Opinion

Science & Technology

Source : www.livemint.com Date : 2018-11-29 OPINION Relevant for: Science & Technology Topic: Biotechnology, Genetics & Health related developments Someone somewhere was bound to do it. Ever since researchers at the University of Alicante in Spain came up with the revolutionary new gene-editing tool CRISPR, the chance to play god and the temptation to do it…

Dire Strait: On Russia-Ukraine Sea Clash

International Relations

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-29 OPINION Relevant for: International Relations Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed countries on India’s interests Russia’s capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and over 20 crew members in the disputed Azov Sea has refocussed international attention on the conflict on Europe’s eastern corridors. The rapid escalation in tensions…

Oil Swings And The Economy

Indian Economy

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-29 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Economy Topic: Issues relating to Growth & Development – Inflation & Monetary Policy Global demand for oil, decisions by major producing nations to raise/ cut supplies and the global political environment are key to oil prices. Prices have swayed from above $160 per barrel in June…

Isro’s Pslv-C43 Successfully Places Hysis, 30 Foreign Satellites In Respective Orbits

Science & Technology

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-11-29 OPINION Relevant for: Science & Technology Topic: Space Technology & related matters The PSLV-C43 lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.   | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Nearly three minutes after its lift-off at 9.57 a.m. on Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO)…