The World Bank has issued the world’s first wildlife conservation bond (WCB), the money from Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
World’s first wildlife conservation bond (WCB)
Bali interim peace clause
The United States of America has questioned India’s “skyrocketing” rice exports in 2021 and accused Read More …
What is Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile ?
Russia’s military on March 19 said that it had fired a hypersonic ballistic missile and Read More …
What are MANPADS ?
The US and NATO allies are supplying arms shipments to Ukraine at an increased pace Read More …
Coal supply under bridge linkage
The Union Ministry of Power has recommended to the Union Ministry of Coal to supply Read More …
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
The United States Senate on March 15 unanimously passed a law making daylight saving time Read More …
Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari launched the world’s most advanced Read More …
Sealed Cover Jurisprudence
Two separate Benches of the Supreme Court on March 15 gave their opinions on the Read More …
Syllipsimopodi bideni-an extinct vampire-squid- with 10 arms
A fossil unearthed in central Montana, USA of a species named Syllipsimopodi bideni represents the Read More …
What is SARAS-3?
Indian researchers have conclusively refuted a recent claim of the discovery of a radio wave Read More …
Away From Reactor (AFR) facility
Recently, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging Read More …
Astronomers spotted afterglow from ‘kilonova’
For the first time, astronomers may have spotted the afterglow from an epic cosmic event Read More …
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) have been used Read More …
What are vacuum bombs?
Recently, the Ukraine Government accused Russian of launching cluster and vacuum bomb attacks as part Read More …
What is ‘wet-bulb temperature’?
The second part of IPCC 6th assessment report refers to wet-bulb temperatures, a measure that Read More …
International Monsoons Project Office launched
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh launched the International Monsoons Read More …
Chandrayaan-2 CLASS Spectrometer detected solar proton events
Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected Solar Proton Events or Read More …
Earth’s inner core could exist in a “superionic state”
A new study, published in the Journal Nature, says the Earth’s inner core may be Read More …
Godrej Agrovet launches insecticide ‘Gracia’ for pulses
Godrej Agrovet Ltd (GAVL) has announced the launch of Gracia, an insecticide that helps control Read More …
Scientists demonstrate Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal
A joint team of scientists from DRDO and IIT Delhi, for the first time in Read More …
All about Grandmaster (GM) title?
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Read More …
Ravi Varma’s two paintings auctioned as non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
In a first, two paintings by Raja Ravi Varma have been auctioned as NFTs (non-fungible Read More …
SC issued notices to Centre & states on enforcing of the fundamental duties
The Supreme Court on February 21 issued notices to the Centre and states in a Read More …
What are Minsk Agreements?
Recently, the US and and French authorities have pointed to the 2015 Minsk Agreement between Read More …
Chinese scientists develop salt-tolerant rice variety “seawater rice”
Chinese scientists have developed a new salt-tolerant rice strains Known as “seawater rice”. It is Read More …