Current affairs

Hurricane Oscar, Formation, Significance and Preparedness

Hurricanes are among the most destructive natural disasters that can affect multiple countries across various regions. Recently, Hurricane Oscar caught the attention of meteorologists and global observers as it made landfall, causing widespread damage. In this article, we will explore the...

Global Digital Compact (GDC) at UN Summit 2024

Global Digital Compact was adopted by UN members in the recently concluded United Nations Summit of Future 2024. Global Digital Compact lays down a comprehensive framework for global governance of Artificial Intelligence and other digital technologies. What is the Global...

Iodine Deficiency

About Iodine Iodine is a non-metallic, lustrous, solid element & is the least reactive halogen. Iodine is an essential nutrient for the human body, especially for the brain, nervous system, and thyroid gland. It is a component of thyroxine, a...

Use of Mining Dust to Enhance Carbon Capture

About Rock Weathering Rock weathering is a geo-chemical process where rocks break down into minerals over thousands of years. During this process, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) reacts with minerals like calcium and magnesium, turning into bicarbonates. These bicarbonates eventually travel...

Amylase Enzyme

Recent studies indicate that humans acquired more amylase genes in two significant evolutionary waves. the first several hundred thousand years ago, likely due to the advent of cooking, and the second around 12,000 years ago with the domestication of starch-rich...

Section 303 BNSS, Legal Provisions for Custody Restrictions

Legal Provisions for Custody Restrictions Section - 267 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC): A criminal court is empowered to issue an order to produce a person facing trial before the court to attend the proceedings against him, to ensure a fair...

UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme

About UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) Launched: October 2016 Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Civil Aviation Objective: To connect small and medium cities with big cities through air service. Funding: It is jointly funded by the central government and state...

Kala Azar Elimination

About Kala Azar It is also known as Visceral leishmaniasis. Kala-azar: Hindi for "black disease" due to skin discoloration during infection. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female sandfly. It is a Parasitic disease (Leishmania...

Human Development Report (HDR) 2023-24 India’s Rank

Highlight of the Human Development Report 2024 India’s rank is 134 out of 193 countries The report categorised India under the medium human development bracket with an HDI value of 0.644. India’s HDI value stagnated at 638 in 2019-2020, fell...

Child Betrothals and Child Marriages

The Court urged the Parliament to declare a child whose marriage was fixed as “a minor in need of care and protection” under the Juvenile Justice Act. The Supreme Court has rejected the government's plea to enforce the Prohibition of...