What Is Stubble Burning? With wheat yield down this year, the rate of tudi is very high and farmers can earn huge profits by selling it. But despite that, 3,895 field fires have been reported from April 1 to April 29 in Punjab. Farmers opt for stubble burning because they do not have alternatives for […]
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Transnistria : Russia-Ukraine War
Transnistria: Transnistria, the tiny breakaway region of Moldova, risks being dragged into the Russia-Ukraine war because of reports of a series of explosions in its territory. The de facto state lies between Moldova to its west and Ukraine towards its east. Often described as a “remnant of the Soviet Union”, Transnistria declared independence like Moldova […]
India Semiconductor Mission
India Semiconductor Mission: Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has inaugurated the first ever Semicon India 2022 Conference under India Semiconductor Mission in Bengaluru. Semicon India – 2022 has been organized to take forward the vision of the Prime Minister to make India a leader in the electronics manufacturing, semiconductor design, manufacturing & innovation. Theme […]
16th Steering Committee Meeting Of Project Elephant
16th Steering Committee Meeting Of Project Elephant: At the 16th Steering Committee meeting of Project Elephant, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a field manual named-Field Manual for Managing Human-Elephant Conflicts (HEC) in India-to guide forest staffers dealing with HEC in major elephant range states. The manual has been prepared by the […]
Sloth Bear: Important Points
Sloth bear Two sloth bears were rescued by forest officials from a village in Jharkhand by the People for Animals group. The People for Animals (PFA) is an animal welfare organization founded by Maneka Gandhi. The PFA was informed by Madaris. Madaris is a nomadic community that earns a living by performing street acts with […]
What Are Anabolic Steroids?
What Are Anabolic Steroids? Two of India’s track-and-field Tokyo Olympians failed dope tests for using banned anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids are usually used by bodybuilders. They are essentially lab-made versions of the male hormone testosterone and have a similar effect of increasing muscle mass as the natural hormone does. It also increases male characteristics in […]
Ion Concentration Polarisation:
Ion Concentration Polarisation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kg, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water. This device utilises electrical power to remove particles from drinking water. The unit relies on a technique called ion concentration polarisation. Rather than filtering water, […]
100 Years Of Delhi University
100 Years Of Delhi University: On May 1, 2022 Delhi University marked the beginning of its centennial celebrations. The idea for the university began taking shape in 1911 when it was decided to shift the capital of India to Delhi from Calcutta. The onset of World War I, differences over the nature of the would-be […]
Koilastila Gas Field : Bangladesh
Koilastila Gas Field : Bangladesh Bangladesh has discovered a new gas field with the capacity to produce 20 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) at the Koilastila Gas field. Koilastila Gas Field is one of the five gas fields purchased from the Shell Oil company by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 So […]
Hatti Community : Request For Inclusion In The List Of Scheduled Tribes
Hatti Community : Request For Inclusion In The List Of Scheduled Tribes Centre is considering the Himachal Pradesh’ government’s request for inclusion of the Hatti community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the state. The community has been making the demand since 1967, when tribal status was accorded to people living in the Jaunsar […]
