What Is Blue stragglers? Blue stragglers, a class of stars on open or globular clusters that stand out as they are bigger and bluer than the rest of the stars, have intrigued scientists who have for long probed their origin Carrying out the first-ever comprehensive analysis of blue stragglers, Indian researchers found that half of […]
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Irrawaddy Dolphin: Chilika Lake
Irrawaddy Dolphin Found Dead In Chilika Lake: Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Chilika Lake. This is the 8th dolphin death in Odisha in 8 months. About Irrawaddy Dolphins Irrawaddy dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and mentioned in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List […]
Fukutoku-Okanoba Submarine Volcano
The Fukutoku-Okanoba Submarine Volcano Exploded: The Fukutoku-Okanoba Submarine Volcano exploded in the Pacific Ocean, off Japan. Earlier, a surge of Earthquakes and the ground swelling was noticed at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano. It is situated about 25 metres below the sea, five kilometres north of Japan’s South Iwo Jima Island. The plume reached a height of […]
World Heritage Convention
World Heritage Institute Of Training and Research – Asia Pacific: The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research – Asia Pacific (WHITR-AP) has recognised CEPT (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Gujarat) University’s programme in conservation and regeneration as a commended case of Global Innovation on World Heritage Education. The World Heritage Education Programme was […]
Darjeeling Himalayan Railways
Darjeeling Himalayan Railways: Concerns were raised against the Centre’s proposed monetisation of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) There are four fully functional and operational railways networks in mountains and hilly terrains in India — the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) located in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal; the Nilgiris Mountain Railways located in […]
Mapping Groundwater Sources: CSIR
Mapping Groundwater Sources: Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said, mapping groundwater sources by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will help to utilise groundwater for drinking purposes and supplement Prime Minister Modi’s Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Mission. CSIR in collaboration National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) have undertaken High Resolution Aquifer Mapping […]
Hurricane Ida: Important Points
Hurricane Ida: Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, US. It is an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm and one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US. It will test the hundreds of miles of new levees that were built after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina (2005), which made landfall 16 years ago […]
Hydropower Projects In Himalayas
Hydropower Projects In Himalayas: The central government has said that no new Hydropower projects would be allowed in the upper reaches of the Ganga and those sanctioned would have to abide by environment regulations that prescribe a minimum flow in the river at all times of the year to preserve its health. Seven projects, all […]
Merging of Black Holes
Three Supermassive Black Holes Has Been Spotted: A rare merging of three supermassive black holes has been spotted by a team of astrophysicists in India. All three merging black holes were part of galaxies in the Toucan constellation. The discovery was made using data from the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard the first Indian space […]
Animal Discoveries 2020: Zoological Survey of India
Animal Discoveries 2020: It is a document published recently by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). It reveals that 557 new species have been added to India’s fauna in 2020, which includes 407 new species and 150 new records. The number of faunal species in India has climbed to 1,02,718 species. Important Species added: Trimeresurus […]
