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Tamil Nadu has declared the Tamil Yeoman butterfly species (endemic to western ghats) as the state butterfly. Tamil Yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) is...
03 Jul 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Dipankar Banerjee, a solar physicist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics is a co-investigator of NASA's PUNCH mission. PUNCH, which stands for...
02 Jul 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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France has recorded the hottest temperature of 45.9°C amid European heatwaves. The heatwave in Europe has caused flash floods and forest...
02 Jul 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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INS 'Shivalik' and 'Sindhukirti'
Defence Minister visited the Indian Navy's indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS 'Shivalik' and INS 'Sindhukirti'. INS 'Shivalik' INS...
01 Jul 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)
Nagaland’s Home Commissioner has issued a notification for setting up of the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). The aim...
01 Jul 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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International Seed Testing Association
The 32nd International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress is taking place in Hyderabad from 26th June to 3rd July, 2019. This is the...
29 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Tightened Norms on Mutual Funds Investments
The markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tightened norms on investments by mutual funds (MFs). MF schemes can now...
28 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Buddhist Relic Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh
A Buddhist relic has been unearthed in Andhra Pradesh. It is a limestone pillar, which is carved with half lotus medallions at the centre and top...
27 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Jal Hi Jeevan Hai Scheme has been launched by the Haryana government. The scheme has been launched with an aim to encourage farmers to adopt crop...
26 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Cassia occidentalis Plant and AES
No child deaths due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have been reported in Malkangiri (Odisha) since the year...
24 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Britain and Japan, once adversaries during the 2nd world war have come together and inaugurated the Imphal Peace Museum to commemorate the 75th...
24 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Nail Lacquer for Onychomycosis
Researchers from the Delhi-based Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research have developed a novel translucent nail lacquer fortified with an...
24 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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According to data available with the SIDBI, the Startup India fund has allocated Rs 2,265 crore to Venture Capital (VC) funds at the end of March...
24 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Researchers analysed yak dung to understand the vegetation and climate of the past and the connections they have to extinct the woolly rhino and...
24 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Kapila Venu recently played a composition “Parvati Viraham”, part of the age-old repertoire of Kutiyattam, at Jawaharlal Nehru University...
21 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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A team of scientists from the US and Australia has named a new plant species from the northern Australia as Solanum Plastisexum. First discovered...
20 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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A new species of 'cat-fox' has been found in remote areas of the French island of Corsica. The cats are bigger than a typical house cat, and...
20 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Any profit or gain that arises from the sale of a ‘capital asset’ is a capital gain. This gain or profit comes under the category of...
20 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Indian scientists have developed a new vaccine against anthrax. It is claimed to be superior over existing vaccines as it can generate an immune...
20 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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A team of scientists in Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Assam has...
20 Jun 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
