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News: India has been chosen to serve in the United Nations’ highest statistical body for a four-year term commencing January 1, 2024. The highest body of the world statistical system is the United Nations Statistical Commission, which was founded in 1947 (headquarters: New York). It brings together the top statisticians from its member nations worldwide. …
Read MoreNews: The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)’s two Pune-based laboratories designed the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR), which recently had its first successful test-firing. The Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory created the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR). (HEMRL). At particular depths, it is intended to intercept …
Read MoreNews: According to Curtin University researchers, short-beaked echidnas in Western Australia beat the heat by spouting bubbles of mucus. The short-beaked echidna is one of the four varieties still in existence. It has a peculiar snout, a tongue with particular adaptations, is covered in hair and spines, and all of these features help it catch …
Read MoreNews: The Indian Space Policy, 2023 was approved by the Union Cabinet in order to strengthen the Department of Space’s role, increase the number of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) missions, and increase engagement from academia, startups, and industry. With ISRO concentrating on the research and development of cutting-edge space technology, the Indian Space Policy …
Read MoreContext: The National Green Tribunal has ordered a stay on the Rs 41,000 crore Great Nicobar Island project and formed a committee to re-examine the environmental clearance granted. What is the National Green Tribunal? The National Green Tribunal, established in 2010, as per the National Green Tribunal Act is a specialised judicial body equipped with …
Read MoreContext: Major oil-producing countries including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Russia, have announced cuts in oil production that will start in May and last until the end of 2023. What is OPEC and OPEC+? OPEC was formed in 1960 and its 13 current member states hold more than 80% of …
Read MoreNews: The renowned Basohli Painting from Jammu’s Kathua district, known for its miniature art form, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. Jammu and Kashmir’s Basholi area is where Basholi paintings first appeared. It is a renowned school of tiny paintings distinguished by its intense, evocative hues, strong lines, and detailed facial patterns. It is …
Read MoreNews: Following an increase in seismic activity, residents of the higher slopes of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano are being evacuated. The Andes Mountains of Colombia, South America, are home to the ice-covered stratovolcano known as Nevado del Ruiz. It is a stratovolcano made up of numerous layers of magma that alternate with pyroclastic rocks …
Read MoreNews: The deepest documented fish ever captured on camera was a snailfish that was swimming 8,336 metres below sea level near Japan. In the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan, researchers dropped an autonomous “lander” camera to record the snailfish. The Izu-Ogasawara Trench is situated at the meeting point of the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Sea …
Read MoreNews: A comprehensive investigation into the effects of atmospheric pollution, including black carbon, on the Himalayan glacier system has recently been suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources. Black carbon is the dark sooty substance released by fossil fuel-burning devices such as petrol and diesel engines, coal-fired power stations and other devices. It …
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