Arrest Warrant For War Crimes For President Vladimir Putin : ICC The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for war crimes for President Vladimir Putin and a second Russian official. This is the first time that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant against one of the five permanent members of the United […]
World’s First Sand Battery
World’s First Sand Battery: Finland has installed the world’s first sand battery that can store heat from renewable energy sources for months Sand Battery made of sand collected from construction sites, can solve the problem of round-the-year energy supply, a known limitation of renewable energy sources that can be harnessed intermittently. Sand can be heated […]
Sangita Kalanidhi Award Of The Music Academy For 2023
Sangita Kalanidhi Award Of The Music Academy For 2023: Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri has been selected for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy for 2023. Sangita Kalanidhi award is considered the highest award in the field of Carnatic music. The award is conferred by the Madras Music Academy. The award comprises a gold […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 20th March 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Global Terrorism Index : IEP
Global Terrorism Index : IEP The tenth Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report was published by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) showing global trends and patterns in terrorism. IEP: The Institute for Economics and Peace Est. 2008; HQ: Sydney, Australia It is a global think tank. It studies the relationship between peace, business, and prosperity, […]
PM MITRA Parks For The Textile Industry
PM MITRA Parks For The Textile Industry: The Government of India recently announced the sites for setting up of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks for the Textile industry. Seven sites were chosen out of 18 proposals for PM MITRA parks which were received from 13 States. The Parks will […]
Horseshoe Crabs
Horseshoe Crabs: Scientists have recently urged the Odisha government to immediately come up with a robust protection mechanism before the Horseshoe crabs (living fossil) becomes extinct due to destructive fishing practices. The horseshoe crab is a marine chelicerate arthropod living in shallow coastal waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms and spawns mostly on intertidal […]
Karnala Bird Sanctuary : Bird Count Report
Karnala Bird Sanctuary : Bird Count Report The recent annual scientific bird count report covering three seasonal bird counts at the Karnala Bird Sanctuary finds a total of 187 species of birds. Karnala Bird Sanctuary is located in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. It is a habitat of woodland birds in the Western Ghats & […]
Active Volcanoes On Venus
Active Volcanoes On Venus: NASA Magellan spacecraft captured images of Venus’ surface from different orbits. A few locations, including those suspected to have volcanic activity, were observed two or three times over two years A 2.2 square kilometre volcanic vent on Venus changed shape in eight months, indicating volcanic activity. It showed signs of drained […]
Starberry-Sense
Starberry-Sense: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have developed a low-cost star sensor for astronomy and small CubeSat class satellite missions. The star sensor named Starberry-Sense can help small CubeSat class satellite missions find their orientation in space. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) said that the Starberry-Sense is ready for launch […]
