Two Kerala government-controlled temple boards have banned use of oleander flowers in temple offerings after Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Kerala has banned oleander flowers in temple offerings
What are “deadbots”?
AI ethicists have warned that “deadbots” could cause psychological harm to, and even “haunt”, their Read More …
Widal test
The Widal test is extensively used to diagnose typhoid in both public and private sectors. Read More …
“Non-market economy” classification
Vietnam has been pushing the US administration to quickly change its “non-market economy” classification to Read More …
Mammoth: World’s largest direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) plant
The world’s largest direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) plant, designed to suck planet-heating pollution Read More …
55 Cancri e
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, Read More …
Banga-Janga-Gompa–LJG Road and Shinku La tunnel
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is set to complete the construction of two key roads Read More …
Trichoderma asperellum against Foot rot or Bakanae disease
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum (2% WP), and Read More …
Kerala reports West Nile fever cases
Kerala’s health department has reported West Nile fever cases in three districts namely; Kozhikode, Malappuram Read More …
Endosymbiotic theory
Two papers published recently, one in the journal Science and another in the Cell, have Read More …
Catatumbo lightning
Catatumbo lightning is a meteorological phenomenon specific to the Catatumbo River area at Lake Maracaibo Read More …
Batillipes chandrayaani: A new species of marine tardigrade discovered from the coast of Tamil Nadu
A new species of marine tardigrade discovered from the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu has Read More …
Participatory notes
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) domiciled at the GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and registered Read More …
RBI allows standalone primary dealers (SPDs) to borrow in foreign currency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed standalone primary dealers (SPDs) to borrow in Read More …
Goldene: Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick
For the first time, scientists have created a free-standing sheet of gold named Goldene that Read More …
Eta Aquariid meteor shower
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower was active in April-May 2024. Comprising burning space debris moving Read More …
NASA Captures Luna impact Crater in Gujarat’s Banni grassland
NASA Earth Observatory’s orbiting Landsat 8 satellite has recorded a picture of a crater named Read More …
Hydrogen–fuel cell trains
According to the Business Line’s report, Indian Railways has begun work towards developing “cost-efficient” hydrogen–fuel Read More …
Mangiferin and Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
A recent study published in the journal “American Chemical Society Pharmacology and Translational Science” found Read More …
Letters Rogatory
Delhi Police is likely to approach the Union home ministry and subsequently the court on Read More …
Shaksgam valley
India has lodged a strong complaint with China over construction work in the Shaksgam valley, Read More …
Eggshell skull legal principle
The Supreme Court on April 23 restored the compensation of Rs 5 lakhs awarded by Read More …
Hangor class submarine
The first Hangor class submarine was launched Pakistan on April 26 at a Wuhan shipyard. Read More …
Blood minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has threatened tech giant Apple to desist from using Read More …
Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT)
According to a recent report, 18 of the EU’s 27 nations have put in place Read More …