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Kavli Prize 2024

Context: Recently ,the 2024 Kavli Prize was announced, honouring eight individuals for their significant achievements in the fields of astrophysics,...

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage ( CCRAS-NIIMH), Hyderabad

Context: World Health Organisation (WHO) designated CCRAS-NIIMH, Hyderabad as collaborating centre for “Fundamental and Literary Research in Traditional Medicine”.  ...

New Carbon Nitride Membrane

Context: Researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed...

Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE)

Context: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released key results of ASUSE for 2021-22 and 2022-23.    More on...

Women’s Participation in Science And Technology

Context: 300 women scientists will receive research grants for three years under the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme.   More in news: A...

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Context: Delhi L-G gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly making provocative...

APEDA Facilitates Export of MD 2 Pineapples

Context: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated first consignment of MD 2 pineapples to United Arab...

Mercy Petition

Context: President Droupadi Murmu rejected the Mercy Petition filed by Pakistani National Mohammed Arif who was sentenced to death for...

Grey-Zone Warfare

Context: Since the inauguration of Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te, who has expressed support for independence and secession, China has...

Places in News: Hungary

Context: The European Court of Justice ordered Hungary to pay a fine of 200 million euros and a further 1...

Species in News: Four Horned Antelope

Context: A rare four-horned antelope has been sighted for the first time in Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (Sagar district). Four-horned...

Species in News- Markhor

Context: The United Nations has designated 24th May as the International Day of the Markhor to raise awareness about this...

Xylitol

Context: According to a recent study artificial sweeteners in chewing gum and even toothpaste can give you blood clots, heart...

Prelims Pointer: Hawkish Economic Policy

Context: As the US prepares for the presidential election in November, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it is unwilling...

Aluminium Oxide: A Growing Threat to the Ozone Layer

Context: A study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals an 8-fold increase in aluminium oxides between 2016 and 2022 expected...