Subject: Environment Context: Investigation of Mangroves distribution in the Hooghly estuary suggests that the mangroves have started moving upstream, growing in less-saline regions. Concept: Over the years due to gradual environmental changes and anthropogenic activities, mangroves have started to redistribute. Sewage disposal has increased the pollution load in the river waters. Globally, there is also […]
Subject: IR Context: A U.S. Navy P-8A long range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) landed at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the last week of September for refuellingunder the bilateral logistics support agreement Concept: LEMOA stands for Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), a tweaked India-specific version of the Logistics Support Agreement […]
Subject:IR Context: The second edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh “Exercise Bongosagar” began in the northern Bay of Bengal Concept: Ex Bongosagar, whose first edition was held in 2019, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations In this […]
Subject: Environment Context: A tree species, long believed extinct, has been rediscovered after a gap of more than 180 years from a sacred grove in Kollam district. Concept: Madhucadiplostemon, a species of flowering plant from Sapotaceae family, has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Earlier this week, there was an appeal to legalise CBD oil in India Concept: CBD oil is an extract from the cannabis plant. The two main active substances in it are cannabidiol or CBD and delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. The high that is caused by the consumption of cannabis is […]
Subject: Government initiative Context: Prime Minister inaugurates RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’ a Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Concept: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog are organising the Mega Virtual Summit AI. RAISE 2020 will be a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas and […]
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