Project ARTHA Ganga: Arth Ganga is an initiative added to the Namami Ganga Program launched by the Government in 2014. It is a sustainable and viable economic development model to strengthen the river-people connection through an economic bridge. It was decided that the Namami Gange mission should lead the concept of Arth Ganga with […]
Category: Current Affairs
Chandrayaan-3 : Propulsion Module Returns To Earth’s Orbit
Chandrayaan-3 : Propulsion Module Returns To Earth’s Orbit Scientists successfully brought the Propulsion Module (PM) of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which brought the Vikram lander within 100 km of the Moon’s surface before detaching. This historic event involved a controlled descent to the lunar surface and a successful return to Earth orbit. India has launched a […]
Radiocarbon Dating
Radiocarbon Dating: Archaeologists have recently used radiocarbon dating to analyse the oldest true wooden frame saddle in East Asia, revealing how the rise of Mongolian steppe cultures was likely aided by advances in equestrian technology. Radiocarbon dating, or carbon-14 dating, is a scientific method that can accurately determine the age of organic materials as old […]
Exchange-Traded Funds
Exchange-Traded Funds: The total investment by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in more than seven years has crossed Rs 2.5 trillion, Minister of State in the Labour Ministry recently told Lok Sabha An ETF is a collection of marketable securities that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket […]
Indian Mouse Deer And Chousingha
Indian Mouse Deer And Chousingha: As part of an animal exchange programme recently executed by the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) with Kakatiya Zoological Park in Warangal, IGZP has received two new species, Mouse Deer and Chousingha. The Indian Mouse Deer or Spotted Chevrotain is the smallest deer in India and is highly nocturnal. Scientific […]
Red Sprite
Red Sprite: The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut photographed an uncommon occurrence termed a red sprite. Red sprite represents an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon categorized as a Transient Luminous Event (TLE). Sprite is also an acronym for Stratospheric/mesospheric Perturbations resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification. Occasionally dubbed red lightning, it occurs above thunderclouds at altitudes between 40 […]
Otolith Rings
Otolith Rings: Marine biologists at the University of Southampton have developed a technique to decode the chemistry of otoliths. Otolith rings is a stony lump in the fish ear. These are much like tree rings which reveal fish’s age. Different forms or isotopes of oxygen in the otolith indicate the temperature the fish experienced when […]
PM Vishwakarma Scheme : Data
PM Vishwakarma Scheme : Data The PM Vishwakarma Scheme, launched by the Centre, has received over 21 lakh applications in two and a half months, data from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) show. PM Vishwakarma Scheme is a central sector scheme launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, which […]
Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary : Royal Bengal Tiger Was Spotted
Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary : Royal Bengal Tiger Was Spotted A Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted in Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim at an altitude of 3,640 metre. The Royal Bengal Tiger was captured by trap cameras of a team of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) which is conducting a study in the sanctuary in collaboration […]
Budgett’s Frog
Budgett’s Frog: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc.) molecular biophysics unit in a study have identified that peptides (short protein) produced from Budgett’s frog can combat enzymes of disease causing pathogens. The peptides (short proteins) produced from the skin of amphibians have long been studied because of their ability to counter unfavourable conditions […]
