The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in a latest intervention has taken up Shallow Aquifer Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) model
Himalayan ibex
Wildlife authorities in Himachal Pradesh’s high altitude, cold desert district of Lahaul & Spiti have Read More …
Naegleria fowleri: Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
In May 2024, a five-year-old girl undergoing treatment for primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) died at Read More …
Meitei Sagol
The Manipur State Government has recently joined hands with various organisations and associations to save Read More …
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC)
An inter-ministerial Indian delegation on the framework agreement on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) Read More …
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)
In their latest ‘Dietary Guidelines for Indians (DGIs)’, the ICRM advised against the consumption of Read More …
Subcritical nuclear test
Recently, the United States conducted a subcritical nuclear test at Nevada. The experiment, the third Read More …
Baul music
In May 2024, a Indo-Bangla Baul music festival was held in Dhaka to celebrate the Read More …
Finternet
Multiple financial ecosystems interconnected with each other is called Finternet, much like the internet.
Calcium carbide and Ethylene
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has alerted traders’/fruits handlers/Food Business Operators Read More …
Muria tribes’ deda seed preservation method
The internally displaced Muria tribal community of Godavari valley is still practising ‘deda’, a traditional Read More …
Animal kingdom’s tool-wielding club
Sea otters are the new members of the animal kingdom’s tool-wielding club. A recent study Read More …
Supreme Court’s Decision On Right to Property
The Supreme Court on May 16 held that compulsory acquisition of private property for a Read More …
A new study on origins of baobabs trees
A new study has uncovered the origins of baobabs trees which are famously spotted on Read More …
Sangam: Digital Twin with AI-Driven Insights Initiative
Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications) has announced the selected participants for Stage 1 of Read More …
New Caledonia
Four people have died and hundreds have been arrested amid recent protests in New Caledonia, Read More …
Soil nailing and Hydroseeding method
The Tamil Nadu State highways department is undertaking the stabilisation of slopes around the Nilgiris’ Read More …
GPUaaS
India’s artificial intelligence startup Krutrim has introduced graphics processing unit as a-service (GPUaaS) for enterprises Read More …
Bio-taxis for cancer treatment
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, have developed an antigen that can hitch-hike Read More …
Local Content Requirement
According to a recent media report, the government is planning to tweak its procurement policy Read More …
Sperm whales codas
According to a recent report, sperm whales communicate using bursts of clicking noises — called Read More …
Sea anemone bleaching
Scientists at the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) have found mass sea anemone Read More …
Aurora lights
Aurora lights in red hues were visible from Ladakh’s pristine skies at night, in the Read More …
Magpies
Magpies belong to the Corvidae family of birds that includes crows, jays and ravens. Birds Read More …
Orangutan Diplomacy
Malaysia plans to give orangutans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil as Read More …