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Officers’ club to heritage space: Inception of ASI Children’s Museum Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : In the heart of Delhi, in the bustling neighbourhood of Siri Fort, a rather non descript board welcomes visitors to the ASI Children’s Museum. Shut for over two years, its doors opened again late […]
Forest fires cause pollution worse than that in toxic cities, says NRSC study Subject : Environment Concept : As massive fires engulfed forests in Uttarakhand last month, a study by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) found that such high-magnitude events had the potential to destroy a wide variety of flora and fauna […]
Govt. asks CERC to ‘couple’ power exchanges Subject : Economy Section: Infrastructure Concept : The Ministry of Power has asked the Central Electricity Regulatory Authority (CERC) to initiate the process of coupling multiple power exchanges. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC): CERC – a key regulator of the power sector in India, is a […]
Nord Stream sabotage probe turns to clues inside Poland: report Subject : International Relations Section: Places in news Concept : Investigators in Germany are examining evidence suggesting a sabotage team used Poland as an operating base to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. […]
Trials find a potential drug to target cannabis addiction Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : In the results of clinical trials published in the journal Nature Medicine on 8 June, researchers noted that molecule AEF0117 shows promise in treating cannabis addiction. Cannabis Use Disorder According to the article, cannabis is […]
India looks at devising own standards to assess socio-economic progress Subject : Schemes Concept : Release of a working paper titled “Re-examining the estimates of India’s development indicators by international organizations” by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. Introduction: The Union Government has discarded the one-size-fits-all international data parameters used to […]
Indian Army’s Air Defence widens wings Subject :Science and technology Section: Defence Context: The Indian Army’s reorientation from the western borders to the northern borders in the aftermath of the 2020 standoff with China, along with lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine, are impacting the ongoing transformation of the Army Air Defence […]
Unemployment rate falls to 7.7% in May on dip in labour participation Subject :Economy Section: Employment and poverty Context: The rate in India fell to 7.7 per cent in May due to a decline in the labour participationat441.9million, according to a data released by private economic thinktank CMIE. Details: Unemployment rate in India […]
What is happening to Arctic sea ice? Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A recent study says that the loss of Arctic sea ice is inevitable in the decades ahead, even if the world somehow gets its act together and sharply reduces carbon emissions. Why is the Arctic sea ice important? It influences […]
Cyclones could’ve been a rarity in the Arabian sea historically; but not storms, says historians Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: The Arabian Sea is witnessing Cyclone Biporjoy. The fourth-strongest cyclone that occurred in June in the Sea, is expected to make landfall around June 14. It follows Cyclone Vayu (2019), Cyclone Nisarga […]