Why in News? With monsoon around the corner, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is preparing to face the twin…

1. Artemis Base camp Why in News? Recently, NASA unveils plan for Artemis ‘base camp’ on the moon beyond 2024.…

Why in News? The Central Government has decided to accept contributions from abroad, irrespective of the nationalities, to the Prime…

1. South China Sea Why in News? Recently, the Chinese fishing fleets have been seen raiding the rich waters of…

1.PM-CARES Fund Why in the News? The government has set up the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency…

1. World Tuberculosis Day Context: Recently, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day has observed on 24th March every year to raise public…

1.Superhydrophobic Coating Why in News? Recently, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad, and Ohio State University has…

1.BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise – 2020 Why in News? The Minister of State for Home Affairs inaugurated the Field Training…

1. Operation Vanilla Why in News? Indian navy will perform Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in Madagascar under…

Why in News? Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. About Bushfires: Forest fires,…

1.K4 Missile Why in News? India to test-fire 3,500 km range K-4 nuclear missile developed by DRDO for Arihant Class…

1.Gaofen-7 Why in News? China has launched a new Earth observation satellite- Gaofen-7. About: China launched a new high-resolution remote…

1.National Film Archive of India (NFAI) Why in News: NFAI acquires rare footage of Mahatma Gandhi’s life and times. About…

Context: The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) is working on developing a comprehensive drought-proofing action plan for 24 districts in…

Why in News? Recently Russian-built floating nuclear power plant completed its 5,000-km journey along the Northern Sea Route, causing excitement…

1.International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Context: Every year September 16 is marked as the International Day…

Why in News? For the first time, a report has mapped lightning strikes across the country, and the lives they…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster…

Why in News? According to the report by the UN‘s Asia-Pacific social agency, technological innovations like big data can better…

Context: Between August 1 and 10, rains battered south-western Maharashtra, and rising water levels in local rivers breached the banks.…

Context: In the wake an unprecedented flood like situation and record rainfall this season, the State government will constitute a…

Why in News? A study in the Journal of the British Academy has found that indigenous knowledge on how nature…