Spot Bellied Eagle Owl : Spotted In Seshachalam Forest Of Andhra Pradesh Spot Bellied Eagle Owl was recently spotted in Seshachalam forest of Andhra Pradesh for the first time. Spot Bellied Eagle Owl: Scientific name: Bubo nipalensis Spot Bellied Eagle Owl is also known as the forest eagle-owl. They are large, very powerful and bold […]
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Ecologically Sensitive Zones : Protests In Kerala
Ecologically Sensitive Zones : Protests In Kerala The creation of the Ecologically sensitive zones (ESZ) has sparked protests in Kerala and can be a hint of what is likely to occur in other parts of the country. Eco Sensitive Zones: The National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change […]
Technology For Air Quality Monitoring System
Technology For Air Quality Monitoring System: Under the ‘National programme on Electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs)’– the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad has developed an outdoor air quality monitoring station to monitor environmental pollutants. It will monitor parameters like PM 1.0, PM 2.5, […]
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project: NASA and Boeing will partner in the development and flight test of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator aircraft under SFD project. The partnership aims to revolutionize the commercial aviation industry through a much more fuel-efficient design of narrow body airliners The project aims to engage with industry, academia, and other […]
The Bhopal Declaration
The Bhopal Declaration: The Bhopal Declaration was released after a two-day meeting of Think-20 under G20 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Declaration was made by more than 300 intellectuals from India and abroad The Think 20 (T20) is a forum of think tanks from G20 countries that provides policy recommendations to the leaders of the […]
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope : Detected Atomic Hydrogen From a Far-Away Galaxy
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope : Detected Atomic Hydrogen From a Far-Away Galaxy A radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy was detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the telescope to […]
Abdul Rehman Makki : Listed As a Global Terrorist By UNSC
Abdul Rehman Makki : Listed As a Global Terrorist By UNSC Abdul Rehman Makki is a Pakistan-based terrorist who was recently listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under its ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee. He has been sanctioned based on his links to the 2000 Red Fort attack […]
Giving To Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Initiative
Giving To Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Initiative: The World Economic Forum, in partnership with over 45 organizations, has launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative. The goal of GAEA is to fund and grow new and existing public, private, and philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs) to unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year […]
Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars
Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars: Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has found evidence of “solitary waves” in the weak magnetic field around Mars for the first time. Scientists used high-resolution electric field data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft to make the discovery of solitary […]
State Finances: A Study Of Budgets Of 2022-23
State Finances: A Study Of Budgets Of 2022-23 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report stating that the Gross Fiscal Deficit (GFD) of states is expected to decrease to 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022-23, from 4.1% in 2020-21. This is due to a broad-based economic recovery and an increase […]
