Six migrants have died and 40 are missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Lampedusa Island
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 …
TrailGuard AI
The Similipal Tiger Reserve was fitted with 100-150 cameras loaded with an artificial intelligence (AI) Read More …
Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) Jogighopa
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) at Jogighopa in Asam on Read More …
Bacterial cellulose
According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, Bacterial cellulose can be used Read More …
Sudan virus disease
On 30 January 2025, the Uganda Government declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) Read More …
ARCA detects cosmic neutrino
Using ARCA observatory deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, scientists have detected a subatomic Read More …
Odonates
According to a new study, eight dragonfly species have vanished from the Pune district, while Read More …
The Fulani pastoral community
Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest Read More …
What is an Einstein Ring?
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has discovered a rare Einstein ring around Read More …
Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have identified a crucial regulatory mechanism Read More …
Quipu-Largest known structure in the universe
Astronomers have discovered what could be the largest structure in the known universe—a colossal network Read More …
A new study on Nicobarese people
Recently, a study was published in the European Journal of Human Genetics. In this study, Read More …