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Statehood Day of Goa The Statehood Day of Goa (30th May), the Prime Minister greeted the people of the state. Key Points About: Goa is located on the southwestern coast of India within the region known as the Konkan, and geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Capital: Official Language: o Konkani which […]

White Fungus As the central government asks states to notify black fungus or mucormycosis an epidemic, an infection called white fungus or Candidiasis has also been found to affect some people. Covid-19 patients are more prone to white fungus as it affects the lungs and similar symptoms are created like that of coronavirus.  Black fungus

PM-KISAN Recently, the Prime Minister released the 8th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). Key Points About: Under the scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank accounts of all landholding farmers irrespective of the size of their land

BRICS BRICS is an acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.  The BRICS Leaders’ Summit is convened annually.  Structure BRICS does not exist in form of organization, but it is an annual summit between the supreme leaders of five nations.  The Chairmanship of the

Recombinant DNA Technology Recombinant DNA Technology is the name given to the process of creating artificial DNA by fusing DNA from various sources with various genetic components. Genetic engineering is the term used to refer to recombinant DNA technologies. In 1968, Swiss microbiologist Werner Arber made the discovery of restriction enzymes, which led to the

A-76: World’s Largest Iceberg An enormous iceberg ‘A-76’ has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, lying in the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica. It measures around 4320 sq km in size – currently making it the largest berg in the world.  Key Points About A-76:  The newly calved berg ‘A-76’ was spotted

Sundarbans Promises related to development of Sundarbans are being made by different political parties, ahead of West Bengal assembly elections. Sundarbans region was badly damaged by Cyclone Amphan in 2020.  Key Points It is a vast contiguous mangrove forest ecosystem in the coastal region of Bay of Bengal spread over India and Bangladesh on the

Haridwar Kumbh Mela The Centre has written to the Uttarakhand government about the need for stringent measures to control the spread of Covid-19 during the ongoing Kumbh Mela in the state (at Haridwar). Key Points Kumbh Mela comes under UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity.  Kumbh Mela is the largest peaceful congregation

Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary: Rajasthan Six tigers are missing in Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary (Rajasthan). Key Points About: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve lies in the eastern part of Rajasthan state in Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts, at the junction of the Aravali and Vindhya hill ranges. It comprises the Ranthambore National Park as well as Sawai Mansingh and

Anangpal II: Tomar Dynasty A seminar highlighted the legacy of the long-forgotten Tomar king – Anangpal II. Key Points About Anangpal II: Anangpal II, popularly known as Anangpal Tomar, belonged to the Tomar dynasty He was the founder of Dhillika Puri, which eventually became delhi Evidence about the early history of Delhi is inscribed on