13 January 2021. Introduction: The Tsar Icicle was in news recently as it collapsed killing four tourists in Russia. An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes. What   and where is Tsar Icicle? The Vilyuchinsky waterfall in winter is called Tsar Icicle and is tourist attraction. The Vilyuchinsky […]

12 January 2021. Introduction:  The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” .Entomologists from all over the world fear that the population of insects is declining rapidly and this sounds alarm in the scientific fraternity. About Insect Apocalypse: Insect Apocalypse means that the Earth is losing by 2.5% each year, with […]

7 January 2021. Introduction:  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME,Mr. Nitin Gadkari,  is to launch an innovative new paint developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission on Tuesday (12-01-2021). Key Points: Name of the paint: Khadi Prakritik Paint Speciality of this paint: It is first of its kind. Eco-friendly,non-toxic,anti-fungal,anti-bacterial. Cow- dung is […]

The altitudinal biomes extend hundred metres in height from the base. The base is referred to as Terai region in India. The extent just below the snow line. They have tropical rainforests. They are followed by the temperate, deciduous and tundra forests. The high-mountains in the warm area have no tropical rainforests. They have temperate […]

7 January 2021 Introduction: The National Board of Wildlife recently approved advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management. Highlights of Advisory: The advisory empowers the Gram Panchayats to deal with problematic wild animals according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. It encourages to use the crop compensation allocated under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana against crop […]

6 January 2021. Introduction: A new approach for surveying African elephants using satellite imagery and Artfitial Intelligence has been Developed by an International team of researchers led by University of Oxford. Highlights : The method uses satellite orbiting in space that is capable of capturing more than five thousand square kilometres of images. The captured […]

6 January 2021. Introduction: A bird flu alert has been sounded in states, including Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat. The State wise infection scenario in India: Kerala  As many as 12,000 ducks have died and about 40,000 birds have been culled in the region where bird flu was reported. Madhya Pradesh. An […]

Introduction:  The Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),wherein the DRDO will render technical support for the implementation of its advanced biodigester Mk-II technology, for the treatment of human waste (night soil) in the metro rail network. Highlights: DRDO’s biodigester is an indigenous, green […]

5 January 2021. Introduction:  The Climate Research and Services (CRS)of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Statement on Climate of India during 2020. The year 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since nation-wide records commenced in 1901. Highlights: . The average Land Surface Air Temperature over India in 2020 was 0.29 […]

5 January 2021 Introduction: The world’s largest floating 600 MW solar energy project is to be constructed on Narmada river”s Omkareshwar Dam in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh . Highlights: It will begin power generation by year 2022-23. The estimated investment in this project stands at Rs 3,000 crore. The project will have  600 MW […]