The National Commission for Minorities held a video conference meeting with 18 States/UTs to discuss Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
Anand Marriage Act
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes at the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ in Read More …
Prime Minister receives Russia’s highest State Award
President of Russia Mr. Vladimir Putin conferred Russia’s highest national award “The Order of St. Read More …
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Camera trap images have revealed that a tiger trekked from Sikkim to Bhutan, crossing the Read More …
Hurricane Beryl
The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team’s departure from the Caribbean island was delayed due Read More …
Union Cabinet approves India’s signing of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement
The Union Cabinet has approved India to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. Read More …
Information ratio
Market regulator SEBI has proposed that all mutual funds mandatorily disclose risk-adjusted return, not just Read More …
Digital Bharat Nidhi
Recently, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released draft rules to operationalise the Digital Bharat Nidhi. Read More …
Vaquitas
After a recent survey, researchers estimate they saw only six to eight individual vaquitas in Read More …
World Zoonoses Day 2024: Not all animal diseases are zoonotic
World Zoonoses Day was celebrated on July 6, 2024. World Zoonoses Day is celebrated in Read More …
BAP1 gene and IGF-1 hormone
A recent study, published in Nature Genetics, has identified over 5,000 genetic variations that contribute Read More …
Union Ministry of Culture initiates Project PARI
The Union Ministry of Culture has initiated Project PARI for the UNESCO-46th World Heritage Committee Read More …
International Day of Cooperatives 2024 Theme
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation addressed the ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation) Read More …
Aphelion
Earth reaches aphelion every July. This year it did so on 5 July. Key points
Women Entrepreneurship Platform launches SEHER Program
SEHER, a credit education program was launched by the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and TransUnion Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR)
Recently, Thazhakara grama panchayat in Alappuzha (Kerala) released the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Read More …
Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN)
Recently, the Indo-French Liver and Metabolic Disease Network (InFLiMeN) was launched to prevent and cure Read More …
India Unveils indigenous ‘Zorawar’ Tank
India’s indigenous light tank Zorawar was unveiled on July 6. The 25-tonne tank was jointly Read More …
Keir Starmer becomes new U.K. Prime Minister
The parliamentary election was held in the United Kingdom July 4. The voters above 18 Read More …
Beki River
According to a recent media report, Beki river is changing course and has displaced thousands Read More …
Xenophrys apatani: A new species of forest-dwelling horned frog
A team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has recorded a new Read More …
Aditya-L1 completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point
India’s first solar mission, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, has completed its first halo orbit around the Read More …
Senna spectabilis
Environmental organisations in Wayanad have urged the Forest department to maintain transparency in a project Read More …
India successfully test-fires anti-radiation missile ‘Rudram-1’
India has successfully test-fired its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, the Rudram-1.
Leang Karampuang: World’s oldest cave painting
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest cave painting – created at least 51,200 years ago Read More …