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World’s first fishing cat census done in Chilika Chilika Lake Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 […]
Rule under the BJP constitution Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Faced with a backlash in Gulf countries, the BJP on Sunday took the extraordinary step of suspending two of its spokespersons for their remarks on Islam and the Prophet. Disciplinary action taken under constitution of the party: Article II of the BJP’s constitution […]
Norovirus Subject: Science and Tech Section: Art and Culture Context: At least two cases of norovirus have been found in Thiruvananthapuram among lower primary school students What is norovirus? Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that is also sometimes referred to as the ‘stomach flu’ or the ‘ winter vomiting bug’. It can […]
Mughal-era finials – their grandeur, architectural traditions Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context After a thunderstorm recently damaged the finial of the 17th century Jama Masjid dome in Delhi, the Delhi Wakf Board, which manages the mosque, wrote to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) requesting removal of the dangling part of […]
WTO and India- Food security Context: India will push the WTO to allow foodgrain exports from public stocks on a government-to-government (G2G) basis to meet global shortages at the Ministerial Conference (MC12) Existing mechanism: WTO restricts exports of food, which is procured by governments at support prices. This rule is limiting wheat exports […]
Section 25 of the Companies Act Context : The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday, summoned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to probe the affairs related to the National Herald newspaper — owned by AJL. Details: It has been alleged that the Gandhis acquired properties owned by the National Herald by buying the newspaper’s publishers, […]
Fat Finger Trade Context : National Stock Exchange’s (NSE) derivatives segment witnessed a ‘fat finger’ trade on Thursday that may have caused a loss of ₹200-250 crore to a brokerage house. Details: In a circular, National Stock Exchange asked its trading members to put in place appropriate internal systems and procedures to ensure that […]
National Parks in Assam There are seven majestic national park in Assam. The state has the third most National Parks in India, after the 12 in Madhya Pradesh and 9 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The state has a rich biodiversity, with more than 35% of its land covered in forests. The […]
The Arabian Sea faces an increased frequency and duration of marine heatwave days Marine Heatwaves A marine heat wave is often characterized as a coherent region of extremely warm sea surface temperature that lasts for days to months. Marine heat waves occur when sea temperatures are higher than usual for a lengthy period […]
Unprecedented ozone levels have made Delhi air more toxic: CSE analysis Ozone was reported as a prominent pollutant in Delhi (contributing to rising air pollution in Delhi). Ozone Ozone (composed of three atoms of oxygen) occurs both in the Earth’s upper atmosphere (stratosphere) and at ground level ( troposphere). It can be good […]