Vietnam has been pushing the US administration to quickly change its “non-market economy” classification to “market economy”, in a bid to avoid high taxes imposed by the US on the goods imported from the Southeastern country. About non-market economy Dumping
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
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 from the atmosphere, commenced operations in Iceland. Direct air capture technology
55 Cancri e
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.
Banga-Janga-Gompa–LJG Road and Shinku La tunnel
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is set to complete the construction of two key roads in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to boost connectivity to forward areas near the China border. Shinku La Tunnel
Trichoderma asperellum against Foot rot or Bakanae disease
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has developed biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum (2% WP), and registered it with the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC). The biocontrol agent will help Punjab farmers manage the deadly ‘foot rot’ or ‘bakanae’ Read More …
Kerala reports West Nile fever cases
Kerala’s health department has reported West Nile fever cases in three districts namely; Kozhikode, Malappuram and Thrissur. West Nile Virus (WNV)
Endosymbiotic theory
Two papers published recently, one in the journal Science and another in the Cell, have generated new interest in the endosymbiotic theory. Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes
Catatumbo lightning
Catatumbo lightning is a meteorological phenomenon specific to the Catatumbo River area at Lake Maracaibo in Venzuela.
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 been named Batillipes chandrayaani after the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission by researchers at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat). Tardigrades
Participatory notes
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) domiciled at the GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) have been allowed to issue offshore derivative instruments (ODIs), popularly known as participatory notes (pnotes).
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 foreign currency from their parent companies and entities it has authorised.
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 is only one atom thick. This makes gold the first metal to be formulated into (freestanding) 2D sheets. It has opened up a host of Read More …
Eta Aquariid meteor shower
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower was active in April-May 2024. Comprising burning space debris moving at speeds of around 66 km per second into Earth’s atmosphere, these showers are seen in May every year, and are best visible to countries 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 Luna in Gujarat’s Kutch region Banni Plains grassland).
Hydrogen–fuel cell trains
According to the Business Line’s report, Indian Railways has begun work towards developing “cost-efficient” hydrogen–fuel cell trains, with indigenous technology. Key points