Jinchuanloong niedu: A new genus and species of eusauropod dinosaur named Jinchuanloong niedu has been recently identified from a fossilized partial skeleton with a nearly complete skull found in the Chinese province of Gansu. It is an early-diverging member of a group of long-necked, strictly herbivorous, quadrupedal dinosaurs called Eusauropoda. The fossilized remains of Jinchuanloong […]
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Rising Northeast: The Investor Summit
Rising Northeast: The Investor Summit The Prime Minister at the “Rising Northeast: The Investor Summit” declared that the Northeast Region (NER) of India is no longer a “frontier” but a “frontrunner” in India’s growth journey. Highlighting its strategic importance and economic potential, he emphasized the region’s evolving role as a gateway for trade with Southeast […]
ICMR Launches First Stigma Scale for Sickle Cell Disease
ICMR Launches First Stigma Scale for Sickle Cell Disease: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed the ICMR-SCD Stigma Scale for India (ISSSI), the country’s first tool to measure and address stigma faced by sickle cell disease (SCD) patients and their caregivers. The scale includes two components: ISSSI-Pt for patients and ISSSI-Cg for […]
Oil Spills
Oil Spills: A Liberian-flagged cargo vessel carrying hazardous materials, including calcium carbide and diesel, sank off the Kerala coast, raising serious concerns over oil spills. Calcium carbide (CaC2) is a chemical that reacts with seawater to release acetylene gas, which is highly flammable and hazardous.Oil Spills refer to the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbons into […]
India Becomes World’s 4th Largest Economy
India Becomes World’s 4th Largest Economy: At the 10th NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) Governing Council Meeting, NITI Aayog CEO announced that India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s 4th largest economy, with its GDP crossing USD 4 trillion.India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy and is the only country projected to […]
Strengthening Urban Biodiversity
Strengthening Urban Biodiversity: Urban biodiversity is vital for a healthy planet and human well-being but faces severe threats, from habitat loss and climate change. On International Day for Biological Diversity (22nd May), the theme “Harmony with nature and sustainable development” stresses the urgent need to integrate ecological conservation into urban growth. Urban Biodiversity refers to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 26th May 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 26th May 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
China is set to launch its Tianwen-2 mission
China is set to launch its Tianwen-2 mission: China is set to launch its Tianwen-2 mission, which aims to survey and sample the near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa. Tianwen-2 Mission launch Vehicle : Long March 3B rocket. Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, Sichuan Province, China. Agency: China National Space Administration (CNSA). Objective is Survey and […]
Great Indian Bustard : In News
Great Indian Bustard : In News Radheshyam Pemani Bishnoi, a 28-year-old wildlife conservationist from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, died in a road accident while on an anti-poaching patrol. He was a flag bearer in the GIB Community Conservation Programme. The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a large terrestrial bird endemic to the Indian subcontinent. The bird […]
10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog
10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog: The 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog was recently held in New Delhi, chaired by the Prime Minister, under the theme “Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat@2047”. NITI Aayog is the premier policy think-tank of the Government of India, established through a Union Cabinet resolution in January 2015, […]
