Mass Extinction: Before the Cretaceous mass extinction known for wiping out non-avian dinosaurs, the Earth had witnessed four other great mass extinctions. A paper published last week in the journal, Nature Geoscience, has come up with a new reason behind the first mass extinction, also known as the Late Ordovician mass extinction. The article notes […]
Logos Of Darjeeling Toy Train As Intellectual Property
Logos Of Darjeeling Toy Train As Intellectual Property: India has finally registered the logos (two) of the iconic ‘Toy Train’ internationally as its intellectual property. The claim for registration was sent to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) with the procedure laid down in WIPO’s Vienna Classification (VCL). There is a six-month window to register […]
Galaxy Messier 87 (M87)
Galaxy Messier 87 (M87): Scientists studying the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) – which surrounds the only black hole to have been imaged so far – have come up with a theoretical model of the jets of material emanating from M87. The calculated images published in Nature Astronomy resemble closely what is observed, and help confirm […]
Kaho Village in Arunachal Pradesh
Kaho: Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh is planning to make a documentary about one of its most “patriotic destinations” — Kaho, a village in Anjaw district on the China border — to mark the 75th year of Independence. One of seven villages in the Kibithoo block bisected by the Lohit river, Kaho had weathered the Chinese […]
Northeast Green Summit 2021
Northeast Green Summit: Sustainable development and conservation strategies for the Northeast and its contiguous biodiversity zones, a round table of forest ministers of the region, besides green art and green music events are on the agenda of the three-day Northeast Green Summit beginning here from November 16. The focus area of the sixth edition of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 8th November 2021
Today Current Affairs: 8th November 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Uranium Enrichment: Iran
Uranium Enrichment : Iran Iran’s atomic agency said that its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms. In April 2021, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran had begun the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz. Under the historic 2015 nuclear deal […]
Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs): RBI
Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs): RBI A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee has come out with a host of suggestions in a bid to streamline the functioning of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). The performance of the ARCs has so far remained lacklustre, both in ensuring recovery and in revival of businesses. Lenders could recover only […]
Khasi Inheritance Of Property Bill, 2021
Khasi Inheritance Of Property Bill, 2021: Last week, a district autonomous council in Meghalaya announced that it would introduce the ‘Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. It is aimed at “equitable distribution” of parental property among siblings in the Khasi community. If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of […]
Cease-Fire Between Israel And The Palestinian
Cease-Fire Between Israel And The Palestinian Resistance Group Hamas In Gaza: Egypt is seeking to reach an agreement on a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in Gaza. The Agreement includes Long-term cease-fire, a prisoner swap, humanitarian aid to Gaza and reconstruction. Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group […]
