Bio-Fortified Potatoes for Nutritional Security Why in News? India plans to introduce iron-rich bio-fortified potato varieties developed by the International Potato Center (CIP), Peru, to address iron-deficiency anemia and hidden hunger. CIP has shared the germplasm with ICAR-CPRI, Shimla for adapt...
AI-designed Proteins to Generate Immune Cells AI-designed Proteins to Generate Immune Cells Why in News?In early August 2025, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital published a breakthrough in Cell, showing that AI- designed synthetic proteins effectively activate the ...
The Enemy Property Act 1968: UPSC Current Affairs Why in News? Properties worth an estimated Rs 15,000 crore, owned by the Pataudi family and partially linked to actor Saif Ali Khan, could be taken over by the government under the Enemy Property Act 1968. The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently asked...
What is the Gini Index? The Gini index, also known as the Gini coefficient or Gini ratio, is a measure of income or wealth inequality within a population. It ranges from 0 to 1 (or 0% to 100%), with 0 representing perfect equality (everyone has the same income/wealth) and 1 representing perfect ine...
BRICS: Shaping the Global Future BRICS: Shaping the Global Future What is BRICS? · BRICS is an intergovernmental organization of 10 major emerging economies working to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, technology, and global governance. · Originally termed BRIC (Brazil, Ru...