White-Tailed Deer : Reservoir For SARS-CoV2 Virus According to the study published, scientists have discovered white-tailed deer in Ohio, USA, acting as a reservoir for SARS-CoV2 virus where it is mutating fast. White-tailed deer are the smallest members of the North American deer family. They are found in North America from southern Canada through Central […]
Tag: 30th Aug 2023
Retail Inflation : Report
Retail Inflation : Report July 2023 witnessed a notable increase in Retail Inflation, reaching 7.44%, creating Goldilocks scenario for India, making investors and savers uncertain about the economic situation. A Goldilocks Scenario describes an ideal state for an economy whereby the economy is not expanding or contracting by too much. A Goldilocks economy has steady […]
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Aditya-L1 solar mission on September 2, 2023. The spacecraft will be launched from the Sriharikota spaceport on the PSLV rocket. Aditya-L1 aims to study the Sun from a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth systems, about 5 million […]
Kampala Declaration On Climate Change
Kampala Declaration On Climate Change: A significant step has been taken by 48 African countries to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the interconnection between human mobility and climate change on the continent. The decision was discussed at a Conference of States co-hosted by Kenya and Uganda. […]
Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve : National Tiger Conservation Authority Approval
Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve : National Tiger Conservation Authority Approval National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given its approval for the establishment of the Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve in the state of Rajasthan. It has secured its position as the fifth tiger reserve in the state of Rajasthan following Mukundra Hills, Ramgarh Vishdhari, Ranthambore, and Sariska. Tiger […]
Fast Track Special Courts
Fast Track Special Courts: Fast track courts (FTCs) were first recommended by the Eleventh Finance Commission in 2000 “to substantially bring down, if not eliminate, pendency in the district and subordinate courts over the next five years”. Following the report, the Centre created 1,734 additional courts in different states for a period of five years. […]
6th Census Report On Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes
6th Census Report On Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the 6th census report on minor irrigation (MI) schemes, providing crucial data for effective planning and policy-making in this sector. The census reveals that there are a total of 23.14 million minor irrigation schemes in India, with 94.8% (21.93 million) […]
