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Diamond Mining in Panna Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Concept: NMDC, the country’s largest iron ore miner, reportedly hopes to rope in State Forest Research Institute (SFRI) at Jabalpur, to study tiger movement and other environmental factors at Panna (in Madhya Pradesh), where it plans to resume diamond mining. NMDC has written […]
Mughal Chronicles Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Context: NCERT removes chapter on Mughals The chronicles commissioned by the Mughal emperors are an important source for studying the empire and its court. They were written in order to project a vision of an enlightened kingdom to all those who came under its […]
Space Communication race: to auction or allocate Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : Majority of the parties interested in the future of space communication technology largely agree that administrative allocation of spectrum would be the right approach. However, there is one outlier – Reliance Jio, which has in previous […]
Seven tourists killed as avalanche hits roadfrom Gangtoktonkatsu La Subject: Geography Section: Indian Geography Context: An avalanche at Thulokhola on the Nathula Road connecting Sikkim’s capital Gangtok with the strategic Nathula Pass killed seven tourists on April 4, 2023, the district collector of Gangtok told journalists. The dead include four men, two women […]
UN Water Conference Subject: Environment Section: International convention Concept: Recently, the United Nations 2023 Water Conference was held in New York, USA. About UN 2023 Water Conference: Since the first UN Water Conference was held in Argentina in 1977, the Earth’s population has doubled to 8 billion people and demand for water is […]
How IOC decision on army-linked athletes cripples Russia Olympic hopes Subject : International Relations Section: International Organization Context: The International Olympic Committee recommended individual athletes from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to return to competition under a neutral status as long as they have no military incantational Olympic Committee Concept : IOC […]
Europe’s droughts are affecting tourism Subject : Environment Section: Places in news Concept : Much of Europe is experiencing persistent drought. From Italy to Spain, holiday makers face restrictions as a result. Sever tourist attractions like Lake Garda in Italy, North of the Alps in Switzerland and Germany, Rhine River, Font Magica fountain […]
Arctic scientists race to preserve ‘ice memory’ Subject : Environment Section: Msc Concept : Arctic scientists are set to start drilling to save samples of ancient ice for analysis before the frozen layers melt away due to climate change, mission organizers said. They will extract ice in a series of tubes from as […]
NASA announced the astronauts for ARTEMIS Mission Subject : Science and technology Section: Space Technology Concept : NASA has announced the four astronauts that will go to the lunar orbit and come back with the Artemis 2 mission—mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA mission specialist […]
Price of 651 essential drugs down by 6.73 percent Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : According to Health Ministry sources, India has been taking steps to ensure the availability of affordable medicines for the masses, with a significant reduction of 6.73% in essential medicines’ pricing. Details In 2022, after a gap of […]