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New Species of Genus Allmania Spotted
In News Recently, a plant spotted in Palakkad is the second species of the genus Allmania. It is an annual herb that grows to a height of about 60 cm. About Allmania Multiflora Background: The first species, Allmania nodiflora, was originally published under the genus Celosia as Celosia nodiflora in 1753. Specimens found in Ceylon […]
LVM3 M2 / OneWeb India-1 Mission
In News Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3) has successfully orbited 36 satellites of U.K.-based One Web. The launch is also the first for LVM3-M2 to place the satellites in the Low Earth Orbit (up to 1,200 km above the earth) unlike Geosynchronous […]
Dirty Bomb
In News In Russia’s latest advocacy campaign over its invasion of Ukraine, It has focused on accusations that Ukraine might be planning to use a so-called “Dirty bomb”. What are Dirty Bombs? It is also known as a “Radiological dispersion device”. It is a weapon that combines conventional explosives like dynamite and radioactive material such […]
Hawk Air Defence
In News The United States (US) is considering retrieving older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to send to Ukraine. The HAWK interceptor missiles would be an upgrade to the Stinger missile system, which is a smaller, shorter-range air defence system. HAWK HAWK, short for ‘Homing All the Way Killer’, It entered service with the […]
Health Impact of Climate Change
In News Recent Lancet Report stated that over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion in 2020. Image Courtesy: WHO Key Findings About: The Report is named Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels It is the seventh annual global report. […]
RBI’s oversight over Bank
In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently placed Dhanlaxmi Bank under tight monitoring due to falling Capital Adequacy Ratio. About the current issue It is a Thrissur-based private bank. The RBI’s move comes in the wake of the intense court battle waged by a group of minority shareholders against the bank’s management […]
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and NGO
In News Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT). These organisations are associated with the Nehru-Gandhi family, for alleged violations of the provisions of the Act. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Aim: To regulate the acceptance […]
‘Viral spillover risk’
In News The effects of climate change are being witnessed across a range of environments According to new research, yet another effect could be the increased risk of “viral spillover” in some regions could cause new pandemics over the next few years. What is viral spillover? Viruses are some of the most abundant entities on […]
Pokkali Rice
About Pokkali is an heritage heirloom rice crop cultivated in the coastal regions of Kerala, including Ezhikkara, Ernakulam, and supported by Palliyakal Cooperative Service Bank (PCSB). Pokkali is an ancient farming practice where one season of rice farming is alternated with another season of prawn culture. The prawn seedlings, which swim in from the sea […]
