Context The UN’s World Meteorological Organization has come up with a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure that aims to provide better ways of measuring planet-warming pollution and help inform…
Context Scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory, a unit of the Department of Space, have built a comprehensive 3D thermophysical model for the Moon to derive its surface and sub-surface…
Context Scrub typhus a life-threatening infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria is a major public health threat in South and Southeast Asia. Key Facts As per estimates, nearly one million…
Context The central government is expected to reintroduce the AMASR Amendment Bill in Parliament during the second half of the Budget Session. AMASR stands for Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites…
Context Rajya Sabha Chairman recently directed a parliamentary committee to probe the alleged breach of privilege by 12 Opposition MPs for their “disorderly conduct” that resulted in frequent adjournments during…
Context The National Stock Exchange of India received the final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE). What…
Context The Supreme Court ruled that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners by the President will be based on the advice of a three-member high-level committee…
Context India has introduced a draft to launch a global initiative MIIRA to encourage the consumption and production of millet. About MIIRA Initiative The draft of the proposed initiative MIIRA…
Context The ALMA Telescope (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile is set to get software and hardware upgrades…
Context The Windsor framework is the latest attempt at a remedy to the political complexities that have impacted trade and sentiments in the area between the United Kingdom and the…
