Unified District Information System For Education plus (UDISE+) Report: The Union Education Ministry released the detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-22 on school education of India. Findings of the UDISE Plus 2021-22 Report: A total of 94.95 lakh students entered pre-primary classes in 2021-2022, registering a drop of 10% […]
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New Species Of Endemic Honeybee
New Species Of Endemic Honeybee: A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats. The finding has been published in the September issue of Entomon, a peer-reviewed journal brought out by the Association for Advancement of Entomology. The new species has been named Apis karinjodian and given the common name Indian […]
Seema Darshan Project
Seema Darshan Project: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the citizens to visit Nadabet and other border areas as part of Seema darshan to further tourism. It was initiated with the aim to provide an opportunity to the people so that they can visualize the life and work of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel […]
Falcon Heavy Rocket
Falcon Heavy Rocket: On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. This is considered as a National Security Space Launch for the U.S. military. This is the fourth launch of the giant rocket system, […]
Malaria Vaccine For Children
Malaria Vaccine For Children: In October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time recommended the large-scale use of a malaria vaccine for children living in areas with moderate-to-high malaria transmission. The RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. Malaria kills nearly 600,000 people every year, the majority of whom are children under the […]
Snow Leopard Population Assessment Of India (SPAI)
Snow Leopard Population Assessment Of India (SPAI): The first-ever recording of the snow leopard from the Baltal-Zojila region has renewed the hope for the elusive predator in the higher altitudes of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Snow leopard surveys have often focused in neighbouring areas of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The survey was expanded […]
Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse: A total lunar eclipse will occur on 8 November, 2022. The eclipse is visible from all places of India at the time of Moonrise. An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon when Earth is located directly between the Sun and the Moon and only if […]
RISAT-2
RISAT-2: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite)-2 satellite has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere at the predicted impact point in the Indian Ocean near Jakarta. RISAT-2 is India’s first “eye in the sky” which keep surveillance on the country’s borders as part of anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations. RISAT-2: […]
3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival
3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival: Artists from across the world take part in the 3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on the event of state foundation day. Nearly 1,500 dancers from across India and countries like Mozambique, Mongolia, Tonga, Russia, Indonesia, Maldives, Serbia, New Zealand and Egypt arrived for […]
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, may erupt in the near future. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii. It is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes to […]