Neelakurinji Plant : Listed As a Protected Species The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. This move is aimed at protecting the plant from being destroyed or uprooted, which has become […]
Tag: 14th Jan 2023
Pineapple Express : Common Atmospheric Phenomenon
Pineapple Express : Common Atmospheric Phenomenon Over the past two weeks, California and other parts of the West Coast have been hit with a series of what meteorologists call atmospheric rivers. Forecasters have said that the rain arriving in California on January 12 is being caused by a true Pineapple Express a specific example of […]
Notification Of Minority Communities
Notification Of Minority Communities: The Central Government submitted the views of 24 States to the Supreme Court on whether religious and linguistic minority communities should be identified and notified by the Union Government or the respective State Governments. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 […]
NOTAM(Notice To Air Missions)
NOTAM(Notice To Air Missions): Thousands of flights were grounded in the US after a major glitch in the computer system. The flights were grounded due to the failure of a key pilot notification system called Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that its Notice to Air Missions system, or NOTAM, […]
FSSAI Standards For Basmati Rice
FSSAI Standards For Basmati Rice: For the first time in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified the identity standards for Basmati Rice. As per these standards, Basmati rice shall possess natural fragrance characteristics of basmati rice and be free from artificial colouring, polishing agents and artificial fragrances. It […]
13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum
13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the US Trade Representative Ambassador co-chaired the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of India – US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington D.C. The India-US TPF aims to activate its working groups in the fields of agriculture, non-agriculture […]
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023: The Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2023 (33rd edition) said that Indian authorities had “intensified and broadened” their crackdown on activist groups and the media throughout year 2022. It also claimed that the current Central ruling party used abusive and discriminatory policies to repress minorities. World Report […]
Remains Of Dinosaurs Species
Remains Of Dinosaurs Species: Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia for the first time. Megaraptor was a large theropod of the Cretaceous Period, 84 to 65 mya. Megaraptors possessed strong arms that wielded sickle-like claws that could inflict fatal wounds on […]
Holocene Epoch
Holocene Epoch: By analyzing Antarctic ice cores, scientists have revealed the most detailed look yet at the planet’s recent climatic history, including summer and winter temperatures, dating back 11,000 years to the beginning of what is known as the Holocene, according to a study. The Holocene Epoch is the current period of geologic time. The […]
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): IIT Jodhpur, Dystrophy Annihilation Research Trust (DART) and AIIMS Jodhpur are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and fatal type of muscular dystrophy marked by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due […]
