Moths: Moths are vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem of northeast India, reveals a recent study. The study establishes 91 species of moths as potential pollinators of 21 plant families in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the northeastern Himalayas. The results assume significance as a majority of the pollination-related studies are based on […]
Category: Current Affairs
Eat Right Campus
Eat Right Campus: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, four police stations in the national capital’s New Delhi district have been designated as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing nutritious and wholesome meals daily to police personnel at their canteens and mess. The four police stations, the […]
Kisan Drones
Kisan Drones: The Prime minister Narendra Modi flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India. He virtually addressed to a group of farmers gathered at Manesar from where the “Drone Kisan Yatra” was flagged off. Kisan Drones will be used to boost the […]
Positive Discrimination Based on Caste
Caste Census: Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an extension of the principle of equality under Article 15(1) of the Constitution. This is seen […]
Russia – Ukraine Issue: Update
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Russia has said it is pulling out its forces surrounding Ukraine. But, NATO and the U.S. have said that they are yet to be convinced the pullout was real. Fears have been mounting of a major escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have battled separatists in […]
Green Hydrogen in India
Green Hydrogen: India, being a tropical country, has a significant edge in green hydrogen production due to its favourable geographic conditions and abundant natural resources. Producing hydrogen from renewables in India is likely to be cheaper than producing it from natural gas. The vast majority of industrial hydrogen, about 70 metric tonnes (MT), is […]
AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) Defence Pact
AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.): China has equated the India, U.S., Australia, Japan Quad grouping with the AUKUS (Australia, U.K., U.S.) defence pact, calling both “exclusive cliques” part of the Biden administration’s “ill-intentioned” Indo-Pacific strategy. It said, this ‘strategy’ resurrects the Cold War mentality and will only bring division and turbulence to the Asia-Pacific. The […]
Ban on Chinese Apps
Banning Chinese Apps: The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire over concerns related to privacy and national security. In 2020, the government also banned TikTok and other popular short video apps from China. The decision to ban such apps in […]
Climate Change Study by the University of California
Climate Change: A new study by the University of California, Davis published in the journal Nature suggests that the difference between a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 1.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the 21st century and a scenario where the Earth will be warmed by upto 3.6 degrees […]
Issue of Vacancies In Tribunals
Vacancies In Tribunals: The Supreme Court assured lawyers that it will take up the issue of vacancies in key tribunals soon, while indicating that it is a problem that cannot be simplistically resolved by sending those responsible for the appointments to jail for contempt. In September last year, a Special Bench of the Supreme […]
