Sun Halo/Kaleidoscope Effect The people of Bangalore witnessed a bright rainbow ring around the sun for a few moments – a rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon called “22 degree circular Halo”. Key Point The phenomenon popularly known as the 22 degree circular halo of the sun or occasionally the Moon (also called a moon ring […]
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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
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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
Chipko Movement Recently, Sunderlal Bahuguna, the Gandhian who was the driving force behind the Chipko movement died due to Covid- 19. Key Points Chipko Movement: It was a non-violent agitation which originated in Uttar Pradesh’s Chamoli district (now Uttarakhand) in 1973. The name of the movement ‘chipko’ comes from the word ’embrace’, as the villagers
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
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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
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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
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