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India’s Newest Mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
Why in News? Recently, the Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species in the country — the White...
10 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were...
10 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), has invited applications under ‘ABHYAAS’, a program of...
10 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Fairbanks Disease and Acromegaly Disorder
Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has informed the Rajya Sabha that Fairbanks Disease and Acromegaly...
09 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Government has sanctioned Rs 26 crore under the Nai...
09 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Microbes in Plastic Clean-up: Bioremediation
Why in News? A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to explore the idea of cleaning up pollution from fuels...
08 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Power has launched Powerthon-2022. What is Powerthon-2022? It is a hackathon competition under RDSS...
08 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? With the onset of summer, the seasonal migration of wild animals has begun from the adjacent wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and...
08 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? In the Union Budget for 2022-2023, the Finance Minister has proposed the development and manufacture of 400 new Vande Bharat trains in...
07 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? A new study has reported the presence of dholes or Asiatic wild dogs in the high mountains of Central Asia nearly 30 years after their...
07 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Assam villagers are opposing the sanctuary tag for golden langur habitat. What is the Issue? The Assam Forest Department had...
05 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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India’s First Graphene Innovation Centre in Kerala
Why in News Recently, the Kerala government announced that the country’s first Graphene Innovation Centre would come up in Thrissur,...
03 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? The Russian President, Pakistan Prime Minister and five Presidents from Central Asia will reach China for the opening of the Winter...
03 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News On 1st February 2022, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrated its 46th Raising Day. ICG was established in August 1978 by the Coast Guard...
02 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched services for home delivery of medicines for veterans and serving military personnel services...
01 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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For Prelims: Bomb cyclone, Hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons. For Mains: Cyclones and its formation, Important Geophysical phenomena. Why in...
01 Feb 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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New Parasitic Plant Discovered in Nicobar Islands
Why in News A new genus (Septemeranthus) of a parasitic flowering plant has recently been discovered from the Nicobar group of islands. In...
31 Jan 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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India- Pakistan Joint Protocol on Religious Pilgrimages 1974
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that India is “positive” and “willing to engage” in...
29 Jan 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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US Federal Reserve & Indian Market
Why in News Recently, the US Federal Reserve (central bank of US) has signalled a possible hike in interest rates. This has led to a nervous...
29 Jan 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh
Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister of India greeted people of Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) on its statehood day (25th Janurary). Key...
29 Jan 2022 Quick Facts For Prelims
