Lumpy Skin Disease Virus
Context Several states, including Gujarat and Rajasthan, have been battling the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a viral infection of cattle. The Lumpy Skin Disease Virus LSD is caused by…
Anang Tal lake
Context The Anang Tal lake in South Delhi, believed to have been built a thousand years ago, has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the…
Arth Ganga Model
Context Recently, Asok Kumar, the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga, spoke about the Arth Ganga model during his virtual keynote address to the Stockholm World Water…
Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna
Context The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers recently announced that it has been decided to implement One Nation One Fertiliser by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilisers and Logo” under…
ATAGS: Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
Context In a first, an indigenously developed howitzer gun, ATAG, became part of the 21-gun salute during the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort. Developed by the DRDO, the…
Hayabusa-2 mission
Hayabusa-2 mission Context Recently, scientists from Japan suggest that water and organic materials might have been brought to our planet from the outer edges of the solar system. The scientists…
What is a developed country?
Context In his Independence Day address, Prime Minister asked Indians to embrace the “Panch Pran” — five vows — by 2047 when the country celebrates 100 years of independence. The first vow,…
Species in News: Tasmanian Tiger
Context Scientists in the US and Australia have embarked on a $15-million project to resurrect the thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger, a marsupial that went extinct in the 1930s, using gene-editing…
What are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances?
Context A recent study has found that rainwater from many places across the globe is contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, (PFAs), which are called “forever chemicals” because of their tendency…
10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites
Context India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites covering an area of 12,50,361 ha in the country. The 10 new sites include: Six (6) sites in Tamil Nadu and One (1) each in…
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