UGI USER, Author at Universal Group Of Institutions - Page 891 of 955
India's No.1 PU & Degree With Integrated IAS & IPS(UPSC/PSC) Training College.

*** Admissions are open for 2026-27. Courses offered - PUC (Science, Commerce & Arts), BSc (Environmental Science), BA, B.Com, BBA ***

By UGI USER

img
03Apr 2023

Can countries be sued over climate change?

Context: Recently the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice at The Hague to provide an opinion on what kind of obligations countries have towards climate change reduction, based on the promises they have made to the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resolution passed by …

Read More
03Apr 2023

Marburg virus outbreak

Context: Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania reported outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD), The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during outbreaks in Germany and Serbia and is known to cause severe and fatal viral haemorrhagic fevers in humans. About the virus The virus is closely related to another deadly virus, Ebola and is rated …

Read More
03Apr 2023

Thanumalayaswamy temple

Context:S. Sivan Pillai’s memoir revealed Gandhi Visited the Temple in 1937 About the Temple The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Thanumalayan Temple is of importance to both Shaivite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism, as the name Stanumalaya …

Read More
03Apr 2023

E-Governance: Digital public infrastructure (DPI)

Context: India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI), also called  the India Stack, is shaped in a unique partnership between governments (Union and States), regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. Engendering sustained collective action at scale between so many disparate entities itself is magical and the outcomes are India’s answer to Web 3, …

Read More
31Mar 2023

Removal Of Red Notice Against Mehul Choksi:

  News: The red alert issued by Interpol, the international police organization, against Mehul Choksi, a wanted man by India in connection with the $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud case, has been removed.   India’s inquiries and extradition request are unaffected by the removal of the Interpol red alert. Its notifications are international appeals …

Read More
31Mar 2023

INS Androth : Launched

  News: Recently, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC), the INS Androth, was deployed.   An anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft is INS Androth. (ASW SWC). For the Indian Navy, it is constructed in Kolkata by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The main duties include mine-laying operations, low-intensity maritime …

Read More
31Mar 2023

Prime Minister Of India Gift To Japanese Prime Minister:

News: During the Japanese Prime Minister’s two-day official visit to India, the Indian Prime Minister gave him a sandalwood Buddha statue.   Sandalwood Pure sandalwood Buddha statue with hand carvings, traditional patterns, and landscape landscapes. Buddha is seated in this position beneath the Bodhi tree, using the “dhyana mudra.” The “dhyana mudra” is the hand …

Read More
31Mar 2023

Long-Tailed Duck Species : Spotted

News: After 116 years, long-tailed duck species have been discovered at Kashmir’s famous Wular Lake.   The lovely Long-tailed Duck lives in the high Arctic and spends the majority of its winters near ocean shorelines. They are incredible divers and can swim down 200 feet to scavenge. Long-tailed Ducks don’t dive with their feet like …

Read More
31Mar 2023

Candida Auris : Deadly Fungus

News: The United States is currently experiencing a rapid spread of the drug-resistant and possibly fatal fungus “Candida Auris.”   A multi-drug resistant fungus called Candida Auris (C. auris) can cause invasive illnesses in people. It was initially discovered in Japan in 2009.   The majority of documented cases of the fungus have occurred in …

Read More
31Mar 2023

PMFME Scheme

News: In order to provide financial, technical, and business support to micro food processing enterprises in India, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing the centrally funded PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) Scheme.   The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan – Vocal for Local Initiative in the food manufacturing industry includes …

Read More