Bailey K. Ashford Medal For 2022: Indian physician and scientist Dr Subhash Babu have received the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for 2022. In its 82-year history, the award has never been given to an Indian scientist or an Indian institution for work. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), the largest scientific […]
New Species Of Estuarine Crab
New Species Of Estuarine Crab: Researchers have discovered a new species of Estuarine Crab at the Mangroves of Parangipettai near the Vellar River estuary (an area where river meets the ocean) in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The species has been named ‘Pseudohelice Annamalai’ in recognition of Annamalai University’s 100 years of service in education and […]
Vikram-S : India’s First Privately Developed Rocket
Vikram-S : India’s First Privately Developed Rocket India’s first privately developed rocket, Vikram-S, is poised to create history as it undergoes final preparations at the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) launchpad in Sriharikota for launch between November 12 and 16. It was developed by the Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace. The mission named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), since […]
Garuda-VII Air Exercise
Garuda-VII Air Exercise: The chiefs of Indian and French Air Forces recently joined the Air Exercise Garuda-VII in Jodhpur. It is a bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF). It provides a unique opportunity for both Air Forces to learn and imbibe each other’s best practices during operations […]
CSIR : National Geophysical Research Institute Early Warning System
CSIR : National Geophysical Research Institute Early Warning System The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has begun field studies to install early warning system against floods, rockslides, and avalanches in Himalayan States. The scientists in the institute have identified a few locations in the higher reaches of […]
Carbon Billionaires: Oxfam Report
Carbon Billionaires: Oxfam Report An Oxfam report titled, Carbon Billionaires: The investment emissions of the world’s richest people, has said the world’s richest people emit “unsustainable amounts of carbon,” as compared with an ordinary person. This report is based on the fact that every human on Earth has a carbon footprint, which can be divided […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th November 2022
Today Current Affairs: 9th November 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021: President presented the award to the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale was a British Nurse, Statistician and social reformer, born in Florence, Taly (1820). Her effort during Crimean War (1854-56), by curing patients, calculating mortality data and showing how improvements made in sanitary methods would reduce the number of deaths, won […]
What Is Black Sea Grain Initiative?
What Is Black Sea Grain Initiative? Russia re-joined the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Black Sea Grain initiative endeavours to tackle escalating food prices emanating from supply chain disruptions because of Russian actions in the world’s ‘breadbasket’. The deal brokered by the United Nations (UN) and Turkey, was signed in Istanbul in July, 2022. Initially […]
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti: The 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated. Birth in 1459 at Talwandi Rai Bhoe village near Lahore, which was later renamed as Nankana Sahib. He was the first of the 10 Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism. Contributions: Initiated inter-faith dialogue way back in the 16th century […]
