A new species of diurnal gecko, named Cnemaspis brahmaputra, has been recorded from Assam. This Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Cnemaspis brahmaputra
RhoDIS India Programme
A specialized team has recently begun the genetic analysis of samples collected from 2,573 rhino Read More …
Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC),
Mizoram Governor V.K. Singh recently imposed Governor’s rule in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), Read More …
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)
The Union Finance Ministry has extended the deadline by another five years for 40 sovereign Read More …
Tribal Aptitude, Life Skills and Self-Esteem Hub (TALASH)
The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Read More …
Admiralty Suit
The Kerala High Court recently ordered the conditional “arrest” of the Liberian container ship MSC Read More …
Rising ocean threatens survival of Nyangai islanders
The inhabitants of Nyangai, an island in the Turtle Islands off southern Sierra Leone, are Read More …
Structural Coloration
A recent breakthrough from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) in Bengaluru Read More …
3I/ATLAS-The Third Interstellar Object to Visit Our Solar System
Astronomers have confirmed the detection of 3I/ATLAS, the third-ever interstellar object to enter our solar Read More …
Agariyas
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), in collaboration with Sarhad Dairy in Kutch, has Read More …
Wandan mud volcano
The Wandan mud volcano in Wandan Township, southern Taiwan, erupted on June 26, spewing bubbling Read More …
World’s oldest rocks
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on the earth from a rock Read More …
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
A recent report indicates that plastics are now infiltrating our bodies through microplastic particles and Read More …
Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Chile’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun displaying its first images of the cosmos, allowing Read More …
What is Yellowcake?
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has indicated that Tehran is now open to a Read More …
Black Mass Recovery Technology
The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), has provided Read More …
Methylene Blue and Congo Red
A team of researchers at the Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST) in Mohali have Read More …
Ghumot and Indian monitor lizard
The Ghumot (or Ghumat) is a traditional membranophone percussion instrument deeply rooted in the religious Read More …
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
Amid heightened military tensions with Israel, Iran has announced that its Parliament is preparing a Read More …
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV)
A genomic study published June 17, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens revealed the outbreak Read More …
Compromiso de Sevilla document
On June 17, UN Member States at the UN Headquarters endorsed the finalized outcome document, Read More …
Uranium Enrichment
Alleged Israeli Attacks on Iranian Nuclear Facilities Understanding Uranium and Nuclear Enrichment
Nothopegia
A team of researchers from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, has made Read More …
Banakacharla project
The Telangana State Government has convened an all-party meeting involving Members of Parliament from both Read More …
Step-and-shoot spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc)
A team of U.S. experts at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital has achieved a Read More …