What is the News? Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary was notified as a tiger reserve after a nod by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC). Note: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary will be India’s 52nd tiger reserve and Rajasthan’s fourth after Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra. What is Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary? Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife… Continue reading India’s 52nd tiger reserve, Ramgarh Vishdhari notified
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Report flags risk of fortified rice for some
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is fortified rice?3 What is the Fortification of Rice Programme?4 Why have they asked to stop the distribution of fortified rice in Jharkhand?5 What are the recommendations given by the team? What is the News? Activists have said that the distribution of iron-fortified rice through government schemes to curb… Continue reading Report flags risk of fortified rice for some
LAUNCH OF INS SURAT & INS UDAYGIRI
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is INS Surat?3 What is INS Udaygiri?4 What is Project 17A? What is the News? Defence Minister will be launching two frontline warships of the Indian Navy INS Surat and INS Udaygiri at Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai. What is INS Surat? INS Surat is the fourth ship of Project… Continue reading LAUNCH OF INS SURAT & INS UDAYGIRI
Cryptos can lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI officials to parliamentary panel
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Dollarisation?3 How crypto would lead to the dollarisation of part of the economy?4 What are the other concerns highlighted by RBI on crypto?5 What are the steps taken by the Government of India to regulate Crypto? What is the News? Officials from the Reserve Bank of India told… Continue reading Cryptos can lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI officials to parliamentary panel
Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Amalthea?3 Characteristics of Amalthea4 Major missions to Amalthea What is the News? According to recent findings, Amalthea appears to radiate out more heat than it receives from the sun, which NASA suggests may be due to Jupiter’s magnetic field or tidal stresses. What is Amalthea? The moon Amalthea… Continue reading Amalthea: Jupiter’s unusual inner moon
Indian company produces tactical battery for battlefield conditions
What is the News? A Bengaluru-based Startup has developed a tactical battery called ‘Pravaig Field Pack’. It is planning to sell this to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s(NATO) forces in Europe. What is Pravaig Field Pack? Pravaig Field Pack is a portable heavy-duty power bank battery. Purpose: It can be used to energize military personnel… Continue reading Indian company produces tactical battery for battlefield conditions
Cruise Tourism in India has potential to grow 10 fold says Shipping Minister
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Cruise Tourism?3 Cruise Tourism Business in India4 What steps has the Government of India taken to promote Cruise Tourism? What is the News? The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways has said that the Indian cruise market has the potential to grow 10-fold over the next decade.… Continue reading Cruise Tourism in India has potential to grow 10 fold says Shipping Minister
Centre relaxes procurement norms for shrivelled, broken wheat grains
What is the News? The Government of India has announced relaxations for the procurement of shrunken and shrivelled grains in Punjab and Haryana. What is the issue? Due to extreme heatwaves in the northern part of the country in March, the grain quality suffers so much that the percentage of shrivelled (to become smaller, especially… Continue reading Centre relaxes procurement norms for shrivelled, broken wheat grains
India plans dam project as China seeks to divert river
What is the News? India plans to construct the country’s second-largest dam at Yingkiong in Arunachal Pradesh to counter China’s ambitious water diversion scheme of the Brahmaputra River. What are China’s plans for the Brahmaputra River? China’s 14th five-year plan has proposed building a massive dam over the Brahmaputra river, known in China as the… Continue reading India plans dam project as China seeks to divert river
Explained | The science behind twin cyclones
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Twin Cyclones?3 What is the process behind the formation of Twin Cyclones?4 What is Madden-Julian Oscillation or MJO? What is the News? A pair of tropical cyclones, Cyclone Asani & Karim (one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere) , one on each side of… Continue reading Explained | The science behind twin cyclones
