Senna spectabilis invasive plant species
Context The Nodal Centre for Biological Invasions (NCBI) at the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) has come out with a management plan to eradicate Senna spectabilis, the exotic invasive plant that…
Swami Vivekananda’s four Yogas
Context January 12 this year marks the 161st birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, observed as National Youth Day. Vedantic Humanism “The Vedanta philosophy, as it is generally called at the…
Exoplanet LHS 475 b
Context The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on January 11 announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet. Researchers have labelled the planet as LHS…
Giant leatherback Sea turtle
Context The Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary notified in 1997 for monitoring marine turtles is home to tropical evergreen rainforests, coralline coast shelters, unique flora and fauna including the giant leatherback…
Flora and fauna of Great Nicobar Island
Context Great Nicobar Island (GNI), situated at the end of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, is in peril. If the proposed plans for an international container transshipment terminal, power plant, township…
Governor’s address and constitutional mandatory
Context The Governor of Tamil Nadu, in the customary Governor’s address to Members of the Tamil Nadu Assembly, skipped an important and politically significant paragraph, which has stirred up a…
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Context Researchers in India are working on developing an affordable treatment for a rare and incurable genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with over 5 lakh cases in the country.…
Green hydrogen
Context The number and scale of projects using and making hydrogen, a gas that releases energy when burned without emitting carbon dioxide, is rapidly growing. International Efforts If its construction…
Main Central Thrust, Himalayan Thrust and Frontal Thrust
Main Central Thrust, Himalayan Thrust and Frontal Thrust Context Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, the accelerated mass will cause…
Joshimath Land Sinking
Context Recently, the Joshimath town have developed major or minor cracks on the floors, ceilings and walls. Beams had been dislodged in many houses. Key Causes of the land sinking It has been…
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