Travellers from the US, Canada, and most European countries will now need to apply for Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Electronic Travel Authorization
Sagaing fault
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, with its epicenter 20 Read More …
ISRO achieves major breakthrough in Semicryogenic Engine development
On March 28, 2025, ISRO achieved a major milestone in its Semicryogenic engine development programme Read More …
Cubism Art
The exhibition “Deconstructed Realms: India’s Tryst with Cubism” is being held from February 8 to Read More …
Adapted Vehicle
According to the Government of India, more than 96,000 vehicles have been registered as ‘adapted’ Read More …
Draft Red Herring Prospectus
India’s securities market regulator, SEBI has proposed a rule change that will allow founders to Read More …
Iguanas
For decades, scientists have puzzled over how iguanas ended up in Fiji and Tonga, while Read More …
Vernal equinox
On March 20, 2025, Earth experiences the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the Read More …
Mar-a-Lago Accord & Plaza Accord
The Mar-a-Lago Accord is a modern take on the 1985 Plaza Accord, with a focus Read More …
Matcha
Matcha is a powdered green tea known for its vibrant hue and uniquely smooth, non-bitter Read More …
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are organic and inorganic substances—including minerals and ions—dissolved in water.
Lampedusa Island
Six migrants have died and 40 are missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island Read More …
Melioidosis
A recent study by microbiologists at AIIMS Bhubaneswar and climate scientists at IIT Bhubaneswar, published Read More …
Plastic Ice VII
Recently, scientists have confirmed a fourth form of ice, called Plastic Ice VII. The research study Read More …
75/25 Initiative
On World Hypertension Day, celebrated on May 17, 2023, the Government unveiled the “75/25” initiative Read More …
Mycelium bricks
What is Mycelium? How are Mycelium Bricks Made? Why Mycelium Bricks? (Source: The Hindu)
Antarctic Circumpolar Current could weaken by 20% by 2050, says a new study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the NORCE Norway Research Centre predict that the Read More …
Lantana camara
Lantana camara has emerged as the most challenging invasive species in Haryana’s reserved forest areas, Read More …
Ferrihydrite
While Mars has long been known as the “Red Planet” due to its rusty appearance—historically Read More …
Base isolation
A research team at the Advanced Structural Engineering Lab, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad campus, has developed low-cost Read More …
Deuteronilus
China’s Zhurong rover has provided ground-penetrating radar data revealing what appears to be ancient Martian Read More …
Bull ants- The second animal to find its way by polarised moonlight
For the first time, scientists have discovered that two nocturnal bull ant species—Myrmecia pyriformis & Read More …
Coronal holes
A new study has accurately estimated the physical parameters of thermal and magnetic field structures Read More …
Majorana 1
Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 1, a groundbreaking quantum chip that could significantly advance the field Read More …
Ovoid cells
Scientists at UBC’s faculty of medicine have discovered a new type of brain cell that Read More …