Papikonda National Park
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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
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World Air Quality Report 2023

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

Tiger Conservation Landscapes
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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.”

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 19 March 2024

Exercise Lamitiye, BAJSS, RB-IOS, Biomining, Kshipra River

Tentative UNESCO List
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Tentative UNESCO List

Six heritage sites from Madhya Pradesh has been included in UNESCO’s tentative list.

Covaxin
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Covishield | Covaxin

Recently, a new study by scientists found that the Covishield vaccine shows more robust immune responses compared to Covaxin

Oral Cancer
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Oral Cancer

Recently, Indian team used ‘deworming drug’ as repurposed drug to treat oral cancer subtype

Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules
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Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024

Recently, Centre notified rules allowing transfer of ‘captive’ elephants under Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024

Bugun Liocichla
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Bugun Liocichla

Bugun tribe donates land for critically endangered songbird Bugun Liocichla

UPSC Prelims Facts
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UPSC Prelims Facts – 17-18 March 2024

National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm, Ethanol 100, Grievance Redressal Assessment & Index, Nana Jagannath Shankarseth, Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority

Ghost Particles
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Ghost Particles

Recently, astronomers detected 7 potential ‘ghost particles’ that passed through planet.