The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will not activate the Countercyclical Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
What is Countercyclical Capital Buffer?
Zwan-Wolf effect
Scientists studying data from NASA’s MAVEN Mission have discovered a rare atmospheric phenomenon in the Read More …
BIRSA 101
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Read More …
CAR-T cell therapy
The Technology Development Board (TDB) has signed an agreement with Helix Cell Therapeutics Private Limited, Read More …
Construction Worker Welfare Cess
The Government of India has notified a 1 per cent construction worker welfare cess on Read More …
Supreme Court seeks expert report from AIIMS on Apnea Test
The Supreme Court of India has expressed a prima facie finding of a “ring of Read More …
Komagata Maru Incident
Why in the News? Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh recently referred to the Komagata Maru Incident Read More …
What is Ecocide?
Why in the News?“Ecocide” is increasingly being discussed globally in the context of strengthening environmental Read More …
Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) network
Why in the News? India has significantly expanded its Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) network—from 14 Read More …
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)
Why in the News?The Union Ministry of Coal has signed Coal Mine/Block Production and Development Read More …
Cyborg Plants
Why in the News?“Cyborg plants” are gaining attention as researchers advance technologies that allow plants Read More …
UN-System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
Why in the News?The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has been highlighting Read More …
Mānuka honey
Why in the News? Under the recently signed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, market access Read More …
Cerium-Magnesium Changesite
China has announced the discovery of a new mineral from the Moon, adding to the Read More …
Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI)
The latest Trade Watch Quarterly report released by NITI Aayog for Q3 FY2025–26 highlights contrasting Read More …
Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs)
Advanced safety systems such as Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) are being deployed across multiple highway Read More …
Phytoremediation
The Kankaria Coaching Depot in Ahmedabad has emerged as India’s first ‘water-neutral’ railway depot, showcasing Read More …
Immunotherapy
Keytruda, the brand name for Pembrolizumab, continues to transform global cancer treatment with its proven Read More …
Microbial Methane Emissions
A new study led by researchers at McGill University has revealed that microbial methane emissions Read More …
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
The global climate continued its warming trend as the planet recorded its fourth-warmest March in Read More …
Hyrcanian Forests
The ancient region of Hyrcania was located south of the Caspian Sea and was well Read More …
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) technology
the Gujarat Police has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven investigation tool, NARIT AI (Narcotics Analysis Read More …
Seville Commitment
The United Nations has reported that the gap between rich and poor nations is widening Read More …
Claude Mythos
AI research firm Anthropic has introduced a preview of its most advanced artificial intelligence system Read More …
Induction Vs. Infrared Cooktops
Ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia have once again underscored India’s vulnerability as an energy Read More …