Recently, the Philippines removed a 300-metre floating barrier installed by China near the disputed Scarborough Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Scarborough Shoal
Pipe composting
Assam is actively promoting pipe composting among its rural communities during the ongoing Swachhata Hi Read More …
Gujarat bans Conocarpus plants
The Gujarat government has banned the planting of ornamental Conocarpus trees in forest or non-forest Read More …
Circular RNA (circRNA)
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Bhopal have identified Read More …
Tritium and Fukushima water
Japan started to pump treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed Read More …
Personality rights
The Delhi High Court has allowed Anil Kapoor’s pleas for protection of his personality rights Read More …
Ephemerals
In parts of Maharashtra, certain plant species wait throughout the year to bloom only during Read More …
Cabomba furcuta and Kole wetlands
Kole wetlands, an internationally important Ramsar site of high value biodiversity, has been facing the Read More …
Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure
Researchers have discovered remnants of world’s oldest known wooden structure, an arrangement of logs at Read More …
Founder effect
A founder effect, as related to genetics, refers to the reduction in genomic variability. It Read More …
Pterygotrigla intermedica
The scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of Read More …
Argyle pink diamonds formation
According to a new research published in Nature Communications, researchers have found the “missing ingredient” Read More …
Fourth ‘Nadi Utsav’
The fourth ‘Nadi Utsav’ was organized by the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) of Read More …
RBI raised caution against a return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS)
A study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised caution against a return Read More …
Mandhata island
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister unveiled the 108-foot-tall ‘Statue of Oneness’ of Adi Shankaracharya at Read More …
Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries
According to a recent report, six of nine planetary boundaries—climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, synthetic Read More …
Asian premium
Saudi Arabia, the world’s second largest oil producer, has slashed the Asian premium charged on Read More …
Moving Memory app
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Centre for Memory Studies has launched a ‘Moving Read More …
Batillipes kalami: A new species of marine tardigrade
Researchers at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) have identified a new species Read More …
Statue of Oneness
In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the 108 feet high ‘Statue of Read More …
Five Eyes intelligence alliance
After accusing “Indian agents” of involvement in the killing of Canada based Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Read More …
What is a Medicane?
The Libyan floods were caused by a rare medicane, Daniel, which also precipitated floods in Read More …
Omega blocking event
Recently, devastating floods in some countries were linked to Omega atmospheric blocking event. Key points
Liptako-Gourma Charter establishes the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)
Recently, the military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defence pact, Read More …
Chausath Yogini temple
The old Parliament Building was designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker Read More …