Rare Earth Elements (REE) : Found In Andhra Pradesh: Rare earth elements are a set of seventeen metallic elements in the periodic table. The 17 Rare Earths are cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), lanthanum (La), lutetium (Lu), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), scandium (Sc), terbium […]
Global Trade Outlook and Statistics : WTO
Global Trade Outlook and Statistics : WTO World merchandise trade will grow slower ( 1.7% in 2023) before picking up to 3.2% in 2024 Risks to the forecast are tilted to the downside, including geopolitical tensions, food insecurity, potential financial instability stemming from monetary policy tightening, and increasing levels of debt. Trade volume growth in […]
Centralised Web Portal : RBI
Centralised Web Portal : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will launch a web portal to help beneficiaries retrieve unclaimed deposits. The portal will allow users to search for unclaimed deposits across multiple banks, using AI tools to enhance the search results. The portal will be password-protected, and only claimants […]
Olive Crown Awards
Olive Crown Awards: The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) hosted the 13th edition of its annual property, the Olive Crown Awards 2023, on 5th April at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai. The awards acknowledged the work of those individuals and corporates who drove the message of sustainability or ‘green advertising’. Famous […]
Biotech-KISAN Scheme
Biotech-KISAN Scheme: Biotech-KISAN Scheme has been successful in providing benefits to over 1 lakh 60 thousand farmers in the last one year. Biotech-KISAN scheme is a farmer-centric scheme for farmers, launched in 2017, developed by and with farmers under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology. It is a pan-India program, following a […]
Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket
Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket: The Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) designed by two Pune-based facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was recently successfully test-fired for the first time. Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR) was designed and developed by Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL). […]
Cepheid Star
Cepheid Star: A recent study carried out by the researchers were able to achieve the most accurate calibration of Cepheid stars. Cepheid star is a type of variable star which brigthen and dim periodically. Variable stars are essentially stars that experience fluctuations in their brightness Cepheids stars are special type of variable star in that […]
United Nations Statistical Commission : India Has Been Elected
United Nations Statistical Commission: India Has Been Elected India has been elected to the highest statistical body of the United Nations for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024. United Nations Statistical Commission was established in 1947(HQ: New York) and is the highest body of the global statistical system. It brings together the Chief Statisticians […]
Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Hybrid Solar Eclipse: A ‘hybrid’ solar eclipse called the Ningaloo Eclipse is set to happen on April 20, 2023. Hybrid solar eclipse is a type of solar eclipse that looks like an annular solar eclipse or a total solar eclipse, depending on the observer’s location along the central eclipse path. During a hybrid solar eclipse, […]
International Seabed Authority
International Seabed Authority: The International Seabed Authority has decided that it will start taking permit applications from companies that want to mine the ocean floor. International Seabed Authority is an autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It has the mandate to ensure the effective […]
