Ladakh Glacier Context: Warming and limited winter precipitation in Ladakh have caused glaciers to retreat. The study According to a recent study, the Pensilungpa Glacier in Ladakh's Zanskar Valley is retreating due to increased temperature and less precipitation during winters. The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG)...
Rainfall on the ice peak of Greenland Context For the first time, rain has fallen on the ice peak of Greenland. Rain fell for the first time on record at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week. This is another troubling sign of...
8 High Court judges and an advocate are recommended for the Supreme Court by the Collegium Context: The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed nine names to the government for appointment as Court judges, including Karnataka High Court judge B.V. Nagarathna, Supreme who could become India's first...
The Indus Valley civilization is linked to an old Dravidian language Context: A new research paper published in the Springer Nature Group's peer-reviewed journal has revealed some fascinating new information about the Harappan linguistic civilization. The research traced the Indus Valley people's language roots to proto-Dravidian,...
Gamma Radiation Processing Plants Context: In the country, 26 Gamma Radiation Processing Plants are in operation for the irradiation of diverse products in the commercial, semi-government, and government sectors. According to the government, private companies have already been given access to gamma irradiation technology for food...
Sugar to ethanol: Government increases its support Sugar cane farmers will benefit greatly as the government supports the export of excess sugar and the conversion of sugar to ethanol in order to secure timely payment of cane dues. Context: To assure prompt payment of sugarcane farmers' dues...
Other Backward Classes' Sub categorization Why is it in the news? The Union Cabinet has granted a six-month extension of the mandate of the Commission established under Article 340 of the Constitution to investigate the issue of sub-categorization under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central...
UNWGIC In 2022, India will host the second UNWGIC Why is it in the headlines India's efforts to host the second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) in 2022 have been revealed to the global geospatial information community. The United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) is...
Quit India Movement: Using Ideals to fight social evils Context: As part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' commemorating 75 years of independence, an exhibition on the 'Quit India Movement' has been displayed at the National Archives of India. Relevance: Remembering the ideals of the Quit India movement: ...
RoDTEP SCHEME Context: The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) plan has been notified by the Centre, which claims that it would soon put "direct cash in the pockets of exporters." The scheme, which covers 8,555 tariff lines and accounts for nearly 75%...
