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#environment25 Abiotic techniques, by contrast, offer greater scalability and permanence. For example, biomass burial at sea, if done right, can sequester seven to 22 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Reducing the acidic nature of the seas through OAE is another option. Here, alkaline materials are added to sea water to neutralise its carbon dioxide content, locking the carbon away for tens of thousands of years in the form of dissolved inorganic molecules.

Source: The Hindu
#environment25 The ocean’s immense surface area makes it a tempting venue for carefully engineered solutions. So far, efforts to fight climate change have been land-biased, but studies tell us that the land is saturated and can no longer support carbon capture.

Source: The Hindu
#environment25 The ocean’s immense surface area makes it a tempting venue for carefully engineered solutions. So far, efforts to fight climate change have been land-biased, but studies tell us that the land is saturated and can no longer support carbon capture.

Source: The Hindu
#science25 shock diamonds

Source: The Hindu
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#global25 Aleppo

Source: The Indian Express
High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) observatory, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
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54%
Namibia
46%
Kenya
Aleppo and Idlib, seen in news are situated in:
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16%
Lebanon
7%
Israel
4%
Gaza
74%
Syria
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#initiatives25 The first AOMSUC was held in Beijing, China, in 2010. Since then, the conference has been hosted annually in various locations across Asia-Oceania. The AOMSUC has become a premier event for meteorologists, earth scientists, satellite operators, and students from across the region and the globe.

Source: PiB
Leakage of which one of the following gases had caused Bhopal Gas Tragedy in the year 1984?
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6%
Hexamethylene diisocyanate
88%
Methyl isocyanate
5%
Isothiocyanate
1%
Isophorone diisocyanate
#environment25 BGT at 40

Source: DTE
#environment25 BGT at 40

Source: DTE
#science25 Marburg Virus

Source: The Indian Express
#science25 Marburg Virus

Source: The Indian Express
#science25 Marburg Virus

Source: The Indian Express
#history25 Belagavi Session

Source: The Hindu
#science25 On November 6, three papers were published in the journal Nature by a team called eDyNAmiC — an international collaboration led by Stanford University professor Paul Mischel. The studies explore how ecDNA is formed and contributes to the progression of cancer and drug resistance. Importantly, the findings also challenge a fundamental law of genetics.

Source: The Hindu
#science25 On November 6, three papers were published in the journal Nature by a team called eDyNAmiC — an international collaboration led by Stanford University professor Paul Mischel. The studies explore how ecDNA is formed and contributes to the progression of cancer and drug resistance. Importantly, the findings also challenge a fundamental law of genetics.

Source: The Hindu
#history25 Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer is one the oldest mosques in north India. Claims are being made that it stands on the remains of a 'Sanskrit college and temple' . Here's what history and legend say.

Source: The Indian Express
#polity25 According to the U.S. Constitution, the President can grant pardon except in cases of impeachment. The U.S. President has absolute power of pardon for federal criminal offences.

Source: The Hindu