Markets regulator SEBI put in place a framework for upfront collection of funds from eligible Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC)
Ninth Schedule
Chhattisgarh has urged the Prime Minister to enlist the amended reservation provisions of the state, Read More …
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
The researchers of IIT-Madras have found that supercritical carbon dioxide can be a good agent Read More …
Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative
The Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) initiative by WHO is an innovative approach Read More …
Low Power Small Range FM Radio Broadcasting
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a Consultation Paper (CP) on “Issues Related Read More …
Dark Stores
Zomato-owned quick-commerce platform Blinkit shut down nearly 100 dark stores across Delhi-NCR in the past Read More …
Farmers Distress Index
Scientists at the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), an Indian Council of Agricultural Read More …
NSE cautions investors against dabba trading
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on recently issued cautionary notices to investors, advising to stay Read More …
Doctrine of promissory estoppel
The Supreme Court on April 10 dismissed petitions challenging the Delhi High Court judgment which Read More …
Mifepristone
A federal judge in Texas, US has ordered a hold on the longstanding approval of Read More …
Status of Tigers report 2022: India is home to at least 3,167 tigers
The Prime Minister released the summary report of All India Tiger Estimation (5th cycle) on Read More …
Ground-level ozone (O3) pollution in Delhi
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), ground-level ozone (O3) has started Read More …
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastics
A class of polyesters considered a promising alternative to common plastics, were it not for Read More …
Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument Read More …
Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs)
Recently the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which governs UPI, intimated the banks that Read More …
Chondrostereum purpureum
The first case of a plant fungus called Chondrostereum purpureum infecting human beings has been Read More …
Silencing the Guns initiative
The goal of “Silencing the Guns” in Africa is being challenged by climate change, terrorism, Read More …
Piezoelectric effect
For the first time, scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids. In Read More …
‘Captive Employment’ initiative under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
Union Minister for Rural Development onboarded 19 Captive Employers, a unique initiative under the Deen Read More …
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund (CDMDF)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved a Rs 33,000-crore backstop emergency Read More …
Daylight saving time (DST)
Lebanon was thrown into mass confusion on March 26 after its government at the last Read More …
Biotransformation
A UK-based startup has claimed to develop a technology that can transform the state of Read More …
Terminator zone planets and tidal locking
According to new research in The Astrophysical Journal, the terminator planets could be a good Read More …
What is a Generative AI?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) refers to a category of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that generate Read More …
GPT-4
GPT-4 is a large multimodal model created by OpenAI and announced on March 14, 2023.