What Is Permian extinction? Scientists from Stanford University, warn of imminent mass annihilation of marine species similar to the Permian extinction (250 million years ago) that wiped out most lives in oceans Permian extinction (or the “Great Dying”) was caused by global warming that left ocean animals unable to breathe. Roughly 96 per cent of […]
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Microplastics In Antarctica
Microplastics In Antarctica: For the first time, microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow in Antarctica Researchers collected snow samples from 19 sites in the Ross Island region of Antarctica and found that all contained microplastics. While microplastics have been found across the world, from the world’s deepest ocean floors to the peak of […]
14th BRICS Summit
14th BRICS Summit: Prime Minister of India attended the 14th BRICS summit which was virtually hosted by China. Theme of the 14th BRICS Summit: Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development. BRICS Plus virtual conference was also held as part of the main meeting with ministers from countries, including the […]
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on, the spotlight is on Kaliningrad, Russia’s westernmost region. Russia has warned Lithuania of serious consequences after it banned the rail transfer of some goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad. Last week, the Lithuanian authorities announced they would ban goods subject to EU sanctions from passing through their […]
Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Telecom
Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Telecom: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom by one year, and has amended the scheme to raise the incentive rate by an additional 1 per cent, aimed towards incentivising design-led manufacturing in the sector. The guidelines for the PLI Scheme for Telecom […]
44th Chess Olympiad : New Delhi
44th Chess Olympiad : New Delhi The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. This torch will be taken to 75 cities in a span of 40 days before the final culmination at Mahabalipuram near Chennai. It will then head over to […]
Menar Wetland: Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s New Wetland: Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland. This will pave the way for getting the Ramsar site status for this rural heartland of the Mewar region. Menar Wetland: The two lakes in the Menar village – the […]
Water Hyacinth
Water Hyacinth: West Bengal has made an outstanding example by utilising Water Hyacinth, an obnoxious aquatic weed plant to develop small-scale cottage industry that is both financially rewarding as well as environmentally friendly in approach. Water hyacinth, scientifically known as Eichhornia crassipes Mart. (Pontederiaceae), is an aquatic weed common in waterbodies across South Asia, including […]
Card Tokenisation
Card Tokenisation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the timeline for tokenisation of debit and credit cards by three months till 30th September, 2022 to avoid disruption and inconvenience to cardholders. After 30th September, no entity in the card transaction or payment chain, other than the card issuers and card networks, should store the […]
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile: Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. VL-SRSAM has been designed and developed jointly by […]
