Role of Anti-cyclone in North-east Asia
New research has revealed a link between an increase in extreme summer heat events in Northeast Asia and the role of anticyclones in the region. Extreme heat events have increased across the world and are responsible for a large number of deaths and harming crops and livestock as well.
Nearly half of the magnitude of the 2018 extreme heat event across China and Japan was caused by anomalous anticyclones in Northeast Asia.
There are mainly 2 factors which make the extreme heat events more likely to occur over Northeast Asia.
Anti-Cyclone
An anticyclone is a large-scale circulation of winds around high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
It cause clear skies and high temperatures and responsible for settled weather conditions. Fog can also form overnight within a region of higher pressure.
It can form within warm core lows such as tropical cyclones, due to descending cool air from the backside of upper troughs such as polar highs, or from large scale sinking such as the subtropical ridge. The evolution of an anticyclone depends upon variables such as its size, intensity, and extent of moist convection, as well as the Coriolis force.
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Galwan Situation
Is the situation serious?
But no rounds were fired by either side. Isn’t that a good thing?
Not really.
So, what exactly happened in the Galwan Valley on Monday?
Were the Indian soldiers not carrying weapons?
But if there were no shots fired, how did the soldiers die?
And how many Chinese soldiers were killed or injured in the clash?
Has the situation now been defused at the site of the clash?
Tensions must then be high at the Ladakh border?
So what does all this mean? What is the key takeaway?
Can the situation escalate hereon?
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India to be the manufacturing hub for E-vehicles in next 5 years
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Carbon emissions sharply rebound as countries lift coronavirus restrictions
Key Points
NEWS
Changing attitude of the world countries to control climate change
Way ahead
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SEBI’s Measure to Increase Market Liquidity
In April, SEBI had relaxed certain regulatory requirements related to rights issues and initial public offerings (IPOs) to help companies to raise funds during this pandemic. It allowed any listed entity with a market capitalization of at least Rs.100 crore could use the fast- track route for a rights issue. Earlier, the norm was ?250 crore for such offerings.
Further, any company that had been listed for 18 months was permitted to raise funds through a fast- track rights issue. Earlier it was 3 years. Also, the minimum subscription requirement to make an issue successful was lowered from the earlier 90% of the offer size to 75%.
SEBI
The SEBI is managed by its members, which consists of the following:
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RBI Norms for NBFC’s
A housing finance company is considered a non-banking financial company (NBFC) under the RBI’s regulations. A company is treated as an NBFC if its financial assets are more than 50% of its total assets and income from financial assets is more than 50% of the gross income.
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Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
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I-Lab
DBT-AMTZ COMManD
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (I-LAB)
Specifications
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SERB supported study shows that collapse of respiratory center in the brain may cause breakdown of COVID-19 patients
PreBötzinger complex
Way ahead
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CSIR-CDRI’s candidate drug Umifenovir secures DCGI approval for Phase III Clinical Trial against COVID-19
Context
Umifenovir
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An enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, NRDC Licenses NavRakshak PPE Suit Manufacturing Know-how to Five MSMEs Developed by Indian Navy
Advantages of NavRakshak
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Tala Maddale, Tulu Yakshagana in Udupi
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Yakshagana
About:
Key Features:
Types:
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Kodumanal reveals megalithic belief in afterlife
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Megaliths
Types of Megalith structures
Megaliths in India
In India, megaliths of all kinds are noted; these vary from Menhirs, Rock-cut burial, chamber tomb, dolmens, stone alignment, stone circles and anthropomorphic figures.
Megalith Sites in India
Site Name and Types of Structures |
District |
State |
Nilaskal |
Hosanagar |
Karnataka |
Hire Benkal |
Thrissur |
Kerala |
Chamber Tomb: Hire Benakal |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Dolmens: Hire Benakal |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Hanamsagar |
Koppala |
Karnataka |
Kudakkallu Parambu |
Thrissur |
Kerala |
Junapani |
Nagpur |
Maharashtra |
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