Posted in History Culture

Maa Danteshwari Temple

Prime Minister visited Maa Danteshwari Temple in Chhattisgarh.

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon Lakes Landmarks

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)

A cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin.

Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

Prelims Facts Corner – 04 October 2023

Sammakka- Sarakka, Staghorn coral, TIR Convention, 1975

Posted in Environment Protected Sites Tiger Reserves

How Tiger Reserves are notified?

Bihar to get Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as the state’s 2nd tiger reserve after the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR).

Posted in Environment Treaties and Conventions

UN Framework to Protect Environment from Harmful Chemicals

“Global Framework on Chemicals – For a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste” was adopted at Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn, Germany.

Posted in Science & Technology ICT

5G ecosystem

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued a Consultation Paper on “Digital Transformation through 5G Ecosystem”.

2023 Nobel Prize in physics
Posted in ICT Physics

2023 Nobel Prize in physics – Attosecond Physics

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was jointly awarded to three scientists, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier, for their “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”

mRNA vaccines
Posted in Biology Science & Technology

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 – mRNA vaccines

Medicine Nobel 2023 awarded to Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman for their work in mRNA vaccines.

Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

Prelims Facts Corner – 03 October 2023

R21/Matrix-M vaccine, FSSAI Prohibits Use of Newspapers for Food Packing, Green Ammonia, Pink Bollworm (PBW)

Posted in Environment Geography Landmarks Ramsar Sites

Sundarbans as global commons

Experts from India and Bangladesh believe that climate change triggered loss and damage in the Sundarbans, should be seen as a “global commons”.

Posted in Economy Economy Concepts

Surety Bonds

Surety Insurance Bonds market – an alternative to bank guarantees in infrastructure projects — has failed to take off in the last three years due to technical and financial impediments.

Posted in Science & Technology ICT

Tera Hertz Range (THR)

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a “Consultation Paper on Open and De-licensed use of Unused or Limited Used Spectrum Bands for Demand Generation for Limited Period in Tera Hertz Range”.