Fight for land and identity Subject : Geography Section: Human Geography Concept : Kukis – the hill tribe’s traditional migratory patterns and engagement in shifting agriculture have played out in conflicts within Manipur’s complex hill-valley divide. Kuki Tribe It is one of the ethnic groups that inhabit the northeastern regions of India, Myanmar […]
Multiple spaceflight with shorter recovery time affects brain Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : A recent research published in Scientific Reports reveals that spaceflight experiences, especially longer missions and shorter breaks between missions, can cause changes in the fluid levels in the brain. These changes might not go back […]
Light Pollution and Impact of Light Pollution Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Light Pollution: Light pollution can be defined as the introduction by humans, directly or indirectly, of artificial light into the environment. Avoidable light pollution refers to light flow emitted at night by artificial light sources which are inappropriate in intensity, direction and/or […]
Overfishing is driving coral reef sharks toward extinction Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study by Colin Simpfendorfer and colleagues. The research is a result of a worldwide collaboration called the […]
What is the India and U.S. initiative on future tech? Subject :International Relations Section: India and major power What is iCET? First announced in May 2022, alongside the QUAD meeting in Tokyo, Japan. The Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) is a framework agreed upon by India and the U.S. for cooperation […]
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack experience cooler days, warmer nights Subject :Geography Section: Physical (Climatology) Context: A recent study by researchers from the School of Earth Ocean and Climate Sciences at IIT Bhubaneswar has found that increased urbanisation of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack has led to increased land surface temperature in the last 20 years (2001-2020). […]
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library renamed Subject : History Section : Art and Culture Concept : The Union Culture Ministry announced that the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) would now be called the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society. The name change came nearly a year after a Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers’ […]
World Desertification Day 2023: Granting equal land rights to women can reduce world hunger significantly, says UN Subject: Environment Section: International conventions Context: Ensuring women can own and inherit land is imperative for reducing desertification and achieving the land degradation neutrality (LDN) 2030 agenda, world leaders highlighted at the global observance event ahead […]
El Nino: How the climate pattern may prolong food inflation Subject: geography Section: Physical geography Climatology Context: The latest El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, threatening floods in some areas of the world and droughts in others. Previous disruptive weather patterns cost the global economy trillions and stoked inflation. El-Nino phenomenon: El Nino, […]
Daily Prelims Notes 17 June 2023 Table Of Contents GST administration detects 11,140 bogus entities in special drive, FM calls for more stringent registration process What is ‘fish kill’ and why it happens El Nino: How the climate pattern may prolong food inflation Warming oceans challenge Arabian Sea cyclone forecasts WASH in healthcare […]