Chenab Rail Bridge : Successful Trial Run The Indian Railway conducted a successful trial run on the newly-constructed world’s highest railway bridge, Chenab Rail Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir. Chenab Rail Bridge is located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The 1.3-km-long bridge is located 359 metres above […]
Month: June 2024
Trinity Challenge
Trinity Challenge: A project by the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), has won the joint second prize in Trinity Challenge’s second competition, on tackling the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Trinity Challenge (TTC) is a charity supporting the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats. It is […]
Pro-tem Speaker
Pro-tem Speaker: The President has appointed Bhartruhari Mahtab, a seven-term MP from Cuttack, as the pro tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. Pro-tem Speaker is a Latin phrase which translates to ‘for the time being’ in English, and so the pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to […]
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning
Capsaicin : Acute Poisoning Food safety authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of South Korean spicy instant noodles over possible risks of “acute poisoning” due to high Capsaicin levels. Capsaicin is a naturally-occurring botanical irritant in chili peppers, synthetically derived for pharmaceutical formulations. It is most abundantly found in the “placenta” (white membrane to […]
Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023
Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023: India’s port development program received a major boost as 9 ports from India were included in the Global Top 100 for the first time in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), 2023. The credit for this achievement has been given to the Sagarmala programme which has focused on the […]
Hooch : Spurious Liquor Of Tamil Nadu’s
Hooch : Spurious Liquor Of Tamil Nadu’s At least 34 people have died, and around 100 others have been hospitalised after consuming hooch, or spurious liquor, in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. Hooch is a commonly used term for poor quality alcohol, derived from Hoochinoo, a native Alaskan tribe that was known to produce very strong liquor. […]
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Human African Trypanosomiasis: In a landmark achievement, Chad has become the first country in 2024 and the 51st globally to eliminate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) — the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is also known as sleeping sickness. It is caused by protozoan parasites transmitted by infected tsetse […]
SIPRI Report
SIPRI Report: A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report was released that highlighted the increased risk and instability associated with the ongoing modernisation and expansion of nuclear arsenals worldwide. Key Highlights of the Report: All nine nuclear-armed states (USA, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel) continued to modernise their nuclear […]
Bonn Climate Conference 2024
Bonn Climate Conference 2024: The recent climate meeting in Bonn, Germany, did not achieve significant progress in defining a new climate finance goal. Countries have yet to make concrete advancements on issues concerning the funding required to address the climate crisis. Climate Financing refers to large-scale investments required for actions to mitigate or adapt to […]
Summer Solstice 2024
Summer Solstice 2024: 21st June has been marked as the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere of the world. The summer solstice is celebrated as the beginning of summer, or midsummer when one of Earth’s poles is at its maximum tilt towards the sun. The summer solstice marks the longest day of […]
