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Emerging Tech and Science and Tech- Part 4

Electric Vehicle Battery/Traction Battery Rechargeable (secondary) batteries, and are typically lithium-ion batteries.  designed for a high ampere-hour (or kilowatt-hour) capacity. The most common battery type in modern electric vehicles are lithium-ion and lithium polymer, because of their high energy density compared to their weight.   Lithium Ion…

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Emerging Technologies,Science & Tech- Part 3

Bioplastics Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc. Bioplastic can be made from agricultural by-products and also from used plastic bottles and other containers using microorganisms. Common plastics, such as fossil-fuel plastics (also called petrobased polymers) are derived from petroleum or natural gas.…

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS) List India

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS) are outstanding landscapes of aesthetic beauty that combine agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and a valuable cultural heritage.Located in specific sites around the world, they sustainably provide multiple goods and services, food and livelihood security for…

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Emerging Technologies,Science & Tech- Part 1

3D Printing The 3D printing process builds a three-dimensional object from a computer-aided design (CAD) model, usually by successively adding material layer by layer, which is why it is also called additive manufacturing The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes.…

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Carbon Sequestration,Ocean Acidification and Other Important Terms

Carbon Sequestration Carbon sequestration or carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is the long-term removal, capture or sequestration of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to slow or reverse atmospheric CO2 pollution and to mitigate or reverse global warming. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally captured from the atmosphere through…

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Important Topics for Prelims 2020

2020 Tyler Prize for the environment awarded to Indian economist who formulated Green Economy The Tyler Prize 2020 has been awarded to two pioneers who quantified the economic value of our natural environment. Pavan Sukhdev (currently President of WWF), an…

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Diseases In News- Prelims 2020

We have covered COVID-19 (Corona) and Virology separately in 2 articles.Here we will cover other diseases important from Prelims Viewpoint. Hantavirus Hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes in people worldwide. …

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Revision Strategy for the Last 30 Days

Since  the final and crucial one month is left before Prelims-2020 exam,here are some key points to consider- The last 30 days are the most important phase of your preparation,and it can turn the tables in your favour if you…

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Drones- Prelims 2020 Probable

Drone Technology and Regulations in India Drones Technology A drone, in technological terms, is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UASes). Essentially, a drone is a flying robot that can be…

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Reminder to Pro-subscribers !

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We request Pro- subscribers to kindly go through Strategy articles and Revision Strategy articles as well. Our analytics data suggests that most of the visits are being made only to PRO section. Other sections are equally important. For example,last year…

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Viruses- Basic Virology

VIRUS Definition: Viruses are ultra-microscopic, non-cellular living particles, composed solely of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) core, surrounded by a protein envelope called capsid. Characteristics of Viruses: The major distinguishing characteristics of viruses are given below. They are non-cellular…

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Geographical Indications( GI) Tags in News

Geographical indication (GI)  GI is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country). Approved by the Geneva-headquartered World Trade Organization, a GI tag recognises the…

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CERN & INDIA

CERN – The European Organization for Nuclear Research (known as CERN ) is a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. – Established in 1954, the organization is based in a northwest suburb of…

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HISTORY REVISION STRATEGY

Enlisting important chapters in History is a difficult task as the questions can be asked from anywhere in the vast syllabus. Though the whole syllabus should be completed by aspirants, we are providing list of the most important chapters from…

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POLAR VORTEX

Why in news? Recently, US mid-west experienced sub-zero temperatures due to a breakdown in the polar vortex. What is a polar vortex? – It is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth’s North and South…

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POLITY- MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS

Polity is a subject in which one can score full marks in prelims with surety by doing  M Laxmikanth book thoroughly. Our analysis shows that one can easily answer most of the questions by doing following chapters properly. These are…

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How to Use IASNOVA.COM?

“A Vision without a Strategy remains an Illusion”. IASNOVA is the first of its kind website which focuses only on the MOST PROBABLE topics and relevant content for clearing UPSC preliminary examination .These topics have been selected on the basis of previous years trends .We…

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Mudras of the Great Buddha

Mudras of the Great Buddha

MUDRAS Mudras are a non-verbal mode of communication and self-expression, consisting of hand gestures and finger postures. They are symbolic sign based finger patterns taking the place, but retaining the efficacy of the spoken word, and are used to evoke in…

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BUDDHISM- Revision Capsule for UPSC Prelims Exam

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Buddha’s life -born 563 BC at Lumbinivana,Nepal – Sakya Kshatriya Clan -father- Suddhodhana-king of republic Kapilvastu -mother-Mahamaya- princess of  Kollia republic -Step-mother  and aunt- Mahaprajapati Gautami -wife- Yashodhara-priness of  Shakya dynasty-son Rahul –4 sights-turning point-1.old man,2.diseased person,3.dead body and 4.…

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