIND technology Context: In a ground-breaking experiment, researchers at the Center for Nanomedicine at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Yonsei University in South Korea have demonstrated the ability to control specific brain regions in mice using magnetic fields. How it works?  In their…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 2 August 2024

1.Polio virus ● In the mid-20th century, researchers widely believed the polio virus could only be grown in cultures of nerve cells. ● This misconception was propagated by their inability to infect rhesus macaques by the oral route, and only…

CURRENT AFFAIRS – 1 AUGUST 2024

1.Civil War in Myanmar. Why in News? Recently, due to the ongoing Civil War in Myanmar, 1,500 nationals of Myanmar took refuge in Mizoram’s Champhai district following an intense gunfight between the Myanmar Army, and pro-democracy militias in the country’s western Chin…