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News: Physicists in Japan have found a new isotope of uranium with the atomic number 92 and mass number 241 while searching for a “magic number.” The mass of its nucleus was determined and it was determined to be uranium-241. According to theoretical calculations, the half-life of this new isotope might be 40 minutes. Due …
Read MoreNews: The aquatic salamander species known as Siren Sphagnicola, which is long and eel-like, lives in seepage sites in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. The family Sirenidae includes the long, eel-like aquatic salamanders known as sirens. Siren and Pseudobranchus are the two current genera that make up this family, which is …
Read MoreNews: It won’t be long before New Delhi hosts the international Conference on Compressed Biogas. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is in charge of organising the Global Conference on Compressed Biogas. The conference’s focus is on developing a progressive policy framework for growth and a solid CBG foundation. The goals are to inform …
Read MoreNews: Every year on April 14th, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Chagas Disease Day to increase public awareness of the little-known illness that primarily affects people in Latin America and millions of other people worldwide. In 2019, the disease was recognised on this day by the 72nd World Health Assembly. “Time to integrate …
Read MoreNews: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has published a paper titled “The Status Of Women In Agrifood Systems” that emphasises the significance of gender equality in the agricultural sector. Principal Points of the Report: Around 40% of the world’s agricultural labour force is made up of women, who represent a sizeable component of the …
Read MoreNews: An object that appeared to be a wall of plasma on the surface of the sun was photographed by an astronomer in Argentina. Polar crown prominences (PCP) are loops of plasma, or ionised gas, which are blasted from the solar surface by magnetic fields, similar to conventional solar prominences. They occur at latitudes between …
Read MoreNews: The G7 nations promised to abandon fossil fuels more quickly and urged other nations to do the same, but they were unable to reach an agreement on new dates for doing away with dirty energy sources like coal. An international grouping of the seven most developed countries was established in 1975. Canada, France, Germany, …
Read MoreContext: Recently the opposition parties of Odisha accused the state government of colluding with the private miners to deliberately reflect the quality of iron ore as low grade causing massive loss to the State exchequer. Category and Price calculation Ore containing 58% iron content and below is considered low grade and generally priced much lower …
Read MoreNatural The Earth’s core is the largest carbon storage on Earth — roughly 90% is buried there. Scientists have shown that the oceanic crust that sits on top of tectonic plates and falls into the interior contains hydrous minerals and can sometimes descend all the way to the core-mantle boundary. The temperature at the core-mantle …
Read MoreContext: The Supreme Court Monday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) for contempt of court. This was in relation to the MMRCL seeking permission from the superintendent of gardens and trees to fell 185 trees in the Aarey forest area for the metro rail project — …
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