What Is Wind Shear? The concept of wind shear has gained increased attention due to its crucial role in determining whether a storm intensifies into a destructive hurricane. Wind shear is a meteorological phenomenon that refers to a sudden change in wind speed and/or wind direction over a relatively small distance. It is mainly of […]
Tag: 27th May 2024
Gopi Thotakura : First Space Tourist From India
Gopi Thotakura : First Space Tourist From India Gopi Thotakura, an India-born commercial pilot based in the US, became the first space tourist from India. She, along with five other space tourists, made a short recreational trip to space. Space tourism is a niche segment of the aviation industry that seeks to give tourists an […]
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Scheme: The Ministry of Renewable Energy recently issued a warning to farmers on PM-KUSUM website against fake websites and mobile applications that provide fake online application forms and demand registration fees for installing solar water pumps under PM Kusum scheme. PM-KUSUM Scheme was launched in 2019 for […]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A recent study challenges the perceived heart health benefits of fish oil supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids, raising concerns about their impact on cardiovascular health. Fatty Acids are the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat. During digestion, the body breaks down fats into […]
Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process
Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process: The Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP) has resulted in the full settlement of operational creditors’ claims in five cases. Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process was introduced in April 2021 in the wake of Covid pandemic, to deal with stress of small and mid-sized companies. The idea was that resolution of distressed MSMEs […]
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department recently commenced a three-day-long elephant census at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located at the junction of the Eastern and Western Ghatsin the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, in the Erode District of Tamil Nadu. Its area is contiguous with the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve […]
Cost Inflation Index
Cost Inflation Index: The income tax department has notified the Cost Inflation Index for the current fiscal beginning April 2024. Cost Inflation Index is used to adjust the purchase price of assets on the basis of inflation. It is notified under the Income-tax Act, 1961 every year. It helps an individual to ascertain the inflation-adjusted […]
Shallow Aquifer Management
Shallow Aquifer Management: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in a latest intervention has taken up Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) model on a pilot basis in the city. Shallow Aquifer Management is a sustainable urban water management technique and addresses persistent issues of groundwater depletion, drying up of borewells and check quick flooding of city […]
World Thyroid Day 2024
World Thyroid Day 2024: World Thyroid Day is observed annually on May 25th to raise awareness about the thyroid gland and the various conditions that affect it. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam’s apple. It’s a part of your endocrine system and controls […]
AstroSat Mission
AstroSat Mission: A team of Indian astrophysicists has used observations from AstroSat to discover the aperiodic modulation of high-energy X-ray photons in Swift J1727.8-1613, a black hole binary source. AstroSat Mission is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in the X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously. AstroSat, with a […]
