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Recently researchers have discovered one of the planet’s rarest Pallas cats for the first time in the Mount Everest Region. About Pallas’s cats: The Pallas’s cat, also known as manul,…

According to a report published by Refugees International, shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather are raising tensions across communities and displacing people of the Lake Chad region About Lake…

OPCW recently said that their nearly two-year investigation had found that at least one Syrian military helicopter had dropped gas cylinders on to residential buildings in the rebel-held Syrian city…

A recent study by the NCPOR revealed that the Antarctic sea ice (South Pole) reached its lowest level ever recorded in the summer of 2022. About National Centre for Polar…

India recently issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). About Indus Water Treaty: It was signed in September 1960 between India and Pakistan. The treaty…

An international group of researchers has recently discovered the presence of two planets with masses comparable to that of the Earth in orbit around the star GJ 1002. About GJ…

NASA recently announced that it is adding a new target for the Lucy mission as the spacecraft goes on its more than 6-billion-kilometre-long journey to study the Jupiter trojan asteroids..…

Introduction The Constitution of India begins with a Preamble. The Preamble contains the ideals, objectives and basic principles of the Constitution. The salient features of the Constitution have evolved directly…

Important instructions  Read the newspaper with a clear understanding of the syllabus for the examination. Politics, sports, masala news etc. can normally be skipped. Identify the issue underlying the articles/…

Kollam in Kerala is India’s first Constitution literate district. The Citizen is a Constitution literacy campaign jointly launched by the Kollam district panchayat, District Planning Committee and the Kerala Institute…

Indian Equity market is moving to ‘T+1’ trade settlement cycle from January 27, 2023. ‘T+1’ (trade plus one) settlement means that a transaction on the back of any purchase or…

Context The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a campaign to drive an inclusive circular economy as part of its initiative to promote sustainability.  About the initiative Project title: “Inclusive Circular…

Context The Ministry for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology tested ‘BharOS’, the recently-unveiled indigenous operating system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT).   What is BharOS ?  BharOS is…

Context The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July this year.  About Aditya-L1 mission Aditya-L1 Mission is India’s first solar mission…

Context: A conference of the Directors General of Police of all the states and union territories was held, organised by the Intelligence Bureau which highlighted the increasing security related problems…

Context The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to map the geothermal energy sources of India in search of clean energy. What is Geothermal Energy? Geothermal energy is heat…

Why in news? With the sinking of Joshimath town, there is a considerable amount of research on the vulnerabilities of Himalayan geology brought to the fore. How vulnerable is the…

A recent study published in the journal Nature revealed that Kelp forests are declining because of climate change. About Kelp forests: Kelp thrives in cold, nutrient-rich waters.  They attach to the…

The paediatrics department at AIIMS Delhi recently wrote a recommendation letter for the father of an 11-month-old patient who is seeking financial assistance for the infant’s treatment worth Rs 17.5…

The handover ceremony of the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) which is the primary payload of Aditya-L1 Mission was held recently. About Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) on board Aditya-L1:…