Israel has claimed that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has fired at least 90 rockets into southern Israel.It said that it’s Iron Dome aerial defence system had intercepted dozens of the incoming rockets and shot many of them. The Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defence system developed by Israel to intercept and… Continue reading What is Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system?
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Darbar move: secretariat reopens in Srinagar
The Civil Secretariat and other move offices of Jammu & Kashmir government has been reopened in summer capital Srinagar as part of bi-annual Darbar Move. Darbar is the name for the bi-annual shift of the secretariat and all other government offices in J&K from Srinagar(state’s summer capital) to Jammu(state’s winter capital).This practice was started by… Continue reading Darbar move: secretariat reopens in Srinagar
Crops worth Rs. 20 crore damaged in insect attack’
The Mizoram government has informed the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs. 20 crore caused by an outbreak of the ‘Fall Army Worm’ (FAW). The Fall Armyworm (FAW), or Spodoptera frugiperda is an invasive agricultural pest. It was first reported in West Africa in 2016. A species is considered invasive when it reproduces… Continue reading Crops worth Rs. 20 crore damaged in insect attack’
Rohingya trafficking: vigil up on Myanmar border
Assam Rifles has increased vigil along the India-Myanmar border and asked the local people to travel with proper identity proof to and from Moreh- a trade town in Manipur. The decision to 9ncrease vigil comes after few cases of trafficking of Rohingya boys and girls detected in Manipur. Further, there have been reports of illegal… Continue reading Rohingya trafficking: vigil up on Myanmar border
SC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The review plea had highlighted large-scale tampering and selective malfunctioning of EVMs in the present Lok Sabha polls and demanded at least 25% random… Continue reading SC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification
Must Read News Articles – May 8th, 2019
Archives GS-2 SC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification The Supreme Court on Tuesday has dismissed a plea of 21 Opposition parties, to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) ‘Karnataka has no right to utilise Pennaiyar water’ Tamil Nadu has… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 8th, 2019
[Video]”Make notes of the questions you did wrong in the test series” -Ankur Kaushik AIR 37 CSE 2018
Ankur Kaushik, who is an NSIT Graduate, secured a rank of 37 in CSE 2018. This was his 2nd attempt in the exam, the first one being in 2016 when he secured a rank of 485 and got into IRTS (Indian Railway Traffic Service). He didn’t write his attempt in 2017 because of some engagement… Continue reading [Video]”Make notes of the questions you did wrong in the test series” -Ankur Kaushik AIR 37 CSE 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 7, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Scientists carry out genetic study on people of Lakshadweep Islands Genetic studies done on the people of the Lakshadweep Island have revealed that a majority of human ancestry in Lakshadweep is largely derived from South Asia with minor influences from East and West Eurasia.… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 7, 2019
Scientists carry out genetic study on people of Lakshadweep Islands
Genetic studies done on the people of the Lakshadweep Island have revealed that a majority of human ancestry in Lakshadweep is largely derived from South Asia with minor influences from East and West Eurasia. The study has concluded that there is a close genetic link of Lakshadweep islanders with people from Maldives, Sri Lanka and… Continue reading Scientists carry out genetic study on people of Lakshadweep Islands
Over 300 nests of grizzled giant squirrel spotted near Gingee
For the first time, researchers have sighted nests of the grizzled giant squirrel at Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee, Tamil Nadu in the Eastern Ghats. It is listed as an endangered species under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 The grizzled giant squirrel is usually known to nest in the Western Ghats in… Continue reading Over 300 nests of grizzled giant squirrel spotted near Gingee
