Page-11 of Current Affairs - June, 2024
Why Is India a Leading Nitrous Oxide Emitter?
India has emerged as the world’s second-largest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. In 2020, the country was responsible for almost 11% of the world’s human-made N2O pollution. Only China was responsible for more, at 16%. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
What Do India’s New Mars Craters Reveal?
The Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad has made a big find on Mars, they have found three new craters in the Tharsis volcanic region. This accomplishment shows how India is making more and more advances in the study of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Chief Minister Stalin Launches Soil Health Scheme in Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin started the “Chief Minister’s Mannuyir Kaathu Mannuyir Kaappom” plan, which was a big step toward sustainable farming in Tamil Nadu. With a strong budget of ₹206 crore, this project aims to improve the health and fertility ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Landmark Paper Sparks Decades of AIDS Research
Dr. Michael Gottlieb, an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, accidentally started the search for AIDS at the beginning of 1981. While Dr. Gottlier was teaching immunology, he asked a post-doc to look at a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Why is 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology?
The United Nations has made a big announcement: 2025 will be the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.” The goal of this statement is to make more people around the world aware of quantum science and how it can ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi Appointed Next Army Chief
Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi was recently named by the Ministry of Defense as the next Chief of the Army Staff. His replacement will be Gen. Manoj Pande, and the change will happen on June 30, 2024. General Pande was given ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Defence Current Affairs
IIT-M and NASA Study Pathogens on ISS
Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) worked together to study how bacteria that are resistant to multiple drugs behave on the International Space Station (ISS). Their research is mostly about Enterobacter bugandensis, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Why Do Southeast Asians Consume Most Microplastics?
Researchers at Cornell University recently published a study that put Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines at the top of the list of countries in the world in terms of how much microplastics each person eats. The study in April shows ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
World Bank Supports Chennai’s Sustainable Waste Management Goals
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), with help from the World Bank, wants to improve the way it handles trash so that it can set up a system that will last until 2026 or 2027. These attempts are mostly about stopping ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Is Donanemab a Breakthrough Treatment for Alzheimer’s?
The FDA advisory group recently gave its approval to donanemab, a drug made by Eli Lilly to treat Alzheimer’s. This unanimous vote shows that the drug may help people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease more than it hurts ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs