At least 25 people are reported to have died and dozens are injured after tornadoes Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Tornadoes
Site-Directed Nuclease (SDN)
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that India has become the first country in Read More …
Scientists create first ‘pangenome’ of Asian rice
In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers — primarily from the Chinese Academy of Sciences — Read More …
Germanium
India is currently navigating a complex situation involving export restrictions imposed by China on germanium, Read More …
Musa indandamanensis
A 4.2-metre infructescence (fruit-bearing part) has been recorded in Musa indandamanensis, a wild banana species Read More …
HAROP & S-400
Israeli HAROP UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) Indian Air Defence Response S-400 Triumf Missile Defence Read More …
Revised SHAKTI policy
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved grant of fresh coal linkages to Thermal Read More …
Ozempic mouth
“Ozempic mouth” is a term gaining attention recently to describe the facial changes some people Read More …
Labeo uru and Labeo chekida
Researchers at the Centre for Peninsular Aquatic Genetic Resources, Kochi, of the National Bureau of Read More …
India’s First in human Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A
India’s first in Human Gene Therapy with lentiviral vector for Severe Hemophilia A in a Read More …
Zero Shadow Day
Bengaluru experienced Zero Shadow Day on 24th April at exactly 12.17 pm. Objects cast a Read More …
Chlorpyrifos
The 17th Basel Convention COP (BC COP-17), 12th Rotterdam Convention COP (RC COP-12), and 12th Read More …
Green cryptocurrencies
Bhutan is exploring ways to mine and leverage green cryptocurrencies using hydropower to boost its Read More …
Paste fill technology
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is set to become the first coal PSU in India Read More …
Coenzymes
Coenzymes are organic helper molecules that assist enzymes (proteins) in catalyzing reactions efficiently. Coenzyme Q Read More …
Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB)
In its review on April 15, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it Read More …
Tensor Processing Unit (TPU)
Google has launched a new chip named Ironwood, marking the seventh generation of its Tensor Read More …
What is BatEchoMon?
BatEchoMon or “Bat Echolocation Monitoring”, is an autonomous system capable of detecting and analysing bat Read More …
Atmospheric river
Recently, a large part of the United States witnessed heavy rain, strong winds and severe Read More …
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
The NOAA has confirmed that the most recent La Niña phase has officially ended, and Read More …
Ottawa Convention,1997
Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are preparing to withdraw from the Ottawa Read More …
Hadean protocrust
A Nature journal study published on April 2 challenges long-standing assumptions about Earth’s geological past. Read More …
Heard and McDonald Islands
The Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on Australian external territories like Heard and McDonald Islands, Read More …
Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200)
The concept design of the lead unit of Bharat Small Modular Reactor 200 MWe has Read More …
Berger’s disease
Recently, Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval Read More …