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Bhopal Gas Tragedy

In News Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed the government’s curative petition for additional compensation from the Union Carbide Corporation. About The Central government on the account of updated death figures (3,000 to 5,295 ) of victims approached the Supreme Court  for top up of the original settlement. The court rejected the petition saying that among […]

Silicon Valley Bank crisis

In news Silicon Valley Bank has recently been shut down by its regulators. More about the news SVB’s collapse: SVB, which was founded in 1983, dealt with high-growth, high-risk businesses such as technology startups.  Silicon Valley Bank provided banking services to nearly half of venture capital-backed technology and life-science companies, according to its website, and […]

IndiaAI Roadmap

In News Government sets up task force for promotion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India About The Ministry of Electronics and IT has recently established a task force to draft a roadmap for the artificial intelligence ecosystem. The task force will focus on boosting research and facilitating tools for startups and IT companies. Government has […]

Demand for Lightning to be Declared a Natural Disaster

In News  Some Indian States have recently demanded lightning to be considered a natural disaster. About At present, Cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, pest attack, frost, and cold waves are considered disasters. These disasters are covered under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is 75% funded by the Centre. […]

Oscar win for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

In News The Elephant Whisperers, a Tamil documentary, won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. About The 40-minute documentary, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, is based on the life and work of Bomman and his wife Bellie who foster orphaned elephant calves. Bomman […]

Vulture Survey

In News Recently, the vulture survey was carried out in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. About An population estimation was carried out by forest departments of respective states in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and the adjoining landscape consisting of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Tamil Nadu, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) in Kerala, […]

SIPRI Report on Global Arms Import

In News India remains the biggest arms importer between 2018-22 despite a drop in overall imports. About India is the world’s largest arms importer for the period between 2018-22, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). SIPRI is a leading international research institute focused on conflict, peace, and arms control. According to the findings, […]

Manipur Government withdraws from SoO Agreement

In Context Recently, the Manipur government withdrew from the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with two hill-based tribal insurgent groups citing that they were “influencing agitation among forest encroachers”. About The government  alleged that the protests were influenced by two hill-based insurgent groups. As a result, the state government withdrew  from tripartite talks/SoO agreements with […]

‘Least Developed Country’ Status

In News Bhutan is about to become the seventh nation to graduate from the United Nations’ (UN) list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). What are LDCs?  LDCs are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and have low levels of human assets. The concept […]

Fluorescence Microscopy

In News Researchers at Winona State University, Minnesota, have created a design for a rudimentary Fluorescence Microscope. What is Fluorescence Microscopy? An optical microscope views an object by studying how it absorbs, reflects or scatters visible light.  A fluorescence microscope views an object by studying how it reemits light that it has absorbed, i.e. how […]