Afar Triangle
Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon

Afar Triangle

African continent is undergoing a significant geological event in the Afar Triangle

World Food Price Index
Posted in Economy Economy Institutions Economy Schemes and Initiatives

World Food Price Index

World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row

Land acquisition for Tiger Reserve
Posted in Legislations Protected Sites Tiger Reserves

Land acquisition for Tiger Reserve

Recently, for the first time Tamil Nadu purchased private (patta) land in Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR) for conservation.

PQ3 Encryption Protocol
Posted in Science & Technology

PQ3 Encryption Protocol

Recently, Apple launched the PQ3 encryption protocol for its messaging app.

SSLNG
Posted in Alternative Energy Science & Technology

Small-Scale Liquefied Natural Gas (SSLNG)

Recently, India’s largest gas utility GAIL (India) Limited commissioned the country’s 1st SSLNG unit at its Vijaipur complex.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 20 March 2024

SAKHI App, Ketamine, Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24, Potti Sriramulu, Third-Party Application Provider

Mehrauli City
Posted in History Culture

Mehrauli City

Mehrauli city in Delhi was revamped for the G-20 summit.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Posted in Economy Agriculture

Krishi Vigyan Kendras

ICAR Celebrating Golden Jubilee of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)

Papikonda National Park
Posted in Protected Sites National Parks Vulnerable Section

Papikonda National Park

Recently, a bird survey conducted by IISER-Tirupati sighted more than 200 bird species in Papikonda National Park

World Air Quality Report 2023
Posted in Environment Schemes and Initiatives Pollution

World Air Quality Report 2023

Recently, ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’ was released by Swiss air quality monitoring body IQAir.

Tiger Conservation Landscapes
Posted in Protected Sites

Tiger Conservation Landscape (TCL) 3.0

Recently, NASA satellite imagery and Google Earth Engine computing power helped the scientists to develop a real-time monitoring system for tiger habitat globally.

Posted in Culture

Intangible Cultural Heritages of India

UNESCO defines ICH as “the mainspring of humanity’s cultural diversity and its maintenance a guarantee for continuing creativity.”