Cigaritis meghamalaiensis : New Species Of ‘Silverline’ Butterflies Tamil Nadu have thrown up a new species of ‘silverline’ butterflies. Cigaritis meghamalaiensis is the new species of butterfly. It has become the first butterfly species to be described from the Western Ghats in 33 years. The researchers had first come across the distinct species belonging to […]
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Agreement On The Prohibition Of Attack Against Nuclear Installations And Facilities
Agreement On The Prohibition Of Attack Against Nuclear Installations And Facilities: India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels recently under the agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations and facilities. Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed on December 31, […]
Bubble Baby Syndrome : Treatment
Bubble Baby Syndrome : Treatment A two-month-old girl with bubble baby syndrome underwent bone marrow transplant (BMT) in Mumbai recently. Bubble baby syndrome,’ known medically as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is very rare genetic disorder that causes life-threatening problems with the immune system. It is a type of primary immune deficiency. The disease is known […]
Indian Pangolin Conservation Project
Indian Pangolin Conservation Project: The pangolin conservation project launched to protect pangolins has succeeded at Pench Tiger Reserve and Satpura Tiger Reserve, as the mammals have started to breed there Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are the only known mammals with large keratin scales covering their skin. Of the eight species found worldwide (four […]
KH-22 Missile
KH-22 Missile: Ukraine Air Force spokesperson recently disclosed that the country’s air defense units were unable to shot down any of the Kh-22 supersonic cruise missiles launched by Russia. KH-22 Missile is a Soviet-era long-range airborne supersonic cruise missile. Armed with a nuclear or highly explosive fragmenting cumulative warhead, it was initially designed to destroy […]
World’s Largest Lithium Reserve
World’s Largest Lithium Reserve: The U.S. Department of Energy recently discovered the world’s largest Lithium reserve beneath California’s Salton Sea. Salton Sea is a shallow, saline lake located in the lower Colorado Desert, southern California, It is a geological depression tucked between mountain ranges and lying below sea level. The Salton Sea is an important […]
United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestinian Refugees In The Near East
United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestinian Refugees In The Near East: India recently announced that it has provided US $ 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East or the UNRWA for the welfare of Palestinian refugees. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for […]
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: The Government recently raised the interest rates on the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) scheme by 20 basis points to 8.2 percent from the existing 8 percent. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a savings scheme launched in 2015 under the Government of India’s “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” campaign, which aimed to promote the education […]
Maulana Azad National Fellowship
Maulana Azad National Fellowship: Researchers and doctoral students from about 30 universities across the country have written separate letters to the Union Minority Affairs Minister to increase the scholarships under Maulana Azad National Fellowship The objective of the Maulana Azad Fellowship Scheme (MANF) is to provide five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance. […]
Indian Olympic Association : Three-Member Ad Hoc Committee
Indian Olympic Association : Three-Member Ad Hoc Committee The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formed a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the governing body for the Olympic Movement and the Commonwealth Games in India. As an affiliated member of the International […]
