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Bishnoi, Blackbuck and Chinkara

Source: DTE Why in News?  Recently, bollywood actor Salman Khan faced backlash from the Bishnoi community for allegedly hunting blackbucks...

22 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Volcanic Eruption and Ionospheric Disturbances

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, a new study revealed a connection between the Tonga volcano eruption and the formation of Equatorial...

22 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Plankton Inflation and Vertical Migration

Source: TH Why in News?  Recently, researchers studied vertical migration of Pyrocystis noctiluca, a specific bioluminescent phytoplankton...

21 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

International Abhidhamma Divas

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, India’s Prime Minister addressed a ceremony in celebration of International Abhidhamma Divas...

21 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Funga Taxonomic Kingdom

Source: DTE  Why in News?  Recently, Chile and the United Kingdom have prepared a proposal named ‘pledge for fungal...

21 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

NBWL Approves Road Expansion in Ladakh

Source: BS  Why in News?  The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has approved five key road stretches in Ladakh...

19 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Nonylphenol Ethoxylates and Nonylphenol

Source: TOI Why in News?  A report titled "Nonylphenol — An Endocrine Disrupting Chemical" was released by Toxics Link, an environmental...

19 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Installation of X-Band Radar

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences approved an X-band radar to be installed in Kerala’s Wayanad district after...

18 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Aurorae in Ladakh

Source: TH  Why in News?  Recently, auroras were sighted in lower-latitude regions (below 66.5 degrees north and south latitudes) like...

18 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Ossification Test

Source: IE  Why in News?  Recently, one of the individuals accused in the murder case of a political leader underwent an ossification...

17 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Nobel Prize for Economics 2024

Source: TH Why in News?  The Nobel Prize for Economics 2024 is awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson “for...

17 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Birth Anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Source: PIB  Why in News? Recently, President Droupadi Murmu honoured former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary. What...

16 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Offence of ‘Abetment of Suicide’

Source: TH  Why in News?  Recently, the Supreme Court has interpreted the crime of ‘abetment of suicide,’ detailing the...

16 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Mid-Air Booster Recovery

Source: LM Why in News? Recently, Elon Musk's SpaceX used a pair of giant robotic arms named Mechazilla to grab Starship's booster Super Heavy,...

16 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

19th East Asia Summit (EAS)

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, the Prime Minister of India attended the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Vientiane, Lao...

15 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Nobel Peace Prize 2024

Source: IE Why in News?  The 2024 Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the...

15 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

THAAD, UNIFIL and Dragon Drones

Source: HT  Why in News?  Recently, the United States sent a THAAD battery to Israel, and Israeli tanks attacked UNIFIL in...

14 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

10 Point Plan for India-ASEAN Relations

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, India's Prime Minister announced a 10-point plan at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit 2024 in Vientiane,...

14 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024

Source: IE  Why in News? South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm,...

14 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims

Launch of Tribal Welfare Projects Under DAJGUA, EMRS and PM-JANMAN

Source: PIB Why in News?  Recently, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 80,000 crore in...

12 Oct 2024 Important Facts For Prelims