Reports indicate that the strike which killed 86-year-old cleric Ali Khamenei was carried out using Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
What is Blue Sparrow Missile?
New Research on “sigma (σ) cycle” Model
Indian scientists have played a key role in overturning a nearly five-decade-old model explaining how Read More …
Musa sikkimensis
Researchers at Nagaland University have conducted an extensive study on the genetic diversity of Musa Read More …
What is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)?
Researchers may be a step closer to developing a vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Read More …
Druzhba Pipeline
The stoppage of the final Russian oil supplies to Europe through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline Read More …
What is Snowball Earth?
A new scientific study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence that Read More …
What is Quorum sensing?
Renowned molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler, a professor at Princeton University, highlighted the dual role of Read More …
Herath Poshte
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion Read More …
Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS)
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared capital acquisition proposals worth nearly ₹3.60 lakh crore Read More …
What is a Substantive Motion?
A Member of Parliament has submitted notice of a “substantive motion” in the Lok Sabha Read More …
Continental mantle earthquakes
Researchers at Stanford University have produced the first-ever global map of a rare category of Read More …
Valley of the Kings
Researchers have documented nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit and Prakrit across six tombs in Read More …
ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life)
In a joint press release, NTPC and CCTE announced that they are exploring the development Read More …
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test
The widely used glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test, considered the gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring Read More …
Dry Dress Rehearsal & Wet Dress Rehearsal
NASA has detected a hydrogen leak during a wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II Read More …
Quantum Computer
A quantum computer is a computing device that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to Read More …
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is making steady progress towards the development of Read More …
What is BharatGen?
BharatGen, India’s first-of-its-kind indigenously developed, government-funded, Artificial Intelligence (AI)–based Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Read More …
Sodium-ion batteries (SiBs)
Among the various battery chemistries developed over the decades — including nickel-cadmium and lead-acid — Read More …
Suborbital space tourism
Private space company Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, announced on January 31 that it Read More …
Motion of Thanks
Discussion on matters referred to in the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha takes place Read More …
What is the Power Gap Index?
The Economic Survey 2025–26 makes a first-of-its-kind reference to the Power Gap Index, citing it Read More …
What is the Polar Vortex?
A powerful winter storm “Fern” swept across large parts of the United States on Sunday Read More …
ECOFIX
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, has recommended Read More …
Monoclonal Antibodies
The Delhi High Court has recently cleared the way for Zydus Lifesciences to manufacture and Read More …