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Recently, at a London Zoo, a fern started taking its own selfies. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) scientists had laid the groundwork with the...
16 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2019
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for 2019 was jointly awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, for ‘their...
15 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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14 October is celebrated as World Standards Day for paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop the...
15 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Nobel Prize in Physiology/ Medicine 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2019 was jointly awarded to William G. Kaelin, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza, for...
15 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2019
Austrian writer Peter Handke bagged the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was named the winner for 2018. Last...
15 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Governance through Cultural Gatherings
SARAS Aajeevika Mela: It is a programme to transform rural India in general and the lives of rural women in particular. It is an initiative by the...
14 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Exercise Dharma Guardian – 2019
The Joint Military Exercise Dharma Guardian-2019 between India and Japan will be conducted to share experience gained during various...
14 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The main Japanese island of Honshu was hit by Typhoon Hagibis on 12th October 2019. Typhoon Hagibis could be the strongest storm to hit Japan...
14 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The C40 World Mayors’ Summit is being held from 9th-12th October 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a conference where city leaders from...
12 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment observed the ‘World...
10 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Malware Smominru, whose incidence was first reported in 2017, continues to infect computers in a big way. It is affecting nearly 4,700 computers...
10 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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A decade after National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent a Lunar CRater Observations and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) to the...
10 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme- DHRUV
Recently, the Union Human Resource Development Minister has launched the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme named...
10 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The tenth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin, between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force, is being held from...
10 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will collaborate with meteorological agencies in China and Pakistan, among others, to provide climate...
09 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Saturn: Planet with Most Moons
Recently the discovery of 20 new moons of Saturn has made Saturn the planet with the highest number of moons (82) against 79 moons of Jupiter. The...
09 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Information Fusion Centre- Sharing Maritime Data
The Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) that was set up last year (in 2018) has started functioning as an...
09 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan is an exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River that is to be held between 10th October...
09 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is set to restart mining at Donimalai in Bellari district of Karnataka. The iron ore supply is...
07 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) is an international research expedition to study the physical,...
07 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
