Density Of Tigers In Sunderban: Preliminary findings of a study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) suggest that the density of tigers in the Sunderbans may have reached the carrying capacity of the mangrove forests, leading to frequent dispersals and a surge in human-wildlife conflict. Availability of food and space is the primary factor […]
What Are Humanitarian Corridors?
What Are Humanitarian Corridors? The United Nations considers humanitarian corridors to be one of several possible forms of a temporary pause of armed conflict. They are demilitarized zones, in a specific area and for a specific time — and both sides of an armed conflict agree to them. Via these corridors, either food and medical […]
Who Won The Boltzmann Medal 2022?
Who Won The Boltzmann Medal 2022? Deepak Dhar, physicist, from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, has been selected for the Boltzmann medal, awarded by the Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. He has been chosen for this award for his contributions in the […]
Artificial Intelligence In eCourt Projects
Artificial Intelligence In eCourt Projects: During the 2022 Budget session of Parliament, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that while implementing Phase 2 of the eCourt projects, under operation since 2015, a need was felt to adopt new, cutting-edge technologies of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase the efficiency of the justice delivery […]
Democracy Report 2022: Important Points
Democracy Report 2022: Important Points The V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg has come out with their annual democracy report. The study is titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’. The report classifies countries into four regime types based on their score in the Liberal Democratic Index (LDI): Liberal Democracy, Electoral Democracy, Electoral Autocracy, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 7th March 2022
Today Current Affairs: 7th March 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Monetary Policy Committee: Inflation Target
Monetary Policy Committee: RBI The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) noted that the central bank’s accommodative policy stance may fail to comply with the Inflation target (upper limit of 6%). An accommodative stance indicates a willingness on the part of the central bank to expand money supply and cut […]
SARAS 3 Radio Telescope
SARAS 3 Radio Telescope: Indian researchers have conclusively refuted a recent claim of the discovery of a radio wave signal from cosmic dawn, the time in the infancy of our Universe when the first stars and galaxies came into existence. In 2018 a team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and MIT in the […]
India Abstained On A Vote At The UN Human Rights Council
India abstained On A Vote At The UN Human Rights Council: India abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The resolution “strongly condemned” aggression by Russia in Ukraine. Russian troops recently captured Zaporizhzhia […]
Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile
Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile: The Indian Navy successfully demonstrated the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai, on 5th March, 2022. The missile hit its intended target with pinpoint accuracy after traversing an extended range trajectory and performing complex manoeuvres. Both Brahmos missile and INS Chennai […]
