2024-04-26 12:41
Context: Satpula is located east of the Khirki Masjid, that is integral to the compound wall of the medieval fourth city of the Jahanpanah in Delhi.
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2024-04-26 11:57
Context: IISR developed two gypsum-based bacterial formulations Bactogypsum and Trichogypsum to boost crop yields.
More about news:
IISR developed ‘Bactolime’ which integra… Read More
2024-04-26 11:46
Context: As rice is grown in India’s 45 per cent rain-fed area, as well as 55 per cent irrigated area, the average usage of water to produce one kilogram of rice is not 4,000-5,000 lit… Read More
2024-04-26 11:23
Context: India has again been placed on Priority Watch List under the special 301 Report released by the office of the United States Trade Representative.
What are IPR?
Intellectual pr… Read More
2024-04-26 08:14
About Heat Crisis
Recent data confirms that 2023 marked the hottest year on record, signaling a disturbing trend of increasing global temperatures. This trend poses significant threats to… Read More
2024-04-25 10:49
Context: The Supreme Court stopped the building of four dams in the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryana. They asked the government for explanations and said the dams could harm wildlife an… Read More
2024-04-25 10:11
Context: The Spices Board held consultations with the industry on recall by Hong Kong and Singapore of certain spice mixes sold by Everest and MDH due to concerns of potential Ethylene Oxide… Read More
2024-04-25 08:46
Context: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Commerce Department, has teamed up with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) i… Read More
2024-04-25 08:16
Context: The role of the International Finance Securities Center (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance and Tech (GIFT) city is vital in overcoming trade finance challenges.
About GIFT C… Read More
2024-04-25 06:48
Coffee
More expensive than tea and yields less beverage than tea.
Native of highlands of Southern Ethiopia (District of Kaffa).
Contains Caffeine as stimulants.
In 18th cent… Read More
2024-04-25 05:54
Context: India is undergoing a major “nutrition transition” which is characterised by rapidly changing dietary patterns. There is a significant shift away from traditional diets… Read More
2024-04-24 10:48
Context: The A Pew Research Center’s global survey has highlighted that the globally there has been a declining trend in democracy and its aspects like liberalism, freedom of speech an… Read More
2024-04-24 10:40
Context: In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India has held that participation of women in the workforce is a constitutional entitlement and denying mothers childcare leaves violates… Read More
2024-04-24 10:35
Context: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed July 10 for finalising the legal issues to be heard and decided by it in an original suit filed by Tamil Nadu against neighbouring Kerala over the… Read More
2024-04-24 10:20
What is India’s stance regarding renewable energy?
India is the world’s third-largest consumer of energy.
According to the Renewables 2022 Global Status Report, India… Read More
2024-04-24 08:41
Context: Ministry of Environment has introduced certain changes in the Green Credit Programme such as removal of the earlier criteria of minimum of 1100 trees/hectare to qualify as reforeste… Read More
2024-04-24 08:33
Context: The UNCTAD report has made growth projections about India that Indian economy is projected to grow 6.5% in 2024.
About UNCTAD:
The United Nations Conference on Trade and… Read More
2024-04-24 08:18
Context: Scientists are experimenting with an idea to fight global warming — brightening up marine clouds by aerosol sprays so that they reflect more sunlight back into the atmosphere… Read More
2024-04-24 07:25
Context: In the recent years, Ashwagandha has become a subject of intense scientific discussions throughout the world and dozens of scientific papers have been published on its properties in… Read More
2024-04-23 11:01
Context: In the tribal regions of Rajasthan, tribal parties such as Bharat Adivasi Party, are aiming to frame a broader ideology to create awakening among the tribes. Signboards with drawing… Read More
2024-04-23 10:54
Context: The recent Household consumption expenditure survey has highlighted an alarming scenario for the Indian economy in terms of declining savings and investment in the economy… Read More
2024-04-23 10:47
Context: Kashan style is a historic design from the Iranian city of Kashan, employed in carpet making in Kashmir. Kashmir is among the leading carpet-producing States in India and over one l… Read More
2024-04-23 10:41
Context: Monkeypox (Mpox) virus, like other poxviruses, can change its genome to evade our immune system. This is achieved by either expanding or contracting its genome through gene du… Read More
2024-04-23 09:15
Context: The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared the onset of the fourth global mass coral bleaching event due to extraordinary ocean temperatures recently… Read More
2024-04-23 09:04
Context: The recent Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable (GSDR) meeting held on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Meetings offered solutions for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), bu… Read More
2024-04-23 06:59
Context: April 13, 2024, marks the fortieth anniversary of Operation Meghdoot, during which the Indian Army pre-emptively occupied the Siachen Glacier on the Saltoro Ridge, overlooking the N… Read More
2024-04-22 08:18
Context: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has refused to stay the termination of Bibhav Kumar, personal secretary of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He was suspended by Delhi Govern… Read More
2024-04-22 07:01
Context: Researchers have found that three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast are using tools.
Species Discovered:
The Jansen&rsq&hell…Read More
2024-04-22 05:53
Context: Japan is importing bark of the Argeli shrub from Nepal, to be used in making of its currency note yen.
Argeli Plant
Botanical name – Edgeworthia gardneri
Char… Read More
2024-04-22 05:12
Context: The transformation of India’s Look East policy into a robust Act East policy and the critical importance of ocean power, have brought a degree of seriousness to the imperative… Read More
2024-04-22 04:42
Context: With COVID-19 pandemic finally waning, the mRNA vaccine developers of the world are left with unsold vaccine shots and idle manufacturing plants.
messenger RNA vaccin… Read More
2024-04-19 11:03
Context: Pathogens that transmit through the air will be described by the term ‘infectious respiratory particles’ or IRPs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The w… Read More
2024-04-19 10:53
Context: In the last 24 years, IRDAI steered the industry on the growth path in the post-reforms era by safeguarding consumer interests and propelling industry advancement.
About IRDAI… Read More
2024-04-19 07:26
Context: India has been facing a problem of persistent shortage in pulses production which is about to worsen with the significant fall in output during the 2023-24 crop year.
As a resul… Read More
2024-04-19 07:06
Context: Russian peacekeepers have commenced their withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh subsequent to Azerbaijan’s recapture of the disputed territory from Armenian separatist control last… Read More
2024-04-18 05:45
Context: Issues of Doxxing have become common leading to violation of privacy of citizens.
Doxxing and cyber crime
Doxxing is the act of publicizing someone’s private personal… Read More
2024-04-17 13:18
Context: Entrepreneur and pilot Gopi Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on the NS-25 Mission (New Shepherd Mission) of Blue Origin — a compa… Read More
2024-04-17 13:13
Context: The rivalry between the Malas and Madigas, sub-castes among the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Telangana, has come to the fore yet again after political parties announced candidates for… Read More
2024-04-16 05:55
Context: While transition to city life might have weakened some structures of caste oppression, they have morphed through language, state sanction and policy, and have evolved to allow caste… Read More
2024-04-16 05:16
Context: Recently, the government has launched the ‘SARATHI’ App for Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
About… Read More
2024-04-16 04:16
Context: India and the United States have conducted a bilateral tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise on Kakinada Beach, Andhra Pradesh, as part of ‘T… Read More
2024-04-15 11:43
Context: Ministry of Tribal Affairs released Guidelines for management of Community Forest Resources (CFR) under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest… Read More
2024-04-15 10:51
Context: Israel-Palestine conflict involves Hamas, a Palestinian group that governs Gaza and is backed by Iran. Hamas has been in conflict with Israel, and the drone incident is seen as a sh… Read More
2024-04-15 10:43
Context: Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), a Schedule ‘A’ Mini Ratna company, may be corporatized on the lines of Indian Airlines before it is divested or privatised after r… Read More
2024-04-15 10:30
Context: The Muria tribe custom mandates that a man weaves a bamboo cradle (vookada) for his newborn baby as a lifetime memory for both the father and the child. The father must go into the… Read More
2024-04-15 06:27
Context: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a sustainable hydrogel that effectively removes microplastics from water, addressing significant environmental a… Read More
2024-04-15 05:06
Context: The Baneshwar Village in the Cooch Behar region of West Bengal has a Shiva Temple built during the reign of Koch Dynasty in the 17th Century.
The temple pond is home to the crit… Read More
2024-04-15 04:50
Context: Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe, and among the world’s most active and iconic volcanoes, has been sending up almost perfect rings of smoke into the air.
The ring… Read More
2024-04-15 04:42
Context: The Plastic Overshoot Day report said global plastic waste generation has risen by 7.11 per cent since 2021.
Key finding of the report:
The Plastic Overshoot Day repo… Read More
2024-04-14 09:47
Context: The President of India led the nation in paying homage to the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 133th birth anniversary (14th April).
Dr. B… Read More
2024-04-13 10:30
Context: The Union government has launched the CDP-SURAKSHA portal to streamline the subsidy disbursal system to horticulture farmers so as to give a major boost to horticulture farming in I… Read More
2024-04-13 08:42
Context: The first edition of World Cybercrime Index has been published by researchers from University of Oxford.
Overview of the World Cybercrime Index (WCI)
First-ever global ranking… Read More
2024-04-13 05:10
Context: India’s Female labour force participation (FLFPR) rate has begun showing a rising trend, increasing from 23 per cent in 2017-18 to 37 per cent in 2022-23.
About Female l… Read More
2024-04-12 10:50
Context: Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad, Kerala, is home to a temple that was partly destroyed by Tipu Sultan and used as a store for arms in the 1700s. There have been political debates going o… Read More
2024-04-12 09:27
Context: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that its PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere in March 2024 without leaving any de… Read More
2024-04-12 09:21
Context: India’s Dr. Gagandeep Kang received the 2024 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for her influential research on enteric diseases in children, which has significant… Read More
2024-04-12 09:17
Context: The Adjudicating authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 has passed a confirmation order for the attachment of properties and assets of National Herald newsp… Read More
2024-04-12 07:04
Context: Recent political discussions have focused on the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1943 by Subash Chandra Bose, which marked a significant moment in India’s polit… Read More
2024-04-12 04:06
Context: The union cabinet approves creation of post of Director of National Institute of One Health at the level of scientist ‘H’ to spearhead National One Health Mission for in… Read More
2024-04-11 10:21
Context: Devotees at the Sarkara Devi Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, participated in the ‘Garudan Thookkam’, which is a ritual art form.
About Garudan Thookkam:&n&hell…Read More
2024-04-11 10:14
Context: The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting to discuss attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
About International Atomic Energy… Read More
2024-04-11 08:52
Context: RBI has recently introduced changes for the investment by its regulated entities in Alternate Investment Funds.
About Alternate Investment Fund:
Alternate Investment Funds are… Read More
2024-04-11 08:30
Context: According to the World Health Organisation’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, 254 million people were infected with Hepatitis B and 50 million with Hepatitis C in 2022.
India… Read More
2024-04-11 05:35
Context: Botswana aims to transfer 20,000 elephants to Germany. Germany is one of the largest importers of elephant trophies in the world.
About elephants in Botswana
Botswana is ho… Read More
2024-04-11 05:22
Context: Chief Admiral inaugurated a 350-m-long major pier for Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Naval Base at Karwar in Karnataka as part of Project Seabird.
More information from… Read More
2024-04-11 03:13
Context: Lavender turned small farmers into big businessmen in J-K’s Doda.
Lavender Cultivation
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology initiated the Purple or Lavender R… Read More
2024-04-10 10:15
Context: Increasing number of states have been filing cases against the Central Government in the Supreme court under the provisions of original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as provided… Read More
2024-04-10 07:28
Context: Recently, the British physicist Peter Higgs passed away at the age of 94. He had come up with the idea of the Higgs boson particle (also was known as the ‘God Particle’)… Read More
2024-04-10 06:50
Context: A recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology provides strong evidence linking high glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) diets to an increased risk of ty… Read More
2024-04-10 06:06
Context: As India moves ahead with increasing shift towards renewable energy sources like solar and wind. There has been a greater focus on developing battery storage systems, which can stor… Read More
2024-04-10 05:36
Context: The Supreme Court in MK Ranjitsinh And Ors. v. Union of India has ruled that people have a “right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change”, which should be… Read More
2024-04-09 09:27
Basics of Electricity:
Electricity is the flow of electrical charge, and these charge carriers are electrons.
Electric current is carried by electrons, the negatively charg… Read More
2024-04-09 09:21
Context: 1 trillion cicadas from two different broods are expected to begin appearing in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States at the end of April.
About Cicadas
Mo… Read More
2024-04-09 06:04
Context: On April 8,2024 a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This type of solar eclipse is a rare event for any particular spo… Read More
2024-04-08 10:48
Context: In the study of predator-prey dynamics within ecosystems, understanding the physical constraints that influence feeding behaviours is crucial. One such constraint is the gape limita… Read More
2024-04-08 10:21
Context: At the Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s (CCAC) annual Climate and Clean Air Conference launched the Clean Air Flagship Initiative to mobilise the partnership and ‘move… Read More
2024-04-08 06:11
Context: The Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024), a ₹500 crore scheme to promote electric mobility in India will come into force from April 1. The scheme will continue… Read More
2024-04-08 05:21
Context: There has been a recent controversy regarding allotment of ‘free’ election symbols to some regional political parties in Tamil Nadu, which fall under the category of reg… Read More
2024-04-08 04:31
Context: V-Dem Democracy Report has categorised India as an Electoral Autocracy. However, the Indian government has criticised the report and now plans to release its own democracy index, wh… Read More
2024-04-06 12:34
Context: Among the latest set of revisions that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has proposed in school textbooks are additions about findings from the DNA a… Read More
2024-04-06 09:42
Context: Central government employees enrolled in the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) are required to link their CGHS beneficiary ID with their Ayushman Bhar… Read More
2024-04-06 07:24
Context: India has inaugurated a second post office branch at the Bharati research station in Antarctica, accompanied by the introduction of a new PIN code, MH-1718.
The letters int… Read More
2024-04-06 05:18
Context: After successfully checking urea imports by increasing its domestic production, the government is now said to be mulling a similar strategy for DAP which witnessed a 6 per cent rise… Read More
2024-04-06 05:14
Context: The Mines Ministry is looking to facilitate and handhold Indian companies to acquire or secure offtake agreements for critical minerals overseas. Critical minerals include lithium… Read More
2024-04-05 10:31
Context: Akashteer PRoject aims to bolster the operational efficiency and integration of the Army’s air defence mechanisms.
GS-Paper 3, Science & Tech, Defence
About Ak… Read More
2024-04-05 10:03
Context: India has emerged as the second largest importer of ethane from the US, following China. This surge in import is attributed to various factors such as increasing demand for petroche… Read More
2024-04-05 09:04
Context: Researchers, including a team from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, have unveiled the most holistic “three-dimensional” map of the universe, from th… Read More
2024-04-05 05:52
Context: Nine people died, and more than 800 were injured in Taiwan (lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”), after the island was struck by its most significant earthquake (7.2 m… Read More
2024-04-05 04:37
Context: The US-UK agreement represents a major step towards international cooperation in ensuring the safe and responsible development of AI technologies. It highlights the shared commitmen… Read More
2024-04-04 11:21
Context: A Finance Ministry notification said that the export of Kala Namak rice will be permitted through 6 customs stations.
About Kalanamak Rice
Kala Namak rice is grown in the T… Read More
2024-04-04 10:50
Context: The article analyses the paradoxical increase of both unemployment and wages in urban India, revealing that despite higher incomes, the urban poor face persistent poverty and inequa… Read More
2024-04-04 10:39
Context: Archaeologists have found a human skeleton at a Harappan site (Padta Bet) in Gujarat.
Padta Bet site of Indus Valley Civilisation:
In 2018, archaeologists had unea… Read More
2024-04-04 07:38
Context: Ongoing drought situation in the cardamom-producing centres of Idukki poses a threat to cardamom farmers. Farmers say this is the first time in recent history that drought-like cond… Read More
2024-04-04 07:08
Context: Central Government plans to raise the area under Mustard cultivation from the current 4 lakh hectares and yield from 8 quintals per hectare to help achieve the larger objective of s… Read More
2024-04-04 05:52
Context: Indian diplomats, with previous experience in engaging with Sri Lanka, emphasized that Delhi successfully gained access to Wadge Bank and its abundant resources. India got formal so… Read More
2024-04-04 05:48
Context: Income tax department has given notice to Congress Party to pay the due tax on account of being denied the tax exemption benefits due to violation of tax exemption compliance requir… Read More
2024-04-03 12:20
Context: Supreme Court has come down heavily on Patanjali for promoting misleading advertisements about its Covid-19 medicine i.e. ‘Coronil’, which is a violation of the provisio… Read More
2024-04-03 12:12
Context: Recently, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to 15 days judicial custody in Delhi Excise policy case.
Concept of Custody: The word ‘custody’ means apprehending so… Read More
2024-04-03 10:14
Context: The Rock art sites of the Chambal Valley have been included in the UNESCO’s Tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
About Chambal Site:
(Battle scene, on a rock… Read More
2024-04-03 09:19
Context: Kallakkadal, a coastal flooding phenomenon caused by distant ocean storms, has recently affected Kerala, India. The current event, triggered by a low-pressure system from South Atla… Read More
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