No,-Humans-Didn't-Evolve-From-the-Ancestors-of-Living-Apes-upsc-anthropology-vishnu-ias

No, Humans Didn’t Evolve From the Ancestors of Living Apes

No, Humans Didn’t Evolve From the Ancestors of Living Apes The last ancestor that we shared with apes had its own set of traits, and was different from both us and modern apes. The truth is that we don’t know where we, homo sapiens, came from. In his 1871 work, In The Descent of Man,

No, Humans Didn’t Evolve From the Ancestors of Living Apes Read More »

Recombinant DNA Technology-upsc-vishnu-ias

Recombinant DNA Technology

Recombinant DNA Technology Recombinant DNA Technology is the name given to the process of creating artificial DNA by fusing DNA from various sources with various genetic components. Genetic engineering is the term used to refer to recombinant DNA technologies. In 1968, Swiss microbiologist Werner Arber made the discovery of restriction enzymes, which led to the

Recombinant DNA Technology Read More »

A-76-World’s-Largest-Iceberg-upsc-vishnu-ias

A-76: World’s Largest Iceberg

A-76: World’s Largest Iceberg An enormous iceberg ‘A-76’ has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, lying in the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica. It measures around 4320 sq km in size – currently making it the largest berg in the world.  Key Points About A-76:  The newly calved berg ‘A-76’ was spotted

A-76: World’s Largest Iceberg Read More »

Concern-for-PVTGs-in-Odisha-as-test-hesitancy-poses-hurdle-upsc-vishnu-ias

Concern for PVTGs in Odisha as test hesitancy poses hurdle

Concern for PVTGs in Odisha as test hesitancy poses hurdle Thirteen of the 62 tribal groups in Odisha have been identified as PVTGs, which are given special protection because of their dwindling population. Their current population is 2.14 lakh, spread across 11 districts. WITH NEARLY 55 per cent of the Covid cases in Odisha being

Concern for PVTGs in Odisha as test hesitancy poses hurdle Read More »

Ladakh-Dard-Tribe-in-Aryan-Valley-preserved-Dard-Culture-for-centuries-upsc-vishnu-ias

Ladakh: Dard Tribe in Aryan Valley preserved Dard Culture for centuries despite several challenges

Ladakh: Dard Tribe in Aryan Valley preserved Dard Culture for centuries despite several challenges In Ladakh, Aryan Valley is fascinating for its tribal culture, custom, epics and languages which are different from the rest of the union territory. Aryan Valley is home to Buddhist Dard Tribe that live in five villages. People have preserved the

Ladakh: Dard Tribe in Aryan Valley preserved Dard Culture for centuries despite several challenges Read More »

Scroll to Top