Page-35 of Current Affairs - May, 2023

Global Warming’s Four Indias, 2022

Global Warming’s Four Indias, 2022 is a report that was released recently by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and CVoter International, an Indian international polling agency headquartered in Delhi. Key Findings of the Survey 82% of the Indian ..

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Petersberg Climate Dialogue

The Petersberg Dialogue on Climate Change was held in Berlin from May 2-3, 2023, and was hosted by Germany and the United Arab Emirates, which is hosting the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on ..

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Horaglanis populi

Researchers in southern India have made a fascinating discovery after a six-year-long survey for signs of subterranean creatures. They found a new species of subterranean catfish, which they named Horaglanis populi. This creature dwells only in underground aquifers, and encounters ..

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MV-ITT LION (V-273)

A cargo vessel named MV-ITT LION (V-273) was flagged off recently from Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port, Kolkata to Sittwe Port in Myanmar, marking the inaugural shipment to operationalize the port in the Rakhine State. The ceremony was presided over by ..

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New Non-Invasive Method to Extract DNA from Palaeolithic Remains

By using a new non-invasive method to extract DNA from a Paleolithic deer tooth pendant found in Denisova Cave, Siberia, scientists have obtained the genomes of both deer and ancient humans. This breakthrough led to the ability to determine that ..

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ST Status of Meitei Community

On May 3, 2023, violent clashes broke out at various places in Manipur during the course of a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ called by the All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur (ATSUM). Flag marches were conducted by the Army and Assam ..

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Google rolls out Passkeys: The Future of Secure Sign-In

On May 4, 2023, Google announced a major new security feature for its services: Passkeys. With this new technology, users can log in to their Google accounts without using a password, using their device’s biometrics or PIN for authentication. Google ..

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What is Arexvy?

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world’s first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine called Arexvy. The vaccine, manufactured by British pharmaceutical company GSK, has been approved for individuals aged 60 years and above in the United States. ..

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Indian-origin Ajay Banga Chosen as World Bank President

Indian-origin Ajay Banga has been selected as the new World Bank President. He will serve in this position for five years starting from June 2, succeeding David Malpass. The World Bank aims to tackle climate change more effectively under Banga’s ..

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India’s Own Heat Index

Next year, India plans to launch a composite index of its own to measure the effect of heat on its population and produce impact-based heat wave alerts for specific locations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already launched an experimental ..

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