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How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days Subject : Geography How does the Earth’s orbit influence our daylight and temperatures? During the 24 hours that it takes for the Earth to rotate once around its axis, every point on its surface faces toward the Sun for part of the time and […]
How termite behaviour is linked to a warming world Subject : Environment What did the study find? A recent study has found that termites decompose wood at a much higher rate in warmer conditions. For every 10 degrees Celsius increase in temperature, their decomposition activity goes up by almost seven times. These wood-eating […]
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Subject: Science and Technology Context: An unexploded artillery shell was found near the official residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh. What is an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)? A military ammunition or explosive device that remains unexploded even after it has been primed and fired is known as Unexploded […]
108th Science congress Subject: Science and Technology Context: PM Modi inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) being held in Nagpur via video conferencing. What is Indian Science Congress: Indian Science Congress is a one-of-its-kind event in the country which brings together the scientific communities on a platform for their interaction with students […]
No additional curbs on free speech by minister Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court in its recent judgement said that a statement made by a minister cannot be attributed to the government by invoking the principle of collective responsibility. More about the news: In the majority of the five judges ruled that a […]
States may push for debate on central schemes and cesses Subject: Economy Cess and surcharge are the taxes levied by the Union Government in order to raise funds for government operations. Though both Cess and Surcharge add money to the government’s revenue, these are different in many aspects. Cess Example-Every individual in India […]
The second National Chief Secretaries Conference will be held in Delhi between January 5-7 Subject : Polity Concept: The Chief Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the state government. The Chief Secretary is the executive head of the State Secretariat. He is the administrative head of the state […]
Wall of Peace Mural thrown open in Kerala Subject: History The Wall of Peace, a great work of modern mural art on the 700 footlong compound wall of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Cherpulassery, was inaugurated on Monday. The mural, in dimmed golden shade done with cement and sand on the 10ft […]
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Subject : History He was presiding over the annual general meeting of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. The PM also asked the academic and cultural institutions across the country to produce well researched knowledge about the contributions of the founder of Arya Samaj Swami Dayanand Saraswati, whose 200th birth […]
NCST Concerns Over Forest (Conservation) Rules 2022 Subject : Polity Context: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) stated that the Forest (Conservation) Rules (FCR) 2022, violate the rights of the Scheduled Tribes mentioned under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. Raising concerns over the provision in the new rules that proposes to do […]