Emissions Gap Report 2023: UNEP United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report titled- the Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again), stating that urgent Climate Action is crucial to avoid the alarming trajectory of Temperature Rise. The report is the 14th edition […]
Month: November 2023
Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range
Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range: The Indian Navy, in association with DRDO, successfully undertook Guided Flight Trials of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) from a Sea King 42B helicopter recently. Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) is the first indigenous air-launched anti-ship cruise missile developed for the Indian Navy. It […]
Qianlong Shouhu : Unknown Dinosaur Species
Qianlong Shouhu : Unknown Dinosaur Species Researchers in China recently discovered a previously unknown dinosaur species named ‘Qianlong shouhu’ alongside dozens of its unhatched eggs. Alongside the adult specimens, the Chinese researchers also uncovered around 50 fossilised eggs of the same species, spread out across five different nests that contained the skeletal remains of the […]
Exercise Vajra Prahar 2023
Exercise Vajra Prahar 2023: The Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya. VAJRA PRAHAR is a joint exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the US Army Special Forces. It aims at sharing best practises and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational […]
Tantalum : Found In The Sutlej River Sand
Tantalum : Found In The Sutlej River Sand A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, found the presence of tantalum, a rare metal, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab. Tantalum is a rare metal with the atomic number 73—the number of protons found in one atom of the element. […]
Atmospheric Waves Experiment : NASA
Atmospheric Waves Experiment : NASA NASA is set to launch the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) to study ‘airglow’ to understand space weather. Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is a first-of-its-kind NASA experimental attempt aimed at studying the interactions between terrestrial and space weather. It is planned under NASA’s Heliophysics Explorers Programme. This mission will study the […]
Gambusia Fish : Released To Address Mosquito Menace
Gambusia Fish : Released To Address Mosquito Menace Various government and non-governmental organisations in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab have released Gambusia fish into local water bodies to address a mosquito menace. Gambusia fish is known as mosquitofish and, is widely used as a biological agent for controlling mosquito larvae. It is native to the […]
Banking Current Affairs : 22nd Nov 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 22nd Nov 2023 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc: Sari Walkathon: To celebrate and promote the diverse handloom saree culture in India, Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh inaugurated the E-Registration portal for the Sari Walkathon on November 21. The Sari Walkathon event […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd Nov 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 22nd Nov 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
E Prime Layer : Outermost Part Of Earth’s Core
E Prime Layer : Outermost Part Of Earth’s Core A study by an international team of researchers revealed the formation of a new enigmatic layer – E prime layer at the outermost part of Earth’s core. E prime layer was believed that a material exchange between the core and mantle is small. But the experiments […]
