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Places in News: Kazakhstan

Places in News: Kazakhstan

Context: During the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on July 4th, the Indian External Affairs Minister met...

National Medical Commission

National Medical Commission

Context: Dr. BN Gangadhar has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).   About National Medical...

Hormonal Control of Mosquito Bloodlust: New Insights from Michael Strand’s Study

Hormonal Control of Mosquito Bloodlust: New Insights from Michael Strand’s Study

Context: A new study of Entomologist Michael Strand of the University of Georgia has suggested that a pair of mosquito...

Anti-Radiation missile Rudram-1

Anti-Radiation missile Rudram-1

Context: India has successfully test-fired its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, the Rudram-1, developed by the DRDO for the Indian Air...

Security Appellate Tribunal

Security Appellate Tribunal

Context: CJI DY Chandrachud advised market regulators like SEBI and the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to exercise caution amid a...

India’s Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point

India’s Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point

Context: ISRO announced a significant milestone for India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, as it completed its first halo orbit around...

Radiation Biodosimetry: Essential steps in responding to a Radiological Incident

Radiation Biodosimetry: Essential steps in responding to a Radiological Incident

Context: The Columbia University team is striving to shorten the assay time on a High Throughput Screening (HTS) platform to...

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Permaculture: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Agriculture

Context: A recent study by researchers from RPTU University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and BOKU University has shown that permaculture can significantly...

Bats as Viral Hosts and Zoonotic Disease Prevention

Bats as Viral Hosts and Zoonotic Disease Prevention

Context: Studies suggest bats are special viral reservoirs with the most virulent zoonotic viruses. The creatures harbour a vast array...

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Context: India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports touched a near four-year high as gas-based power output jumps amid severe heatwave. ...

Surplus Milk Powder: Dairy Industry’s New Problem

Surplus Milk Powder: Dairy Industry’s New Problem

Context: Cooperative and private dairies are holding an estimated 3-3.25 lakh tonnes (lt) of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) stocks at...

Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability

Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability

Context: The four-day Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) focusing on addressing plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability...

Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics

Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics

Context: The Union government recently reconstituted the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics chaired by Bishwabnath Goldar.   About the...

Sessions of Parliament

Context: After the general elections for the 18th Lok Sabha, the First Session of the Lok Sabha and the 264th...

Swami Vivekananda

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Punya Tithi (death anniversary). About Swami Vivekananda: Swami...