World Hindi Conference in Fiji to highlight links with Pacific Ocean region: MEA Subject : International Relations Section: Msc Concept : The 12th World Hindi Conference will be held in Fiji from 15 to 17 February 2023. The official language of Fiji is Hindi. The Government of India is taking efforts to promote […]
Beaches in Visakhapatnam are now heading towards a disaster, say experts Subject: Geography Section: Indian Physical; Geography Concept: It was reported in the Rajya Sabha that around 28.81 km of coastline in Visakhapatnam is prone to erosion. In 1930 two ships were sunk near the Dolphin’s Nose in Vishakhapatnam to create a breakwater […]
Mammalian spread of H5N1 and its pandemic potential Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious viral infection that impacts birds. However, rarely it can infect mammals through a phenomenon called spillover, and spread among them. There are various subtypes of avian influenza viruses […]
National financial information registry Subject : Economy Concept : National Financial Information Registry is aimed at expediting loan sanctions and credit flows by offering lenders a ‘360 degree’ perspective on potential borrowers, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said. National Financial Information Registry Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman in her Budget 2023 […]
Movement to get horizontal quota for transgender people Subject : Social Issue / Governance Concept : The central government revealed in a reply in Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to provide quotas to trans people. This move has been widely criticized by activists, scholars and lawyer fighting for the rights […]
Visitors rue lack of facilities at 299-year-old Jantar Mantar Subject: Art and Culture Concept: Weeks after the Delhi High Court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file a status report on the functionality of instruments at Jantar Mantar, several visitors expressed their displeasure at the lack of facilities in the 299 […]
Agasthyarkoodam’s lost observatory Subject: Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept: Agasthyarkoodam on the Western Ghats once (in Nineteenth-century) housed an observatory that was established by Scottish meteorologist John Allan Broun. Broun used it to record magnetic and meteorological observations in tandem with the Thiruvananthapuram astronomical observatory. Broun’s astronomical research in India began […]
Are there similarities to earthquakes in India? Can energy from latent pressure be built up over the years? Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography (Geomorphology) The Indian Plate, colliding into the Eurasian plate and tilting upwards, created the Himalayas. The most common type of earthquake in the Himalayan region is due to reverse faults […]
Why turkey earthquake more dangerous Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography ( Geomorphology) Context: Two large earthquakes, one of magnitude 7.8 and closely followed by a magnitude 7.5, hit south-eastern Turkey, claiming at least 17,000 lives and counting, wreaking considerable damage in Turkey as well as Syria. Nearly 200 aftershocks have followed with earthquakes […]
Kosi-Mechi link project Subject :Geography Section : Indian Physical Geography Context: The Patna High Court has directed the Centre and Bihar government to set up Kosi Development Authority and interlink Kosi and Mechi rivers to tackle annual floods often caused due to excess water discharged from Nepal. Concept: The judgment is path-breaking, as […]