Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on June 5 initiated a pilot programme in collaboration with Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
ED7 fuel blend
Heavy metals
In a small hamlet in Punjab’s Fazilka district, around 30 deaths due to cancer have Read More …
Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN)
India has joined the Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN). It has 15 partner facilities in 13 Read More …
Duty-free quota free (DFQF) scheme
According to a report by the LDC Group at the WTO, about 85 per cent Read More …
India conducted Asia’s first ever demonstration of performance-based navigation using GAGAN
The Prime Minister lauded Asia’s first demonstration for Performance-Based Navigation for helicopters for a flight Read More …
Desiccation-tolerant vascular (DT) plants
India’s biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats, is home to 62 Desiccation-Tolerant Vascular Plant Species which Read More …
Karnataka recommends Centre amend law to include necrophilia
The High Court of Karnataka has recommended that the Union government amend the Indian Penal Read More …
Evergreening of loans and Zombie lending
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das raised red flags over banks adopting innovative Read More …
AIIMS Nagpur becomes the 1st of all AIIMS to receive the NABH accreditation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated AIIMS Nagpur for becoming the first of all AIIMS Read More …
India becomes net copper importer for a fifth year in a row
India’s copper imports witnessed a 15 per cent year-on-year jump in financial year 2022-23. As Read More …
Certificates of deposit (CDs) issued by banks jumped sharply in FY23
Certificates of deposit (CDs) issued by banks jumped sharply in FY23 as lenders rushed for Read More …
Light weight and portable Payment and Settlement System (LPSS)
According to the annual report for 2022-2023, RBI is exploring a light weight and portable Read More …
Chytridiomycosis
In collaboration with researchers in Australia and Panama, Indian scientists have verified the new test Read More …
US-FDA Approves Neuralink’s First-in-human Clinical Trial
Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup Neuralink has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Read More …
Extinction Rebellion
More than 1,500 climate protesters have been arrested by police in the Netherlands after blocking Read More …
Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+)
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whitley recently said that holding of free Read More …
Adheenams
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was blessed on May 27 by the Adheenams before Read More …
Red Cabbages and Onions rechristened as Red Cabbages and Garlic
Almost 135 years after it was painted by Vincent van Gogh, the art work Red Read More …
X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, to Read More …
Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (GGGW)
The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring initiative named “Global Read More …
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
For the second time in a decade, the U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register
The National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Read More …
‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 24 said the upcoming inauguration of the new Read More …
Tampon tax
Tampon tax refers to consumption levies such as value-added tax (VAT) that most countries charge Read More …
Pidgin languages: PM Modi releases ‘Thirukkural’ in Tok Pisin language
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Papua New Guinea released Tamil Classic ‘Thirukkural’ Read More …