Posted in Environment Geography Lakes Protected Sites Ramsar Sites

Kolleru Lake

Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to prepare an inventory of land use adjacent to the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary for declaring it an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for conservation of the Kolleru Lake ecosystem.

Posted in Economy Agriculture Economy Schemes and Initiatives

National Turmeric Board

Centre recently notified the constitution of the National Turmeric Board, a long-standing demand of turmeric farmers across the country.

2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Quantum Dots
Posted in Chemistry Physics Science & Technology

2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Quantum Dots

The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.

Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

Prelims Facts Corner – 05 October 2023

Gravity battery, Greenwashing, SAMPRITI-XI Exercise

Posted in Economy Energy and Infrastructure

Critical Minerals

The first-ever International Energy Agency (IEA) Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit held at Paris, France recently.

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.”