Source: The post is based on the article “How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool” published in The Hindu on 25th April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Humidity?3 Why does relative humidity matter?4 What is Wet Bulb Temperature? What is the News? Relative humidity is a… Continue reading How to check relative humidity on a hot day to keep yourself cool
Category: Miscellaneous
Network of sensors to monitor groundwater quality
Source: The post is based on the article “Network of sensors to monitor groundwater quality” published in The Hindu on 24th April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the method deployed currently to measure groundwater?3 What is the new method CGWB is planning to implement to measure groundwater?4 What is the significance of… Continue reading Network of sensors to monitor groundwater quality
First Ever Census on Water Bodies in India
Source: The post is based on the article “First Ever Census on Water Bodies in India” published in PIB on 24th April 2023 What is the News? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the report of the first census of water bodies. What is the Census of water bodies? Click Here to read Note:… Continue reading First Ever Census on Water Bodies in India
Hakki Pikkis caught in Sudan conflict: Why this tribe of bird catchers travels to Africa from Karnataka
Source: The post is based on the article “Hakki Pikkis caught in Sudan conflict: Why this tribe of bird catchers travels to Africa from Karnataka” published in Indian Express on 22nd April 2023 What is the News? More than 181 members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stuck in violence-hit Sudan, even… Continue reading Hakki Pikkis caught in Sudan conflict: Why this tribe of bird catchers travels to Africa from Karnataka
Misinformation Combat Alliance: Indian fact checking network focuses on fake news on ruling party, government
Source: The post is based on the article “Indian fact checking network focuses on fake news on ruling party, government” published in The Hindu on 22nd April 2023 What is the News? The Misinformation Combat Alliance has approached the government to act as a self-regulating body to flag fake news online in line with the… Continue reading Misinformation Combat Alliance: Indian fact checking network focuses on fake news on ruling party, government
A MeitY move: Aadhaar validation by private entities gets green signal
Source: The post is based on the article “A MeitY move: Aadhaar validation by private entities gets green signal” published in Business Standard on 21st April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the proposed new rules the government is planning to bring on Aadhaar authentication?3 How can private entities carry out Aadhar authentication?4… Continue reading A MeitY move: Aadhaar validation by private entities gets green signal
Faith in children’s vaccines has gone up in India, says UNICEF
Source: The post is based on the article “Faith in children’s vaccines has gone up in India, says UNICEF” published in The Hindu on 21st April 2023 What is the News? UNICEF has released the report titled ‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination’. What are the key findings of the… Continue reading Faith in children’s vaccines has gone up in India, says UNICEF
About Stray Dog Menace in India: Caring for strays
Source: The post is based on the article “Caring for strays” published in The Hindu on 21st April 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 About Stray Dog Menace in India3 How has the government of India responded to the stray dog menace in India?4 What are the key concerns with the rules? What is the… Continue reading About Stray Dog Menace in India: Caring for strays
Assam, Arunachal ink ‘historic’ border pact
Source: The post is based on the article “Assam, Arunachal ink ‘historic’ border pact” published in TOI on 21st April 2023 What is the News? Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to end a 51-year-old inter-state border dispute. What is the historical context of the boundary dispute… Continue reading Assam, Arunachal ink ‘historic’ border pact
SC slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice
Source: The post is based on the article “SC slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice” published in The Hindu on 21st April 2023 What is the News? The Supreme Court has said that the provisions of the Special Marriage Act which mandate a 30-day notice of intent to marry is steeped in… Continue reading SC slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice
