DMPQ: What is recombinant DNA technology? Mention the steps involved in rDNA technology? (Science)

It is a technology to bring the changes in the phenotype(the way we appear) by altering the genome. The insertion of foreign gene and thus creating new gene is called recombinant gene. The technology involved in the process is called rDNA technology. Steps in the rDNA technology are: Identification Of donor DNA and Plasmid DNA. … Read more DMPQ: What is recombinant DNA technology? Mention the steps involved in rDNA technology? (Science)

Concept of Developing, Emerging and Developed countries.

  In 1978, the World Bank, for the first time, constructed an analytical country classification system. The occasion was the launch of the World Development Report. Annexed to the report was a set of World Development Indicators (WDI), which provided the statistical underpinning for the analysis. The first economic classification in the 1978 WDI divided … Read more Concept of Developing, Emerging and Developed countries.

India In Global Indices

 India in Global Indices Global Innovation Index The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation. It is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with other organisations and institutions, and is based on both subjective and … Read more India In Global Indices

07-07-2017 RAS Current affairs

RAJASTHAN   Soon, ‘show your face’ to machines at health directorate to mark attendance.   Now employees and officers of the health department at the administrative offices will have to mark their attendance on face reading biometric machine from July 15.   The health department has issued orders in this regard on July 3 directing … Read more 07-07-2017 RAS Current affairs

Panchayati Raj of Rajasthan

Panchayati Raj of Rajasthan Panchayati Raj system has a three tier structure: (As per Census 2011) Total Districts: 33 Total Panchayat Samities: 295 Total Gram Panchayats: 9891 Average GP per District: 300 Average GP per PS: 34 Average PS per District: 9 Total Population: 6.86 Crores Rural Population: 5.15 Crores ‘The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, … Read more Panchayati Raj of Rajasthan

Manpower Based Industries

 SERVICES SECTOR Introduction The services sector continued to be the key driver of India’s economic growth contributing almost 72.5% of gross value added growth in 2017-18 while providing employment to around 30% of population (ILO estimates, 2016). The government has initiated many reforms to boost the sector which is expected to grow at … Read more Manpower Based Industries

Geo-political and Strategic development in South east Asia

Geo-political and Strategic development in South east Asia Over the past decade, Southeast Asia’s economic and geopolitical profile in the world has risen dramatically. Its US$2.5 trillion economy is a rare bright spot for global growth. In global international relations, it has assumed a remarkable degree of centrality due to the increasingly integrated Association of … Read more Geo-political and Strategic development in South east Asia

Excretion

 Excretion:In plants Excretion, the process by which animals and plants rid themselves of waste products and of the nitrogenous by-products of metabolism. Through excretion organisms control osmotic pressure—the balance between inorganic ions and water—and maintain acid-base balance. The process thus promotes homeostasis, the constancy of the organism’s internal environment. Plants have no special … Read more Excretion