News:According to a study by ecologists of Wildlife Institute of India(WII), over 90% of the potential distribution of Sal Forest Tortoise falls outside the current protected area’s network. Facts: Sal …
Read MoreNews:The National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) has issued guidelines for restarting manufacturing and chemical industries after the lockdown period ends. Facts: Key Features of Guidelines: Test Run Period: The first week …
Read MoreNews:Indian and Chinese troops have clashed at two points along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) namely at the Naku La Pass and Pangong Tso lake. Facts: Naku La Pass:It is …
Read MoreNews:Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched an initiative called Pranavayu. Facts: Aim: To empower self monitoring of people suffering from Influenza-Like Illness and check their progress to Severe Acute …
Read MoreNews:The World Migratory Bird Day(WMBD) 2020 was observed on 9th May 2020. Facts: It was started in 2006 by the secretariats of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of …
Read MoreNews:The World Health Organisation(WHO) and the UN’’s postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox. Facts: Smallpox is an acute contagious …
Read MoreNews:A group of astrophysicists with the help of polarimetry technique have found that the closest known brown dwarf, Luhman 16A shows signs of cloud bands similar to those seen on …
Read MoreNews:Iceland may stop commercial whaling completely due to economic pressures and competition from Japan which also hunts whales and subsidises its whale products. Facts: Iceland alongside Norway and Japan has …
Read MoreNews:Uttar Pradesh Government has launched the ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ App for migrant workers of state who are returning from different parts of the country amidst lockdown. Facts: Aim:To provide benefits …
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