Non Fungible Tokens: According to a report, the sales of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) surged USD 25 billion in 2021 as the crypto asset exploded in popularity. However, some experts believe NFTs are a bubble that might pop. NFTs are Anything that can be converted into a digital form can be an NFT. Everything from drawings, […]
Day: February 24, 2022
Fast Radio Burst (FRB)
Fast Radio Burst (FRB): The Astronomers of National Center of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune and the University of California in the US have used the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) to map the distribution of atomic hydrogen gas from the host galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst (FRB) for the first time. The […]
Detection of Active Leprosy Cases in India
What Is Leprosy? According to the latest report by the Leprosy Mission Trust India, the Covid-19 pandemic and its ensuing recommendations on social distancing and lockdowns caused a fall of 62.5% in the detection of active leprosy cases between April and September 2020 in four States — Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. […]
Who Was Gangubai Kathiawadi?
Who Was Gangubai Kathiawadi? A film starring actor Alia Bhatt is facing legal trouble after individuals claiming to be family members of the main protagonist, Gangubai Kathiawadi, have objected to her portrayal in the film. Gangubai Kathiawadi Known for One of Mumbai’s well-known and influential brothel owners in the 50s and 60s. She also […]
How is Election Symbols Allotted?
Election Symbols: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an election speech in Uttar Pradesh, appeared to suggest a connection between the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts and the Samajwadi Party due to its election symbol, the bicycle. Bicycles were first used as carriers of bombs in the 2006 Malegaon blasts. The perpetrators of the blast strapped two […]
Financial Action Task Force on Pakistan
Financial Action Task Force: Pakistan’s efforts to investigate and prosecute leaders of UN-designated terror groups in order to counter terror financing will be assessed during the ongoing meetings of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris. The multilateral financial watchdog will announce whether Pakistan is to be retained in the grey list, or […]
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: 1 Year Completed
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: Nasa’s Perseverance rover has completed a full Earth year on Mars after its successful landing on February 19, 2021. During this period on the Red Planet, the rover has: Collected the first rock cores from another planet. Served as a base station for Ingenuity helicopter. Extracted oxygen from thin Martian air. […]
Academic Bank Of Credit Implementation Date
Academic Bank Of Credit: The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is expected to be implemented from this academic year. However, this scheme has many pros and cons and there are issues which still need to be addressed before it gets implemented. ABC will affect organised, systematic learning: Students may find it difficult to change […]
Annual Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission 2022
Permanent Indus Commission: A 10-member Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission from March 1-3. Under the Indus Water Treaty, it is mandatory to hold a meeting at least once every year ending March 31 In a first since the signing of the Indus Water Treaty between […]
Dark Energy: New Observations
Dark Energy: Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull. Many large lab experiments have tried to detect elementary particles that could be candidates for dark matter. However, such dark matter particles have […]
