Recently, a newly discovered plantAllium negianum, in Uttarakhand has been confirmed to belong to the genus that includes many staple foods such as onion and garlic. A staple food makes up the dominant part of a population’s diet. They are eaten regularly even daily and supply a major proportion...
The Supreme Court has held that a superior court can set aside an Anticipatory bail order if there was enough material to suggest that factors like gravity of the offence and the role of the accused in the crime were not considered by the lower court. The concept...
Recently, the Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) of the Indian Army has been awarded a Gold medal in the Cambrian Patrol Exercise, which was held in Wales (the UK). About: It is an annual international military patrolling exercise and is referred to as the ‘Olympics of Military Patrolling’ among...
The 8th Edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI was conducted in Sri Lanka. The 7th edition of the Mitra Shakti exercise was held in Pune, Maharashtra in 2019. About: It is based on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in semi urban terrain. ...
Recently, the 17thIndo-US Joint Military Exercise "Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021" was held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (US). In February 2021, the previous version of the exercise was held in Bikaner's Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (Rajasthan). About: It is the largest running joint military training and defence cooperation endeavor between...
Recently, it has been reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. Several countries, including the US, Russia and China, are developing hypersonic missiles which travel at a speed five times that of sound. Though slower than ballistic...
China on October 16, 2021 launched Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three astronauts - two men and one woman - on a historic 6-month long mission. The spacecraft was launched aboard a Long March-2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu. The spacecraft will dock...
The UK will host the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference from October 31 to November 12. This year marks the 26th Conference of parties (thus the name COP26) and will be held in the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. What is the Conference of parties ? COP comes under the...
The Department of Biotechnology has launched a ‘One Health’ consortium. This is the First ‘One Health’ project of the DBT. About the project: It envisages carrying out surveillance of important bacterial, viral and parasitic infections of zoonotic as well as transboundary pathogens in the country. The project also...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0)till 2025-26. This is a step towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat intending to make the cities ‘water secure and self-sustainable’ through circular economy of water. Background: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Transformation (AMRUT)...
