National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: The Supreme Court (SC) recently issued notice to two members of the NCDRC seeking explanation from them for issuing non-bailable warrants against the directors of a company, ignoring a previous interim order of the SC. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) is a quasi-judicial commission in India which was set […]
Category: Current Affairs
B Virus
B Virus: A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering from infection with B virus. B Virus is an alphaherpesvirus enzootic in macaques of the genus Macaca. B virus is the only identified old-world-monkey herpesvirus. It is also known as herpes B virus or Macacine herpesvirus 1 […]
Submersible Platform For Acoustic Characterisation And Evaluation
Submersible Platform For Acoustic Characterisation And Evaluation: A state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman DRDO in Kerala. Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation is set up by the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). […]
Frequency Of Heatwave Increases
Frequency Of Heatwave Increases: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an increase in the maximum temperature and the frequency of heatwave conditions in the forthcoming days over eastern and southern India. Heat wave is a condition of air temperature which becomes fatal to human body when exposed. It is defined based on the temperature thresholds […]
Leaf Litter Frog
Leaf Litter Frog: Scientists have found that Leaf Litter Frog emits ultrasonic sounds that are inaudible to humans but can scare off predators. Leaf Litter Frog is the most abundant species of frog in the forest community. It utilizes its high-frequency screams as a survival strategy. It inhabits primary and secondary forests and forest edges. […]
Kavach Anti-Collision System : Appreciation
Kavach Anti-Collision System : Appreciation The Supreme Court appreciates steps taken by Railways to roll out Kavach anti-collision system. The KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with the Indian industry. It is a state-of-the-art electronic system with Safety Integrity Level-4 (SIL-4) […]
Jhelum River : Six Persons Died
Jhelum River : Six Persons Died At least six persons have died after a boat capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Jhelum river is a tributary of the Indus River that flows in India and Pakistan. It is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley. It constitutes the westernmost of […]
Sovereign Green Bonds : Study
Sovereign Green Bonds : Study The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently green-lighted investments in the country’s Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs) by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIS). A green bond is a debt security that is issued to raise capital to support climate-related or environmental projects, according to the World Bank. SGBs are issued by governments […]
Gaia-BH3 : Black Hole
Gaia-BH3 : Black Hole Astronomers spotted the most massive known stellar black hole in the Milky Way galaxy named Gaia-BH3. Gaia-BH3 is the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. It was spotted in data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission because it imposes an odd ‘wobbling’ motion on […]
Imported Inflation : ADB Warning
Imported Inflation : ADB Warning The Asian Development Bank recently warned that India could face imported inflation as the rupee could depreciate amid the rise in interest rates in the West. Imported Inflation is a general and sustainable price increase due to an increase in the costs of imported products. This price increase concerns the […]
