Bisphenol-A
Context The CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in Pune has successfully demonstrated the operations of a pilot plant capable of manufacturing Bisphenol-A, a key raw material with high demand for manufacturing…
Extreme heat has plagued the Mediterranean sea
Context Extreme heat has plagued the Mediterranean for weeks. Wildfires have raged across at least nine countries in the region from Algeria to Greece. The soaring temperatures are not only…
Fujiwhara effect
Context When two hurricanes (or cyclones, depending on where you live), spinning in the same direction, are brought close together, they begin ‘an intense dance around their common center’ –…
What is ECOWAS?
Context Apart from the expected international players, such as Russia and the United States, the regional bloc ECOWAS or the Economic Community of West African States has been playing an…
Parliamentary Privileges
Context Recently, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs moved a motion that the House refer the “gross, deliberate and repeated misconduct” of Congress party MP to its Privileges Committee for further examination.…
Aditya-L1 mission and its importance
Context The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on recently released images of the Aditya-L1 mission — the space agency’s first attempt to study the Sun. Although the launch date of the…
Who were Matangini Hazra and Kanaklata Barua?
Context During her address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day'2023, President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to Matangini Hazra and Kanaklata Barua, women freedom fighters. Who was Matangini Hazra?…
EG.5 Covid variant ERIS
Context There is a new COVID variant: EG.5, also known as Eris. About EG.5 The WHO has classified the EG.5 as a Variant of Interest (VOI). At time of writing,…
What is Fediverse?
Context Currently available as a standalone app, but can only be used through an Instagram account, Threads will be the company’s first app to join the fediverse - a network of servers…
Data Protection Bill 2023
Context The Data Protection Bill 2023 has been tabled in Parliament without clarifying how and on what basis these changes were incorporated. Background of Data Protection Bill 2023 The journey…
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