New eDNA Sequencing Method To Assess Biodiversity: Researchers from the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad have developed a new eDNA sequencing method to assess biodiversity. Environmental DNA is DNA shed by all organisms into their surroundings through natural processes during their […]
Month: November 2023
Tellurium : Study
Tellurium : Study Physicists recently found evidence that tellurium is produced in neutron star mergers. Tellurium is a semi-metallic, lustrous, crystalline, brittle, silver-white element. Atomic Number: 52 It has the properties of both metals and nonmetals. It forms many compounds corresponding to those of sulphurand selenium. When burned in the air, tellurium has a greenish-blue […]
Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005: The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine whether a transgender woman can claim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The DV Act was enacted by Parliament on September 13, 2005, and extends to the whole of India. It is basically […]
Odonata Species : Identified
Odonata Species : Identified Around 50 Odonata species were identified on the first day of the two-day Odonata survey that commenced in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) recently Odonata is an insect order consisting of three groups: Anisoptera(which includes dragonflies), Zygoptera (which includes damselflies), and Anisozygoptera (a relict group represented by only two living species). It […]
New epiphytic Plant
New epiphytic Plant: Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new species of epiphytic plant, Lysionotus namchoomii, from the Pakke-Kessang district of Arunachal Pradesh. New epiphytic plant named Lysionotus The native range of the genus Lysionotus is the Himalayas to Japan and Indo-China, and about 50% of the species found are […]
Vitrimer : Sustainable Plastic
Vitrimer : Sustainable Plastic Researchers at the University of Tokyo have successfully created “sustainable plastic,” which is based on an epoxy resin vitrimer. Vitrimer represent a relatively recent category of plastics known for their impressive strength at low temperatures. They also possess the unique ability to be reshaped numerous times when exposed to higher temperatures. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th Nov 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 4th Nov 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Payment Aggregator Cross Border
Payment Aggregator Cross Border: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought under its direct regulation all entities facilitating cross-border payments for import and export of goods and services and termed them Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB). Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) facilitates cross-border online payments for the import and export of permissible goods and services. The […]
Galapagos Islands : Found Two New Coral Reefs
Galapagos Islands : Found Two New Coral Reefs Scientists recently found two new coral reefs and two unexplored seamounts in the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Islands is situated in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. The Archipelago is a group of 19 islands, 13 large and 6 small, and dozens of […]
Lucy Mission : Successfully Completed Its First Flyby Of An Asteroid
Lucy Mission : Successfully Completed Its First Flyby Of An Asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully completed its first flyby of an asteroid named Dinkinesh. Lucy Mission is a first-of-its-kind mission of NASA that will explore Jupiter’s elusive Trojan asteroids. Trojan Asteroids occupy a stable Lagrangian point in a planet’s orbit around the Sun. They are […]
