UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 10 May 2024

Batagay Crater, Shinku La tunnel, Rocky planet, AMS, Constructed Wetlands

U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund
Posted in World Affairs

U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund

India contributes half a million dollars to U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund announced during the United Nations Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee held in 2022.

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower

Eta Aquariid meteor shower, associated with Halley’s Comet, occurred on the 5th and 6th of May 2024.

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Posted in Science & Technology

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

What is magnetic resonance imaging? – An article in The Hindu Explained

Global Value of Earth Observation report
Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Global Value of Earth Observation report

World Economic Forum released Global Value of Earth Observation report

Education in Mother Tongue
Posted in Governance Polity

Education in Mother Tongue

CBSE instructed schools to focus on teaching children in their mother tongue in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2022.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 09 May 2024

Provisioning, Virtual Touch, Tileswari Koch, Darfur crisis, Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Agrifood System Report
Posted in Economy Environment

Agrifood System Report

World Bank report on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems released.

Urban Heat island
Posted in Environment

Urban Heat island

A study investigated the interactions between Urban Heat island (UHI) effects and pollutants.

World Migration Report 2024
Posted in Social Sector

World Migration Report 2024

India received $111 billion in remittances in 2022: World Migration Report 2024

West Nile Virus
Posted in Science & Technology Biology Diseases

West Nile Virus

Cases of West Nile fever, caused by West Nile Virus, were reported in Kerala.

Semi-Cryogenic Engine
Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Semi-Cryogenic Engine

ISRO successfully conducted the first Pre-Burner Ignition trial for semi-cryogenic engine (SCE)-200.