Discrete Auroras On Mars: The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars since February this year, has captured images of glowing atmospheric lights known as discrete auroras. Uniqueness of these auroras: Unlike auroras on Earth, which are seen only near the north and south poles, discrete auroras on Mars are seen all around the planet […]
Category: Current Affairs
Solicitor General of India
Solicitor General: A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs recently met President Ram Nath Kovind and sought the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, on the grounds of “criminal misconduct” and “gross impropriety” following his meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu Adhikari is an accused in the 2016 Narada tapes […]
Pushkar Singh Dhami : Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He replaced Tirath Singh Rawat. Tirath Singh Rawat’s term as Uttarakhand Chief Minister — that lasted just 114 days — was riddled with controversies over his remarks as well as reversal of decisions taken by his predecessor Trivendra […]
Draft Trafficking In Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021
Draft Trafficking In Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021: The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare invited suggestions and comments for its draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 which it has released. A previous draft had been introduced in 2018, and had been passed by Lok Sabha despite stiff opposition […]
NIPUN Bharat
NIPUN Bharat: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) on 5th July, 2021. The vision of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to create an enabling environment to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, so that every child […]
Bold Project
Bold Project: A unique scientific exercise for reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support has been initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The project named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD) is the first of its kind exercise in India which was launched todayfrom the tribal village NichlaMandwa in […]
What was Punjab Suba Movement?
Punjab Suba Movement: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) commemorated the first entry of a police force inside the Golden Temple on 4th July, 1955 during the Punjab Suba movement (Morcha). It started in Punjab soon after Independence. Shiromani Akali Dal (Political Party) was leading the movement for a Punjabi speaking state. However, there was […]
Last Ice Area (LIA) : Greenland
The ‘Last Ice Area’ (LIA): Last Ice Area: This region is located north of Greenland and Ellesmere Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. This area was believed to be strong enough to withstand global warming. The total disappearance of summer ice in the Arctic was estimated by the year 2040, however the ‘Last Ice […]
Harit Dhara : Anti-Methanogenic Feed Supplement
Anti-Methanogenic Feed Supplement: Harit Dhara: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed an anti-methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit Dhara’ (HD), which can cut down cattle methane emissions by 17-20% and can also result in higher milk production. HD decreases the population of protozoa microbes in the rumen, responsible for hydrogen production and making it available […]
Swami Vivekananda Death Anniversary 2021
Swami Vivekananda:Death Anniversary: About Swami Vivekananda: He was a true luminary, credited with enlightening the western world about Hinduism. He was an ardent disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa and a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India. He pushed for national integration in colonial India, and his famous speech remains as the one […]
