Japanese Encephalitis : Study A study conducted in Gorakhpur district, India, involving 266 children vaccinated with the Chinese SA-14-14-2 vaccine (a live, attenuated vaccine) for Japanese encephalitis, found very low levels of neutralising antibodies IgG at different time points after vaccination. The study found that seroprotection against the virus decreased in the vaccinated children. Seroprotection […]
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Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve : Rare Moth Species Spotted
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve : Rare Moth Species Spotted Researchers from Tamil Nadu have spotted a rare moth species for the first time in India in the buffer zone of Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) after it was last sighted 127 years ago in Sri Lanka in 1893. Mimeusemia ceylonica is a moth species belonging to […]
Cultivation Of Dragon Fruit
Cultivation Of Dragon Fruit: Under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a roadmap is being prepared for the cultivation of dragon fruit in the identified potential area to increase the production of exotic and niche area fruits. The target for area expansion under MIDH for Kamalam is 50,000 ha. in 5 years. Dragon […]
Operation Trishul
Operation Trishul: Under Operation Trishul,’ the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited 33 fugitives involved in various criminal activities in the past year. CBI raises requests through Interpol channels and seeks their deportation or extradition through a formal route. CBI uses Interpol’s Star Global Focal Point Network and analysis of financial crime files to […]
International Panel Of Experts On Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) Report
International Panel Of Experts On Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) Report: The recent IPES report highlights the global hunger crisis amid high debt. Key Findings:- At least 21 countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Zimbabwe were nearing catastrophic levels of both debt distress and rising hunger in 2022. The world’s […]
AUKUS Meet 2023
AUKUS Meet 2023: AUKUS meet was held recently. Australia, United States, and United Kingdom (AUKUS) Alliance is a trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific, between Australia, the UK, and the US (AUKUS). It is based on a shared commitment of its three members to deepen diplomatic, security, and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Under it, […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th March 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 14th March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Oscars 2023
Oscars 2023: Indians erupted in celebration on Monday after ‘Naatu Naatu’, the breakout hit from the action movie ‘RRR’, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’, brought home the Best Documentary Short award. Producer Guneet Monga and director Kartiki Gonsalves won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category […]
Moon Time Zone
Moon Time Zone: The European Space Agency highlighted the the need of a universal timekeeping system for the moon . MOON TIME ZONE is to streamline contact among the various countries and entities, public and private, that are coordinating trips to and around the moon The Moon has its own day and night cycle, which […]
Post Budget Webinar On PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samma
Post Budget Webinar On PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samma: The Prime Minister addressed a Post Budget Webinar on ‘PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman. The launch of PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2023. PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman scheme is a new scheme for artisans and craftsmen. Objectives: – improving skills of artisans […]
