Silvopasture is an ancient and proven practice that harmoniously integrates trees, forage and livestock on Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Silvopasture
Virome
A Virome is all the different types of viruses we host in our bodies which Read More …
Batagaika crater
The Batagaika crater is the world’s largest one kilometre-long permafrost crater in situated in Siberia’s Read More …
Ludwigia peruviana
An aquatic weed native to some countries in Central and South America, including Peru, is Read More …
Heat Index
Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Shri Kiren Rijiju informed that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Read More …
Advance Authorisation Scheme
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Read More …
Small-Modular Reactors
India and the US have fast-tracked talks to set up six nuclear reactors as part Read More …
Entamoeba moshkovskii
A three year surveillance study in Kolkata has found an amoeba pathogen that previously did Read More …
Glyphosate
According to a new study published in Nature, harmful chemicals from pesticides not only pollute Read More …
Rudragiri hillock painting
Rudragiri hillock is located in the village of Orvakallu, Atchampet mandal, in Guntur district of Read More …
Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)
The government of India has constituted the Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)-a new internal oversight Read More …
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
The United Kingdom on July 16 formally signed a treaty to join the Comprehensive and Read More …
Maputo Protocol
A group of civil society organisations, Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition; Human rights organisation Read More …
Right to silence
The Supreme Court has ruled that all accused have a right to silence and investigators Read More …
Kaas Plateau Unesco Heritage
A new study of the sediments from a seasonal lake in the Kaas Plateau in Read More …
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched The Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)- Read More …
Nature Restoration Act
The European Parliament has accepted a key biodiversity bill that will see the restoration of Read More …
Phosphine on Venus
A team of scientists has detected phosphine at deeper level in Venus’ atmosphere than before Read More …
SAGAR SAMPARK: Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS)
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the indigenous Differential Global Read More …
Massive ‘shelf cloud’(Arcus cloud) formation spotted in Haridwar
A spectacular cloud formation was recorded over Haridwar in Uttarakhand on 10th July 2023.
Cluster munitions
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine raised many eyebrows because Read More …
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
According to the latest update of global Multidimensional Poverty Index, as many as 415 million Read More …
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
A surge in cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Peru has brought forward concerns over Read More …
Exhibition on Lambani embroidery patches
As part of the 3rd Culture Working Group Meeting of G20 in Hampi, under its ‘Culture Read More …
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
According to a review commissioned by Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can Read More …