1. Artificial Intelligence Technologies have a Climate Cost Why in News? While there is an allure to national dreams of…

1. Graphene Innovation Centre Why in News? The Kerala government has recently announced that the country’s first Graphene Innovation Centre…

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1.IHU (Instituts Hospitalo-Universitaires) Why in News? Amid the spread of the Omicron Variant of coronavirus, the discovery of a new…

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1.Diamer-Bhasha Dam Why in News? Pakistan has recently signed a contract with a joint venture of a China Power (Chinese…

1.Gandhi Peace Prize Why in News? Government extends last date for receipt of nominations for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020…

1.BiPAP Non-Invasive Ventilator Why in News? CSIR - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore, a constituent lab of CSIR has developed…

1.Olive Ridley Turtles Why in News? Recently, the Mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles has begun at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery…

1.Kailash – Mansarovar Yatra Route from Dharchula to Lipulekh Why in News? The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed the…

1.Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Why in News? Recently, the number of treatments for non-Covid procedures by both…

1.Long March 5B' Rocket Context: The China has recently launched the Long March 5B’ rocket and prototype spacecraft. It is…

 1.Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur Terracotta and Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai Why in News? Recently, Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai of Tamil Nadu, Chak-Hao, the black…

1. Aero India Why in News? The Ministry of Defence has recently announced that the 13th edition of Aero India…

1.Exemptions to the farming community Why in News? To ensure that there is no shortage of food grains in the…

1.Chakmas and Hajongs Why in News? Recently, the Rights and Risks Analysis Group has sought Indian Prime Minister’s intervention in…

1.Credit Risk Funds Why in News? Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has recently decided to close its six credit risk funds.…

1.Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Context: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is recently seen in news About CRPF: It is…

1.Civil Services Day Why in News? Recently, the Civil Services Day is celebrated on April 21 by the Government of…

1.Bangalore Blue Grapes Context: Due to the Covid-19 lockdown has impacted the sale of Bangalore Blue variety of grapes. About…

1.World Heritage Day Why in News? Recently, the International Day for Monuments and Sites or the World Heritage Day is…

1.Greenland and Antarctica is Melting Faster Why in News? Recently, the climate change in Greenland and Antarctica to melt 6…

1.Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Why in News? Studies have pointed out that, after leaving the ICU, people may suffer from what…

1.Targeted Long Term Repo Operations Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently introduced the Targeted Long Term…

1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Context: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently recommended that all…

1. TRIFED Why in News? TRIFED in collaboration with UNICEF & WHO launched digital campaign through webinar for SHGs to…

1.Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Context: The OPCW has recently said that the Syrian air force carried…

1.Essential Commodities Act 1955 Why in News? Recently, Union Home Secretary wrote to all chief secretary to ensure the availability…

1.Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court extended by three months the tenure…

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

1.JEEVAN - Low Cost Ventilator Context: The Indian Railways has developed a low-cost ventilator, Jeevan, at its Kapurthala Rail Coach…

1.Exercise NCC Yogdan Why in the News? Recently, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) launched “Exercise NCC Yogdan” to offer a…

1.AarogyaSetu App Why in News? Recently, The Government of India launched a mobile app developed in public-private partnership to bring…

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

1.Himalayan Ibex Why in News? A recent study by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has proved that…

1. Lockdown: Arr-Rinam Context: Arr-Rinam is the equivalent of a lockdown imposed by consensus for 48 hours whenever an epidemic…

Why in News? In an attempt to boost the country’s computing power, the National Super Computing Mission is steered jointly…

1. Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Context: The Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) has recently allowed Defence veterans with lifestyle…

1.Government Raises Excise Duty Cap on Fuel Why in News? The government has raised the cap on special additional excise…

1. India-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Why in News? India-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) was recently established under…

1. Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana Context: Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana was recently announced by the Rajasthan Government on…

1. Hubballi-Ankola Railway Link Project Why in News? The controversial Hubballi-Ankola railway line project, which came up for discussion at…

1.Krishna Raja Sagar Dam Why in News? A rapid decline in the water level of the Krishna Raja Sagar has…

1.ARI-516-Hybrid Variety of Grapes Why in News? Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of…

1.White Giraffe Why in News? Two extremely rare white giraffes in northeast Kenya has been killed by the poachers, leaving…

1.KIRAN-Women Scientist Scheme Why in News? The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI has…

1.North East Venture Fund Why in News? Union Minister Jitendra Singh have recently informed Rajya Sabha that the North East…

1.Apex body on River Linking Why in News? The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body…

1. Pigmentary Disorders Why in News? A Rs. 3.6 crore grant has been given to promote research on pigmentary disorders.…

1. Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Portal Why in News? Recently, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries has…

1.Structure of SARS-CoV-19 Key Protein Mapped Why in News? Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and the National…

1.Pakke Tiger Reserve Why in News? A new highway project has been cleared through in Pakke Tiger Reserve, which is…

1.In-flight Wi-Fi Why in News? In-flight connectivity on Indian airlines could soon be a reality as domestic carrier Vistara gears…

1.Hope Spacecraft Why in News? The UAE is on the verge of making history after turning its dream of becoming…

1.  Radio Tagging Indian pangolins Why in News? Scientists have, for the first time, radio-tagged the Indian pangolin, an endangered…

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

1. Solar Orbiter to map Sun’s Poles Why in News? NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are gearing up…

1. Cancer-Mutated Genes Why in News? Recently, the scientists have completed Pan-Cancer Project, to map gene mutations that drive cancer’s…

1. YUVIKA Programme Why in News? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the "Young Scientist Programme 2020" for…

1. Flame-Throated Bulbul Why in News? Recently, the flame-throated bulbul has been chosen as the mascot of the 36th National…

1.Misery Index Why in News? Recently, the Opposition party has demand on ‘Misery Index’ to measure Indian Economy. About Misery…

1.Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) Why in News? Recently, ISF has asked the government to make labour codes a reality and…

1. Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Context: Recently Our Honourable Lok Sabha Speaker has mentioned about the Inter-parliamentary Union, while he spoke…

1. India to invite Pakistan for SCO summit in Delhi Why in News? India said that it will invite the…

1.H9N2 virus Why in News? Indian scientists have detected the country’s first case of infection with a rare variant of…

1. Video Based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) Context: Recently, the RBI has amended the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms allowing…

1.Drosophila Why in News? Pune is set to host the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5)…

1. Savitribai Phule Why in News? The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi recently paid tributes to Savitribai Phule on her 189th…

Why in News? The Rajasthan government has started using satellite communication technology in a big way to enhance the learning…

1.Millimeter’ Spectrum Why in News? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plans to auction the 24.75 – 27.25 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum…

1. Sun’s Corona Why in News? Solar physicists from Centre for Excellence in Space Sciences (CESSI), IISER Kolkata, have succeeded…

1.Iran, China and Russia’s Joint Naval Drill in Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman Why in News? Iran, China and…

1. National Anthem Why in News? On December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session…

Why in News? A study tracing the growing burden of cancer in India states that most of the increase in…

1.  Railway unveils a new signalling system Why in news? Modernization of the signalling system in the Indian railways. Highlights:…

1. CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) Why in News? Recently, European Space Agency has postponed the launch of CHEOPS. Objectives of…

1. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Why in News? Recently, Google has written to US Federal Reserve about UPI which is…

1.India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre Why in News? India and Sweden sign Memorandum for India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre. Highlights: The India-Sweden…

1.Hornbill Festival Why in News? The 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival began at Naga Heritage Kisama in Nagaland recently. About:…

1.NATO Why in News? The U.S. is about to cut its contribution to NATO’s operating budget and Germany is increasing…

Trachischium Apteii Why in News? A New Snake Species named ‘Trachischium apteii’ was recently discovered for the first time in…

Why in News? Recently quantum processor of Google solved a problem in just 3 minutes. About: It describes the point…

Why in News? The SpaceX, the world’s leading private company in space technology, last week fired a spray of 60…

1.Cartosat-3 Why in News? ISRO has announced that Cartosat-3 will be flown on the PSLV-C47 vehicle, subject to weather conditions.…

1.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Why in News? Victoria Memorial Hall will host an exhibition on the worst blot of the British…

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

Why in News? The Ninth Edition of the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas was released on the occasion of…

1.CPI Inflation Why in News? Retail inflation rose to a sixteen-month high of 4.62 per cent in October due to…

Why in News? The committee was constituted to examine an expanded role for the Department of Atomic Energy, through the…

Why in News? The International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) has recently released ‘The 10th Pneumonia and Diarrhoea Progress Report’ at…

Why in News? Haryana Dy. CM has written to PM Modi, requesting him to “undertake cloud seeding plan to combat…

Why in News? The recent announcement of China that a new drug meant to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease, will be available to…

1.Pro-active Governance and Timely Implementation. (PRAGATI) Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired the 31st interaction through PRAGATI…

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.Glyphosate Why in News? German pharma company Bayer is facing thousands of lawsuits over one of its products. A Reuters report said…

1.Mitochondrial DNA Why in News? A recent paper in the prestigious journal Nature claims to show that modern humans originated…

1.HunarHaat Why in News? Minister for Minority Affairs has decided to organise about 100 ‘HunarHaat’ in the next five years…

Context: National Cyber Security Coordinator’s office in partnership with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has launched national repository of…

1.National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Why in News? National Tiger Conservation Authority has red-flagged Madhya Pradesh government's move to increase…

What to Study? Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its Johnson’s Baby Powder after tiny amounts of asbestos…

1.Plethora 2 (PLT 2) Why in News? Researchers from IISER have discovered a protein that regenerates primary and lateral roots…

Why in News? Experts have found that African great apes were the original host to the parasite Plasmodium falciparum –…

Why in News? National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has recently synthesised a novel security ink that emits intense red colour when…

Why in News? Two diagnostic kits developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)…

Why in News? The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists, William G. Kaelin Jr. from…

1.Booker Prize Why in News? The Testaments by Margaret Atwood and Girl, Woman, Other byBernardine Evaristo have jointly won this…

1.LOTUS-HR Why in News? India and Netherlands launched the second phase of the LOTUS-HR in Delhi. LOTUS-HR: The project was…

Why in News? The golden ratio can be defined in terms of a line, divided into two unequal segments in…

Why in News? When rubbers bands are twisted and untwisted, it produces a cooling effect. This is called the “elastocaloric”…

Why in News? NASA has launched a satellite to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. Ionospheric Connection…

Why in News? Rattled by the high number of children dying due to acute encephalitis syndrome, the Union Health ministry…

Why in News? Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, have developed a new method that promises to protect…

Why in News? The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been announced and the awardees were as John B Goodenough,…

Why in News? Recently on board with Chandrayaan-2 mission, an instrument called CLASS, designed to detect signatures of elements in…

Why in News? The Nobel Foundation has recently started announcing the winners of “Nobel Prize” in various fields and winners…

Why in News? A native of Kerala, the 32-year-old polar researcher will be the only Indian among 300 scientists from…

Why in News? Hidden in the outer Solar System lurks a presence, believed to be a gigantic planet orbiting the…

1.Goa Maritime Conclave Why in News? The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)-2019 was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor,Ajit Kumar Doval,…

Why in News? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan2’s Orbiter payload CLASS has detected charged particles on…

Why in News? Since the middle of August, a rare disease has killed five elephants in Odisha. The disease is…

1.Vayoshreshtha Samman Award Why in News? President of India conferred the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” on the eminent senior citizens and institutions…

Why in News? The new monsoon model, called the Coupled Forecast Model (CFS), deployed by the IMD under the National…

Why in News? On the 150th birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, AIM, NITI Aayog’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and UNICEF…

1.International Astronomical Union (IAU) Why in News? The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid, discovered in 2006, after…

1.GALO Why in News? Members of the Galo community in Arunachal Pradesh can recall the name of their ancestor from…

Context: A new visualisation of a black hole, released by NASA, illustrates how its gravity distorts our view by warping…

Why in news? ISRO has initiated ‘Project NETRA’ – an early warning system in space to detect debris and other…

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

Why in News? S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially said moon lander Vikram had a…

1.Boiga thackerayi Why in News? A team of biodiversity researchers have discovered a new species of cat snake in Maharashtra’s…

Why in News? Indian scientists have now developed a method to measure the rate of soil erosion and associated decrease…

Why in News? The First Indigenous Fuel Cell System launched on the Foundation Day of CSIR. Highlights: This fuel cell…

Context- The Ranitidine drug has been found to have levels of a carcinogen above the US FDA prescri Background Ranitidine…

Why in News? ISRO is planning to develop methane-powered rocket engines. LOX Methane Engines: The space agency is developing two…

1.New Species of Frog: Microhyla eos Why in News? A team of scientists from the University of Delhi and Zoological…

1.Vaccine Hesitancy Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared vaccine hesitancy one of the ten biggest threats…

Why in news? Genes from genetically-modified Aedes aegypti mosquito were found to have been transferred to naturally-occurring A. aegypti mosquito…

Why in News? Over 3,000 people have been killed by a deadly Measles virus in DR Congo this year What…

Why in News? The use of herbicide Paraquat killed around 170 people in the last two years in Odisha’s Burla…

1.Bhumisparsha Mudra: Why in News? A 12th-century bronze idol of Buddha in a Bhumisparsha Mudra which was stolen from Nalanda…

Why in News? ISRO’S attempts to figure out what happened to Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram will get a boost when NASA’s Lunar…

1.Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Why in News: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) joined hands with the US Consulate in…

Why in News? Recently the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering has published the work of the team from the…

1.Counter Magnet Areas Context: The National Capital Region Planning Board has approved the proposal of Government of Punjab to consider…

Why in News? Astronomers have for the first-time discovered water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that…

Context: At least three lots of MDH sambar masala were recalled from retail stores in California this week after tests…

1.India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX) Why in News? Starting with an open data platform for the 100 cities of the…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet is likely to approve an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in…

1.Cryodrakon Boreas Why in News? Paleontologists have identified a new reptile species, named it Cryodrakon boreas, and declared that it…

Why in News? A report in The Lancet concludes that it is possible to eradicate malaria as early as 2050…

1.In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Why in News: Setting a record of sorts, a 74-year-old woman delivered twins after five decades…

Why in News? On September 3, India was again declared free of the H5N1 virus, which causes avian influenza or…

Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation lost contact with the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram just moments before it was to land…

Context- OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health declared the country free of the virus, the Centre’s Animal Husbandry Department informed the…

Why in News? Scientists in Kerala have completed the whole genome sequencing of a Rare Bacterium capable of producing antifungal…

Why in News? During September 11-13, asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers from around the world will gather in Rome to…

1.Gaja Bandhu Scheme of Odisha Context: Odisha Govt is contemplating ‘Gaja Bandhu’ initiative to curb elephant deaths. About: With rising…

Why in News? One of the three 100-day goals the health ministry has set for itself, The Prohibition of E-cigarettes…

1.Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) Context: BPR&D observed its 49th Foundation Day on August 28, 2019. About BPR&D:…

1. Sex Reassignment Surgery Context: Tamil Nadu has banned sex reassignment surgeries in children About: Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), also…

Why in News? For more than a week, the daily communication between Earth and Mars will go silent. Mars Solar…

Why in News? XDR-TB, an abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a form of TB which is resistant to…

Why in News? Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as a sort of time machine, researchers plan to investigate how…

Why in News? The NITI Aayog seeks creation of roadmap by Department of Food and Public Distribution for taking the…

Bavar-373 Context: Iran has officially unveiled Bavar-373 air defense system About: It is Iran’s new home-grown air defence system. It…

SAN-SADHAN HACKATHON Context: The government calls for applications for its latest Initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission called the ‘San-Sadhan’…

Context: India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission crossed a major milestone on its journey towards the Moon, having entered a lunar orbit, almost…

Why in news? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a year in service. Aim of the mission: The mission’s central aim…

BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES Context: Dr Reddy's launched Roche's biosimilar Avastin in India for treatment of various types of cancers. About Biosimilar…

NAVROZ Context:Parsi New Year or Navroz will be celebrated across the world on August 17 to mark the beginning of…

SWACHH SURVEKSHAN GRAMEEN 2019 (SSG 2019) Context: Focus of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s ODF+ phase on basic solid, liquid waste management…

Why in News? Chandrayaan-2 has successfully carried out the significant process of trans-lunar injection, moving from earth`s orbit towards the…

Why in News? For the first time, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has fabricated a rechargeable iron ion battery…

Context- Directed energy weapons or DEWs are among the next bunch of military technologies that the Defence Research and Development…

Why in News? On February 21, an Israeli lunar lander called Beresheet (Hebrew for ‘the beginning’) began its journey to…

Why in News? The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over the next five years,…

PATTAMADAI SILK MAT Context: The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Pathamadai Silk Mat About:…

Why in News? A one-day Workshop on ‘Role of Technology in Reuniting Missing Children & Trafficked Persons’ was jointly organised…

Why in News? To get accurate data about the movement of space debris to avoid collision with its satellites, ISRO…

Why in News? Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully flight-tested its state-of-the-art Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM) against live…

Why in News? Union Human Resource Development Minister, inaugurated theTechEx – technology exhibition at IIT Delhi TechEx: TechEx was organized…

INSTITUTE OF EMINENCE Context: University Grants Commission (UGC) recommends 20 institutions for Institutes of Eminence The IITs Madras and Kharagpur,…

PRO-ACTIVE GOVERNANCE AND TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION. (PRAGATI) Context: The Prime Minister chaired his thirtieth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal…

Why in News? Till date 1597 plants varieties have been registered with Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Right Authority…

Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. Stats: As…

Why in News? The government has come out with draft rules to make microdots mandatory in vehicles. This move will…

Context: Researchers from China and the U.S. have been successful in predicting air pollution levels in northern Indian States nearly…

Why in news? Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in collaboration with Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Ahmedabad has set up a…

Why in News? The DRDO has conducted the maiden test of an indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) along…