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Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Quantum dots (QDs)
Zero Shadow Day
At 12:17 pm on April 25, Bengaluru experienced a ‘Zero Shadow Day’, when vertical objects Read More …
Price Cap Coalition (PCC)
According to a recent report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air Read More …
Flexible bio-electronic uric acid detecting device
Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) has fabricated a Read More …
Support for Up-gradation Preventive Repair and Maintenance of Equipment (SUPREME)
Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched an initiative called “Support for Up-gradation Preventive Read More …
Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has recommended that the certificate of registration Read More …
Spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCP)
According to scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the University College London, spheroidal carbonaceous particles Read More …
LockBit ransomware
According to a recent report, LockBit ransomware was found to be targeting Mac devices, in Read More …
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
European Union (EU) lawmakers adopted key initiatives designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of Read More …
Markets in Crypto Act (MiCA): EU Parliament approves world’s first comprehensive framework for crypto regulation
The European Parliament have approved the world’s first comprehensive package of rules aimed at regulating Read More …
Myelin Basic Protein (MBP)
A research group from physical sciences division of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science Read More …
World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023
India has reached the 38th spot on World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index. In 2014, India Read More …
Pahadi Korvas
Recently, a Chhattisgarh tribal couple along with their two minor kids, were found hanging from Read More …
Hakki Pikki
More than 181 members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stuck in Read More …
Health Claims Exchange (HCX)
The National Health Authority (NHA) has invited contributors and developers from the open community to Read More …
Bamboo-based Bio-Refinery and Bio-Coal
NTPC and Chempolis India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of Read More …
Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP)
Defence Ministry has approved a proposal for bringing in industry-friendly reform related to Authority Holding Read More …
Zemithang
Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet Read More …
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In a study published on April 17, researchers from Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.S. Read More …
Helopeltis theivora: A tea mosquito bug
The United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI) said that the tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis Read More …
Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves
A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) analysed data collected between Read More …
Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation (LPCC)
Markets regulator SEBI put in place a framework for upfront collection of funds from eligible Read More …
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 …