The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in Kerala along with Warangal in Telangana, have gained Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Nilambur and Thrissur become India’s 1st to join UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Mamangam-A 28-day-long ancient trade festival on the banks of the Bharathappuzha
Recently, a few history researchers urged the Kerala government to declare Thirunavaya, in the present-day Read More …
The Alliance for Industry Decarbonization
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), co-founding partner Siemens Energy, and 13 companies across all Read More …
What is a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a coalition established in 2015 which aims to Read More …
China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine ‘Convidecia Air’
China has approved the world’s first inhaled COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccine maker CanSino Biologics (CanSinBIO) Read More …
What is an Einstein ring?
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of an almost perfect “Einstein ring.” Read More …
Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC)
The Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) was launched in 2020 by the Ministry of Home Read More …
Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22
The External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Read More …
PM announces PM-SHRI Yojana
On the occasion of Teacher’s Day on September 5, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Read More …
BPal: New treatment for drug-resistant TB
Results of a ZeNix phase III clinical trial has found that the BPal treatment regimen Read More …
Sodium-ion battery Vs. Lithium-ion battery
Pune-based company KPIT has been working quietly for six years on sodium-ion battery technology to Read More …
Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) technology Read More …
What is a Blue Water Navy?
According to a recent report, INS Vikrant will strengthen the country’s standing as a ‘Blue Read More …
Government of India approves year-long commemoration of the “Hyderabad Liberation Day”
The Union government had decided to hold a year-long commemoration of 75 years of Liberation Read More …
What is Mary Roy case?
Educator and women’s rights activist Mary Roy passed away on September 1 in Kottayam, Kerala. Read More …
LEADS 2022 Survey
The logistics division of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry undertakes an annual “Logistics Ease Read More …
Attorney General declines contempt proceedings against Kapil Sibal
Attorney General (AG) of India K K Venugopal recently declined a request for consent to Read More …
IMF and Sri Lanka reach staff-level agreement for $2.9 billion bailout loan
The Sri Lankan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have reached staff-level agreement Read More …
Centre Grants ‘in-Principle’ Approval of Bulk Drug Parks to HP, Gujarat and AP
The Department of Pharmaceuticals has conveyed ‘in-principle’ approval to the proposals of the three States Read More …
Prime Minister commissions INS Vikrant-India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship Read More …
Sangai Festival 2022
The Manipur state government is planning to organise the Sangai Festival 2022 in a grand Read More …
What is High Seas?
As per the Convention on the High Seas (Geneva, 29 April 1958), the term “high Read More …
NASA’s Moxie successfully produces oxygen on Mars
The MIT-led Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, has been successfully making oxygen Read More …
CERT-In hosts Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 countries
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India, Read More …
What is Zombie ice?
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet will unavoidably raise the global sea levels by Read More …