Char Dham Yatra : Death Of 11 Pilgrims With nearly twice the number of pilgrims embarking on the Char Dham yatra in Uttarakhand since it commenced on May 10, the state government has reported the death of 11 pilgrims in the first five days. The pilgrimage to Yamunotri, Gangotri, and Kedarnath Dham commenced on May […]
Tag: 20th May 2024
Sailfin Armoured Catfish
Sailfin Armoured Catfish: Scientists from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have discovered that the invasive armoured sailfin catfish has proliferated to 60% of the water bodies in the Eastern Ghats, causing harm to fishing nets and disrupting the ecosystem. The sailfin armoured catfish, a collection of several morphologically similar species belonging to the […]
Global Report On Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Of 2024
Global Report On Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Of 2024: Ahead of the World Health Assembly 77th session, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global report on neglected tropical diseases (NTD) of 2024. The report provides an account of the progress made in 2023 towards the implementation of the Road map for neglected tropical diseases […]
National Savings Certificate: Investment
National Savings Certificate: Investment The Prime Minister recently declared Rs 9.12 lakh investment in the National Savings Certificate (NSC) scheme in his nomination filing. National Savings Certificate (NSC) is a fixed-income investment scheme launched by the government of India. It aims at encouraging users, who are primarily low- to mid-income investors, to invest as well […]
MATES Migration Scheme
MATES Migration Scheme: The Australian Federal Budget Document, released recently, announced the start date for the Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) for Indian Nationals. Australia and India entered into a Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement (MMPA). The MMPA is a bilateral framework that supports and promotes two-way migration and mobility between our two […]
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: An Indian delegation recently paid a visit to the UAE for the first time to hold discussions with the key entities there on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC). India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) was announced on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in New Delhi when a memorandum of understanding […]
Phtheirospermum lushaiorum : Hemi-Parasitic Terrestrial Plant
Phtheirospermum lushaiorum : Hemi-Parasitic Terrestrial Plant A rare hemi-parasitic terrestrial plant named Phtheirospermum lushaiorum has been found in Phawngpui National Park in Mizoram. Phtheirospermum lushaiorum is a new species of hemi-parasitic terrestrial plant. These hemi-parasitic plants lack a fully developed root system and form connections with another plant, from which they obtain some or all […]
SPECULOOS-3b : New Dwarf Planet
SPECULOOS-3b : New Dwarf Planet An international team of astronomers recently detected a new, Earth-sized planet named SPECULOOS-3b, just 55 light years away, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star. SPECULOOS-3b is an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star, 55 light-years away from Earth. This red dwarf, though similar in size to Jupiter, emits […]
Vishing : Cybercrime
Vishing : Cybercrime The government released a circular warning its employees of a sophisticated cybercrime— vishing. Vishing is short form of voice+phishing, is carried out through a call on a mobile phone or landline. It’s a technique wherein a threat actor calls the victim over the phone and tries to trick him/her into clicking on […]
RoseTTAFold : AI-Based Prediction Tool
RoseTTAFold : AI-Based Prediction Tool AI-based prediction tool RoseTTAFold has provided a major scientific breakthrough in the last four years in the area of computational drug development. RoseTTAFold is developed by researchers at the University of Washington, U.S. It uses generative diffusion-based architectures (one kind of AI model) to predict structural complexes. The tools’ neural […]
