SAFAL Test Cycle 2024 To Reduce Exam Stress : CBSE CBSE Launches SAFAL Test Cycle to Ease Exam Pressure Objective Assess students of Classes 5 and 8 on core concepts instead of rote learning with no preparation required. SAFAL (Structured Assessment For Analyzing Learning) aligns with NEP 2020 to reduce exam fear. It started with […]
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Oropouche Fever : First Ever Death
Oropouche Fever : First Ever Death Brazil has reported its first-ever deaths from Oropouche fever, a mosquito-borne disease with symptoms similar to dengue, but severe cases are rare. The virus, first detected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955, has spread to Latin America, the Caribbean, and recently to Europe, with Italy reporting its first case […]
Mekedatu Project : Karnataka Govt
Mekedatu Project : Karnataka Govt Karnataka Chief Minister(CM) has highlighted the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project as a key solution to address water-sharing issues with Tamil Nadu during monsoon distress years, asserting that the project would benefit both states, particularly in times of water scarcity. The Mekedatu multi-purpose project aims to build a balancing reservoir near […]
Discovery Of Dark Oxygen
Discovery Of Dark Oxygen: Scientists reported an unknown process is producing oxygen deep in the world’s oceans, where photosynthesis can’t occur due to the lack of sunlight. This discovery is significant because oxygen supports marine life and suggests that there may be previously unknown ecosystems. Scientists observed an unexpected increase in oxygen concentration in some […]
Shiksha Saptah 2024
Shiksha Saptah 2024: The Union Ministry of Education celebrated the 4th anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with a week-long campaign called “Shiksha Saptah.” This campaign is designed to promote and celebrate the achievements and objectives of NEP 2020. Shiksha Saptah: Vidyanjali Program is an initiative by the Department of School Education and […]
Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate
Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate: The Supreme Court recently abolished its own directive issued in 2017 that made a valid pollution under control (PUC) certificate mandatory for renewal of third-party insurance policy. Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate often referred to as the pollution certificate, is a mandatory document for every vehicle owner in India. This […]
World Heritage List : New
World Heritage List : New UNESCO recently inscribed China’s Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf (Phase II) to its World Heritage List. Bohai Gulf is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Seaon the coast of Northeastern and North China. It is sometimes called Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai for short; in earlier times […]
Livermorium
Livermorium: Scientists at Berkeley Lab’s 88-Inch Cyclotron have successfully created superheavy element 116, also known as livermorium. Livermorium is part of the “superheavy” category of elements. These are elements that exist beyond the known elements in the periodic table and are typically very unstable. It is artificially produced transuranium elementof atomic number 116. In 2000 […]
INS Tabar
INS Tabar: The Russian President recently greeted Indian Navy personnel onboard Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar, which is participating in Russia’s Navy Day celebrations. INS Tabar is a stealth frigate built for the Indian Navy in Russia. It is the third of the Talwar-class frigateof the Indian Navy. The frigate was commissioned on 19 April […]
Agarwood
Agarwood: India has successfully prevented inclusion of Aquilaria malaccensis (agarwood) in the Review of Significant Trade (RST) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Agarwood or Gaharu as it is known in many Asian countries is resinous heartwood that occurs in trees belonging to the genus Aquilaria. […]
