Grammy Awards
Grammy awards presented
- Grammy Awards – Recognition to outstanding achievements in the music industry
- Presented by – The Recording Academy
- Ceremony – Held annually in Los Angeles, California
Humbdolt’s Enigma
The term Humbdolt’s Enigma was in news recently.
- Humbdolt’s Enigma – Concept suggesting a relationship between temperature, altitude, humidity, and biodiversity
- Tropical areas receive more solar energy fostering greater primary productivity and biodiversity
- While we expect diversity to decrease away from the tropics, mountains have been an exception to the rule posing Humboldt’s enigma.
- Proposed by – Alexander Humbdolt
Vyommitra
Vyommitra to fly into space
- ‘Vyommitra’ – A humanoid robot
- Developed by – ISRO
- Aim – To fly aboard unmanned test missions ahead of the Gaganyaan human space-flight mission
- Features –
- Can withstand vibrations and shock during the flight
- Resemble a human with facial expressions and speech and sight capabilities
- It is a half-humanoid lacking lower limbs.
Bannerghatta National Park
Environmental activists protested against a proposed elevated highway in BNP.
- Location – Karnataka
- Significance – Hosts India’s first butterfly park
- Vegetation – Scrub type with mixed dry deciduous patches.
- River – Suvarnamukhi