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Blyth’s Tragopan

In News The forest officials in Manipur have been scanning “gambling dens” following reports of wild animals – dead or alive – being offered as prizes for raffle draws. About People are buying raffle draw tickets ranging from ?100 to ?500 to try their luck to win exotic meat.  Apart from wild boars and deer, […]

Himalayan Yak

In News The Himalayan yak has been accepted as a food animal by the scientific panel of the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), after a recommendation from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD). Himalayan Yak About: Himalayan Yak is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region […]

Exercise Yudh Abhyas & other bilateral exercises

In Context The Indian Army is currently engaged in bilateral exercises with five countries underway both inside and outside the country meant to improve interoperability.  About the exercises The 18th edition of India-U.S. Army exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ which is underway at Auli in Uttarakhand, about 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), has […]

WHO will now call monkeypox ‘mpox’

In News The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it would start using the term “mpox” for monkeypox, which has infected about 80,000 people in the first major outbreak of the viral disease outside Africa that began early this summer. The disease spread mainly in the Americas including the United States and Europe, primarily among […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Most electoral bonds sold in Mumbai; Delhi comes top in encashing: RTI (Polity and Governance) Know about Electoral Bond Scheme, its features and objectives GS 2 8 Centre to SC: Realise menace of forced conversion, will take steps (Constitution ) Know […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 Radio telescope floating in Karnataka waters throws light on nature of early stars and galaxies (Space) What is SARAS 3? GS 1 5 Striking the right sticks (Art and Culture) Learn facts related to   Kolkali GS 1 6   […]

Nightmare for Domestic Violence survivors

In News  The brutal murder and mutilation of a young woman by her partner have drawn attention to intimate partner violence, also recognized under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (PWDVA) as a kind of domestic violence.  About Domestic Violence Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any […]

Rare Jeypore Ground Gecko

In News Recently, the Jeypore Ground Gecko, has been included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Image Courtesy: DTE About  It is a reptile endemic to India. Scientific Name: Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis Location:  The Eastern Ghats  Known to be present in four locations including southern Odisha and northern Andhra […]

PSLV-C54 successfully places nine satellites in multiple orbits

In News Recently, ISRO’s PSLV-C54 successfully placed nine satellites which includes an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-06) in multiple orbits. This is the 56th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 24th flight of the PSLV-XL version. About the launch The eight nano satellites includes: ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Bhutan (INS-2B) Anand Astrocast […]

Mumbai Measles Outbreak

In News Recently, Mumbai has seen a surge in measles cases. As per WHO data nearly 40 million children globally had missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021. As a result, there were an estimated nine million measles cases and 1, 28,000 deaths. Why has Mumbai seen a surge in measles-related cases? Poverty, poor hygiene […]

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