International Forest Governance (IFG) Report
Posted in Environment

International Forest Governance (IFG) Report

Report on International Forest Governance (IFG) Released

Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem
Posted in Environment

Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem

A study conducted by the Bose Institute, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur highlights air pollution posing serious threat to Sundarbans Mangrove Ecosystem.

Admitting New Members to UN
Posted in World Affairs

Admitting New Members to UN

UNGA passes a Resolution calling Security Council (SC) to admit Palestine as member of UN

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023
Posted in Defence Polity

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023

Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023 Notified

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 11 May 2024

Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctury, Typhoid, Hague Convention 1945, Bakanae Disease, Kamikaze Drones

Pink Hydrogen
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Pink Hydrogen

India is in talks with large domestic companies to invest in the regulated nuclear sector, including promoting clean power through generation of pink hydrogen.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Posted in Modern History Personalities in History

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently paid homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.

Neglected Tropical Disease
Posted in Social Sector

Neglected Tropical Disease

WHO releases progress report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

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?
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What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

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