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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
National Fish Farmer’s Day 2023
National Fish Farmer’s Day is celebrated on 10th July every year to recognize and appreciate Read More …
Naegleria fowleri: Brain-eating amoeba
A 15-year-old boy in Kerala’s Alappuzha district has died due to a rare infection caused Read More …
Time dilation effects
A recent study has confirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity by detecting time dilation effects in Read More …
Wallace Line and species divider line
In Bali, cockatoo is not found, but in the neighbouring island of Lombok (Indonesian), it Read More …
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023
The 2023 Global Peace Index (GPI) was recently released by the Institute for Economics and Read More …
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed that the last chemical weapon Read More …
UNESCAP-Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2023
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) has released the Global Read More …
Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0
The Ministry of Education has devised Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for States and UTs Read More …
Govt extends validity of coastal regulation zone clearance for infra projects
The validity of coastal regulation zone clearance – approval for projects that fall in the Read More …
Odisha forest staff get immunity to use firearms
Odisha government has granted immunity to forest personnel for use of firearms for self-defence while Read More …
UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023
Recently, the World Investment Report 2023 was released by UNCTAD. Key points
Sebi mandates certification for ESG rating providers
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), through a notification issued on July 3, Read More …
International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023)
The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), was organized during 5th – 7th July Read More …
Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023
The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) hosted by the Read More …
High Courts not empowered to issue a direction for invocation of Article 355 of the Constitution-Madras High Court
Madras High Court has ruled that a High Court, under Article 226 (its writ jurisdiction) Read More …
Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has launched a “Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Read More …
Price Monitoring Division (PMD)
Prices of 16 more food items, including eggs, millets, and spices, may be tracked by Read More …
Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL)
Gravity holes happen as the Earth gravitational field is not uniform due to variations in Read More …
Ubinas volcano
Peru declared a state of emergency for sixty days in areas around the Ubinas volcano Read More …
First-ever IIT campus outside India to be set up at Zanzibar in Tanzania
The first IIT campus outside India will come up at Zanzibar in Tanzania, the Ministry Read More …
Parliamentary Research and Information Support for Members of Parliament (PRISM)
PRISM (Parliamentary Research and Information Support for Members of Parliament) – a round-the-clock service, a Read More …
What are Gallium and Germanium?
China, one of the world’s leading producers of critical minerals, announced export controls on two Read More …
Iran joins SCO as India hosts summit
Iran on July 4 became the new permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Read More …
DoT Launches Bharat 6G Alliance
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has launched the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA), a collaborative platform Read More …