During the 39th Meeting of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in New Delhi on July Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
What is Bio-banking?
Chinese Long March 5B debris plunges into ocean
The debris from a large Chinese rocket – the Long March 5B — crashed to Read More …
Maharashtra plays host for National Global Tiger Day Celebrations 2022
On the occasion of the International Tiger Day, Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Read More …
Eight Craft Villages taken up under ‘Linking textile with Tourism’
Major tourist places are being linked with handicrafts cluster and Infrastructure supports combined with soft Read More …
Bauhinia vahlii
After the nationwide ban on single-use plastic, the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, in collaboration with Read More …
PM launches India’s first International Bullion Exchange – IIBX at GIFT City
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the headquarters building of the Read More …
UN declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared on July 29 that everyone on the planet Read More …
Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Centre on July 27 denied that it has considered to transport the Spent Nuclear Read More …
What is an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR)?
The Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) is an Enforcement Directorate document which is widely seen Read More …
Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES)
The Government of India has kicked off the process for conducting the quinquennial Household Consumption Read More …
Scientists turn dead spiders into ‘Necrobots’
Researchers at the Rice University have discovered a way to make a dead wolf spider’s Read More …
MoU with ILO on International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) signed
On July 27, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Department of Chemicals and Read More …
Google launches ‘Street View’ feature in India
Google on July 27 announced the launch of its popular ‘Street View’ feature in India. Read More …
Cabinet approves a project for saturation of 4G mobile services in uncovered villages
The Union Cabinet on July 27 approved a project for saturation of 4G mobile services Read More …
World’s first locomotion trials of the Deep-Sea Mining System
Earth Sciences (Independent Charge) Minister Dr Jitendra Singh complimented the scientists for conducting world’s first Read More …
Salient features of National Anti-Doping Bill
The Lok Sabha on July 27 passed the National anti-doping bill to provide a statutory Read More …
SEBI notifies social stock exchange (SSE) framework
The market regulator SEBI has notified a framework for the social stock exchange to provide Read More …
India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites
India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance, bringing the number Read More …
Light-mantled Albatross sighted at Rameswaram coast
Asia’s first sighting of Light-mantled Albatross (Phoebetria palpebrate), a species native to the Antarctic seas, Read More …
Mulching: Advantages and Disadvantages
What is Mulching? Mulching is the agronomic practice of covering the soil surface with crop Read More …
TRAI floats consultation paper on ‘eSIM for M2M communications’
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on ‘Embedded SIM Read More …
Zimbabwe launches ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ gold coins to stem inflation
Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public, in a bid to Read More …
GI tag for Alibag’s white onion
Alibag’s white onion, characterized by its sweetness, has received GI tag which will benefit farmers Read More …
NDDB MRIDA Limited and SuDhan
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched NDDB MRIDA Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary Read More …
What is Genome O139?
Recently, a group of researchers, including from India and the U.K., have studied the genome Read More …