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Facts in News Bar-Headed Goose Scientific Name-Anser Indicus. IUCN Status: Least Concerned This pale grey bird is distinct from other geese in its genus because of the black bars on its head. Habitat: They are found in central China and Mongolia and […]

Italian Marines Case

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has held that the case against two Italian marines will be closed only after Republic of Italy deposits with it Rs. 10 crore as compensation to victims. Background In February 2012, two Indian fishermen onboard fishing vessel St Antony were gunned down near Lakshadweep islands by two Italian […]

Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs)

In News Recently, India had conveyed its concerns to the US over an American warship (USS John Paul Jones) transiting through the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without prior consent. About India’s domestic laws hold that any country carrying out military maneuvers in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) must provide prior notification. While a country […]

Facts in News

Facts in News NASA’s Mars Odyssey The spacecraft was launched 20 years ago on 7th April 2001. Currently, it is the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter takes its name from Arthur C. Clarke’s classic […]

Durbar Move

In News Recently, the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has decided to shift only sensitive records from Jammu to Srinagar in the summer, breaking the century and a half old tradition of the Durbar Move. Traditional Durbar Move It is a bi-annual shifting of the Civil Secretariat and other offices of the […]

MoU between India and Japan

In News Recently, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Japan in the areas of Academic and Research Cooperation and Exchange. Key Takeaways The pact was signed between the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) and the Department of Space and Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University for academic and research cooperation and […]

BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

In News Recently, India has virtually hosted a Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. Key Highlights of the Meeting Chaired by: Jointly by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs and the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This was the first meeting of the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central […]

India Netherlands Strategic Partnership

In News India and the Netherlands agreed on a strategic partnership on the water during the virtual summit. Key Highlights They discussed broadening bilateral cooperation in new areas of water, including water budgeting, cost-effective, decentralised treatment technologies, converting wastewater to energy. Both countries reaffirmed the commitment to multilateralism and agreed to work together towards challenges […]

Muon g–2

In News Recently published study of an international experiment called Muon g–2 (g minus two), hints at the possibility of new physics governing the laws of nature. About Muon g–2 The experiment was conducted at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). It measured a quantity (g–factor) relating to a subatomic particle […]

African Swine Fever

In News An outbreak of suspected African swine fever (ASF) has killed 276 domestic pigs in Lunglei district of Mizoram. About As a part of the preventive measures, the local authorities have restricted the procurement and supply of pigs from and to the affected area. Earlier, around 2,800 pigs have died in Assam since due […]

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