Arignar Anna Zoological Park : Chennai The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai has introduced a novel method to check the littering of plastic bottles inside its premises. Coinciding with the World Environment Day yesterday, the authorities of the state’s biggest zoo have begun collecting a deposit of ten rupees each for every bottle of water […]
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‘Sital Sasthi’ festival : Odisha
‘Sital Sasthi’ festival : Odisha Week-long ‘Sital Sasthi’ festival is being celebrated in Odisha. Sital Sasthi is a sacred Hindu festival is being celebrated in Odisha. This week-long special festival highlights the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. According to the Hindu calendar, Sital Sasthi is observed on the sixth day of the Jyestha […]
Ex Khaan Quest 2022
Ex Khaan Quest 2022: A multinational peacekeeping exercise-Ex Khaan Quest 2022 featuring participation from military contingents from 16 countries including India commenced in Mongolia. President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh inaugurated the exercise. The Indian Army is represented by a contingent from the LADAKH SCOUTS. The 14-day exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability, building military to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 7th June 2022
Today Current Affairs:7th June 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Artificial Lights As a Weapon To Fight Against Malaria
Artificial Lights As a Weapon To Fight Against Malaria: A study demonstrated that artificial lights can be used as a weapon to fight against malaria. Key highlights: Light plays a crucial role in the regulation of biological clocks such as timing of breeding among birds, hunting by lions and sleeping patterns of humans. The timing […]
Stagflation
Stagflation: Authorities worldwide, particularly central bankers, foresaw a period in the near future “where growth is low, unemployment is at least up a little bit and inflation is still high”, adding, “So you could call that stagflation”. The most difficult problem for policymakers is when inflation runs high even as economic output either stagnates or, […]
World’s First Fishing Cat Census Done At Chilika
World’s First Fishing Cat Census Done At Chilika: The Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has 176 fishing cats, according to a census done by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the Fishing Cat Project (TFCP). This is the world’s first population estimation of the fishing cat done outside the protected area […]
What Is eVTOL?
What Is eVTOL? The Union Civil Aviation Minister, recently said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. eVTOL: As the acronym suggests, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is one that uses electric […]
Exercise SAMPRITI-X
Exercise SAMPRITI-X: As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh bilateral defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise Ex SAMPRITI-X is being conducted at Jashore Military Station in Bangladesh from 05 June to 16 June 2022. Exercise SAMPRITI is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour conducted alternately by both countries which aims to strengthen and widen […]
India Has Achieved The Target Of 10% Ethanol Blending In Petrol
India Has Achieved The Target Of 10% Ethanol Blending In Petrol: India has achieved the target of 10% ethanol blending in petrol, five months ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. This, he claimed, had led to a reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emissions and saved foreign exchange worth ₹41,000 crore. Farmers […]
