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Extending Tenure of Current Army Chief

Source: HT The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), headed by the Prime Minister, has granted a rare one-month extension in service to the...

28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Restoration of Virupaksha Temple Pavilion

Source: IE Why in News? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is set to begin restoration work on the collapsed saalu mantapa or pavilion (a...

28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Solar Storms

Source: TH Recent studies have found that the Sun's magnetic field originates approximately 32,000 kilometres beneath the sun's surface, which is...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Alternative Voting Methods

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, voters have been polling in the world's largest election, the general election to elect members of the 18th Lok...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

United Nations Department of Safety and Security

Source: TH Recently, a former Indian Army officer Colonel, working with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), was killed in...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

CSIR-CMERI's Innovative Electric Tiller

Source: PIB In a move to empower small and marginal farmers, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

AI Krish and AI Bhoomi

Source: TH Recently, Doordarshan Kisan (DD KISAN) has become the first government TV channel in the country to launch two AI anchors named AI Krish...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

ICJ Orders Israel to Cease Military Actions in Rafah

Source: TH The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has mandated Israel to cease its military operations in Rafah immediately. The ICJ ruling...

27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Ireland, Norway, and Spain to Recognize Palestine

Source: TH Recently, Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced that they will formally recognize the state of Palestine on 28th May 2024. In...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)

Source: TH India's main opposition party has called for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate claims that the Adani Group...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Cyclone Remal

Source: IE Why in News? The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for a potential severe cyclonic storm, named Cyclone Remal,...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Indian Navy Sheds Colonial Legacy

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the Indian Navy has taken significant steps to shed its British colonial legacies by renaming traditional naval...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Explosive Substances Act and Peroxide Chemicals

Source: HT A chemical explosion in a Thane (Maharashtra)-based factory, claiming 11 lives, highlights critical safety flaws. Caused by reactive...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Brain-eating Amoeba

Source: IE The recent death of a 5-year-old girl in Kerala due to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by the Naegleria fowleri amoeba,...

25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

IMD Colour-Coded Warnings

Source: TH Colour-coded alerts have been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for several districts in Kerala due to potential...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Source: TOI Why in News? Recently, the International Atomic Energy Agency urged increased caution against the trafficking of nuclear and...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Election Rules for State-Owned Media

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, two opposition leaders accused state-owned media of censoring their speeches during the ongoing Lok Sabha...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft

Source: DTE The emergence of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has captured the attention of innovators, urban planners, and...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

Cancer Drugs Tislelizumab and Zanubrutinib

Source: TH India is set to get access to two new cancer drugs named Tislelizumab and Zanubrutinib. Tislelizumab, a new immunotherapy drug, is...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims

National Council for Cement and Building Materials-Incubation Centre

Source: PIB Recently, the National Council for Cement and Building Materials-Incubation Centre (NCB-IC) was inaugurated by the Joint Secretary,...

24 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims