Context The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), headed by India, is readying a global database Global Infrastructure Risk Model and Resilience Index to track the risk to infrastructure at…
Context Malabar Pied Hornbill, which is a near-threatened species, has been protected under a community-based initiative involving the Kadar tribal community in the Vazhachal Forest division of the Western Ghats.…
Context A new warm Jupiter exoplanet with the highest density known till this date and mass 13 times than that of Jupiter, has been discovered by an international team of…
Context Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) – intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins. Fast…
Context The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched…
Context China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts, including the first civilian to its space station combination for a five-month mission. About Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship The spaceship,…
Context Recently, Hon'ble Prime Minister has inaugurated India’s new Parliament building. Performance of 17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha, entering its final year, has functioned for 230 sitting days…
Iron fortification & health risks Context Iron is an essential mineral required for many bodily functions, including the formation of hemoglobin, but can be harmful when taken in excess. One…
Context The World Meteorological Congress has approved a new greenhouse gas (GHG) i.e. Global Greenhouse Gas Watch monitoring initiative in a landmark decision, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a…
Context After the revolution brought in the realm of digital payments by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is set to break new ground in the…
