Researchers have documented nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit and Prakrit across six tombs in Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Valley of the Kings
ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life)
In a joint press release, NTPC and CCTE announced that they are exploring the development Read More …
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test
The widely used glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test, considered the gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring Read More …
Dry Dress Rehearsal & Wet Dress Rehearsal
NASA has detected a hydrogen leak during a wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II Read More …
Quantum Computer
A quantum computer is a computing device that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to Read More …
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is making steady progress towards the development of Read More …
What is BharatGen?
BharatGen, India’s first-of-its-kind indigenously developed, government-funded, Artificial Intelligence (AI)–based Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Read More …
Sodium-ion batteries (SiBs)
Among the various battery chemistries developed over the decades — including nickel-cadmium and lead-acid — Read More …
Suborbital space tourism
Private space company Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, announced on January 31 that it Read More …
Motion of Thanks
Discussion on matters referred to in the President’s Address in the Lok Sabha takes place Read More …
What is the Power Gap Index?
The Economic Survey 2025–26 makes a first-of-its-kind reference to the Power Gap Index, citing it Read More …
What is the Polar Vortex?
A powerful winter storm “Fern” swept across large parts of the United States on Sunday Read More …
ECOFIX
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, has recommended Read More …
Monoclonal Antibodies
The Delhi High Court has recently cleared the way for Zydus Lifesciences to manufacture and Read More …
Credit Assessment Model (CAM)
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) launched a Credit Assessment Model (CAM) in 2025 to improve and Read More …
Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI)
Pressure is mounting on European leaders to deploy the European Union’s so-called “trade bazooka” after Read More …
What is Point Nemo?
Point Nemo lies in the South Pacific Ocean at 48°52.6′ South latitude and 123°23.6′ West Read More …
FDA Approves First Treatment for Rare Menkes Disease
U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company Sentynl Therapeutics Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, has received Read More …
Kerala asks Centre to issue ‘catastrophe bonds’
The Kerala government has urged the Union government to consider instituting catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) Read More …
Free-Space Optical (FSO) communication
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, has successfully demonstrated 2 terabits Read More …
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that India will roll out Read More …
What are Biomaterials?
Biomaterials are materials derived wholly or partly from biological sources, or engineered using biological processes, Read More …
“Chinese wall” Norms in Banking
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has accused a unit of Bank of Read More …
Mpemba effect
Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed the first Read More …
What Are W Ursae Majoris–Type Stars?
Astronomers have gained fresh insights into the evolution and fate of binary stars through a Read More …