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Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
South Atlantic Anomaly
Purandara Dasa: Birthplace Mystery
To solve the mystery behind the birthplace of Purandara Dasa, Karnataka’s Department of Archaeology, Heritage Read More …
What does ‘Mayday’ communication means?
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane ( PK-8303) carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members crash-landed Read More …
N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA)
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, has developed an electrochemical sensing Read More …
What is Sonic Boom?
On May 20, 2020, the ‘loud sound’ heard in Bengaluru was revealed to have emanated from Read More …
Pinanga andamanensis-A second home at Palode
Pinanga andamanensis is a rare palm endemic to the South Andaman Island. The name is Read More …
Troglomyces twitteri-New fungus discovered on Twitter
Scientists have identified a new species of fungus on Twitter. They spotted an image of Read More …
short-chain perfluorocarboxylic acid (scPFCA)
Researchers have warned that substances used to replace ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) may be just as Read More …
Indian grey wolf-sighted at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
A rare Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has been documented in the forests of Read More …
Sal forest tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
According to a recent study by ecologists in the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, the Read More …
TrueNat Machines
(Image credit: International Journal of Mycobacteriology) With thousands and thousands of migrants, returning every day Read More …
PLACID trial
Joint secretary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Aggarwal on May 8, 2020 said that Read More …
Flower Moon-The last Supermoon of 2020
Year 2020 saw its last supermoon on May 8, 2020. Other two supermoons occurred on Read More …
Rights issue-RIL’s first right issue in three decades
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced ₹53,215 crore ($7 billion) rights issue, with an aim to bring Read More …
Luhman 16A-A binary brown dwarf
A group of international astrophysicists have identified cloud bands on the surface of Luhman 16A. Read More …
Styrene gas leak in Visakhapatnam
Eleven people died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked Read More …
Hog cholera-suspected case in Meghalaya
Why in the news: Suspected hog cholera has killed at least a dozen pigs across Read More …
Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS)
For including the citizens with feature phones and landline under the protection of Aarogya Setu, Read More …
Reawakening of Indian Ocean El Nino
According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, Global warming could reawaken an ancient climate Read More …
Noctiluca scintillans blooms in Arabian Sea
A recent study based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, which is Read More …
Hellas Basin-Ancient River on Mars basin
Astronomers from the University of Utrecht have uncovered the first evidence ever of a river on Mars Read More …
Silent Hypoxia and Covid-19
Why in the news: According to an opinion piece in The New York Times, Covid pneumonia Read More …
About Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
Why in the news: In the 57th Meeting of the Standing Committee of National Board Read More …
What is reverse Quarantine?
Why in the news: Government plans to implement reverse quarantine as soon as more lockdown Read More …
What is Direct monetisation of deficit?
Why in the news: Due to nationwide lockdown, economic activities have been halted. Almost all Read More …