US Scientist Recently Discovered Quasicrystals: A US scientist recently discovered quasicrystals. The major difference between an ordinary crystal and a quasi-crystal is that the atomic patterns in quasi-crystals do not repeat themselves as that of an ordinary crystal. They are rare to occur naturally. However, can be created artificially. So far, we have discovered only […]
Tag: 16th Feb 2023
Millet International Initiative For Research And Awareness
Millet International Initiative For Research And Awareness: The Government of India is to launch Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness. It is in line with the United Nations’ plans for the International Year of Millets, which is 2023. India brings in the concept of “SEED MONEY” in the initiative. Seed money, sometimes known as […]
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand: After Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand faced yet another disastrous natural calamity. An earthquake of 6.1 Ritcher shook the country. The epicentre was at a depth of 57.4 km and 50 km from Paraparaumu. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre was right at the Cook Strait. The strait […]
Black Galaxy
Black Galaxy: A research team from Italy has detected an elusive black galaxy, dubbed ‘invisible galaxy’ using ALMA. Dark Galaxy is a hypothesized galaxy with no, or very few, stars. They received their name because they have no visible stars, but may be detectable if they contain significant amounts of gas. Scientists used the Gravitational […]
Driving Holistic Action For Urban Rivers (DHARA)
Driving Holistic Action For Urban Rivers (DHARA): DHARA the annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance (RCA), is being organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) DHARA provides a platform to co-learn and discuss solutions for managing local water resources. […]
First Woman Astronaut Into Space : Saudi Arabia
First Woman Astronaut Into Space : Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is set to send its first woman astronaut, Rayyana Barnawi, on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, aboard a SpaceX Dragon. A Saudi Arabian woman will become the first woman astronaut from the country to go on a space […]
The Missing Deputy Speaker
The Missing Deputy Speaker: Supreme Court sought response from Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that contends that not electing a Deputy Speaker to the 17th (present) Lok Sabha, since 2019, is “against the letter and spirit of the Constitution”. The post has also been lying vacant in the five state Assemblies including Rajasthan, […]
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law: On February 11 2023, a protest in Dehradun over paper leaks and scams in government recruitment tests turned violent. On the following day, the Uttarakhand Governor gave his assent to the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, 2023 to prevent the use of […]
ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot
ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot: The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY) BHASHINI is working on a ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot to help Indian farmers learn about various government schemes. BHASHINI (BHASHa INterface for India) is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) led language translation platform. The launch of the WhatsApp chatbot may take time as ChatGPT currently relies on […]
Monkeypox : Report
Monkeypox : Report According to a recent statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 85,765 confirmed and 1,382 probable cases of monkeypox were reported from 110 countries since January 1, 2022. Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus which belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus. The virus is normally seen in African […]
