Disease X: The World Health Organisation (WHO) emphasised the urgent need for global preparedness against a potential new pandemic, referred to as ‘Disease X’ Disease X is referred to as a hypothetical pathogen or threat that can cause a major pandemic in future. It could be a new agent, a virus, a bacterium, or a […]
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Halwa Ceremony : Before The Annual Budget Presentation
Halwa Ceremony : Before The Annual Budget Presentation The Union Finance Minister participated in the ‘Halwa Ceremony’ recently, a tradition observed before the annual budget presentation. Halwa Ceremony is a tradition performed every year ahead of the budget and signifies the official initiation of the printing process of various documents related to the budget. It […]
Grantham Inscriptions
Grantham Inscriptions: A team of archaeologists recently discovered two stone inscriptions of ‘Grantham’ and Tamil dating 11th and 16th centuries respectively at Pazhnchervazhi village near Kangayam. Grantha is an important historical script that was once used to write Sanskrit throughout South East Asia and greater Tamil Nadu. The word Grantha denotes in Sanskrit ‘a literary […]
Default Bail
Default Bail: The Supreme Court recently held that default bail cannot be claimed on the ground that the investigation is pending against other accused. The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provides for three kinds of bail. Section 438 provides for Anticipatory Bail; Section 439 provides for Regular bail whereas Section 167(2) provides for default/statutory bail. […]
Mpemba Effect : Study
Mpemba Effect : Study The Mpemba effect continues to captivate scientists with its complex interplay of physical mechanisms. Mpemba effect is named after Tanzanian student Erasto Mpemba, who brought attention to this counterintuitive phenomenon in 1969, making for curious observations. The effect is that hot water can freeze faster than cold water in similar conditions. […]
Karpoori Thakur : Bharat Ratna Posthumously
Karpoori Thakur : Bharat Ratna Posthumously Karpoori Thakur, a prominent Gandhian socialist leader and former Bihar chief minister will be awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ posthumously. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian Award of the country which was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for […]
Lake Retba
Lake Retba: The Lake Retba’s waters are virtually devoid of life and are on the verge of disappearing due to pollution and mining. Lake Retba is also known as Lac Rose the Pink Lake. It is located north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, northeast of Dakar The lake is isolated from the sea […]
Design-Linked Incentive Scheme
Design-Linked Incentive Scheme: Since announcement, the Design-Linked Incentive scheme (DLI) scheme has approved only seven start-ups, markedly short of its target of supporting 100 over five years. Design-Linked Incentive scheme aims to offer financial incentives as well as design infrastructure support across various stages of development and deployment of semiconductor design(s) for Integrated Circuits (ICs), […]
National Monetization Pipeline
National Monetization Pipeline: The Centre has decided to conduct an Asset Recycling Drive under the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), aiming to generate resources for new investments in infrastructure. The Centre’s asset recycling drive is expected to generate around Rs 1.5 trillion in the fiscal year 2024-25. Transactions with monetisation values of around Rs 0.97 trillion […]
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Light Emitting Diodes (LED): The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made a statement declaring that while incandescent light bulbs illuminated the 20th century, the 21st century would be illuminated by LED lamps. A diode is an electronic component about 5 mm wide. It has two points of contact, or terminals, called its anode and cathode. […]
