Ghost gun

The term ‘ghost gun’ refers to firearms that don’t have a commercial serial number. These are improvised homemade weapons that are noted for their use in the USA. These are legal in the USA and do not require background checks. ..

Conservatorship

Conservatorship is a type of adult guardianship followed in the USA. It is used in cases where an adult person isn’t capable of taking life decisions and is usually appointed by the court in cases of dementia, old age, physical ..

Shaheed Diwas

Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day is observed on March 23rd every year to mark the death anniversary of Indian freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh along with two other freedom fighters, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were executed on this day, in ..

Parosmia

Parosmia is a medical condition in which the sense of smell of the individual is distorted. The affected individual may be able to detect certain smells but other odours are experienced as being different or unpleasant. This is different from ..

Lachit Borphukan

Lachit Borphukan was an Ahom general who lived in the 13th century when the Ahom Dynasty was ruling over Assam. He is considered as the greatest military general in the history of Assam. In 1671, he defeated the Mughals in ..

Ahar Pyne

Ahar pyne is a traditional irrigation system that is now being used in drought prone regions of Bihar to help landless farmers under the MGNREGA. This system dates back to the period when the Magadhan kingdom was ruling over the ..

Buldhana pattern for water conservation

The Buldhana pattern is a framework for water conservation used in Buldhana district of Maharashtra in the Vidarbha region, which faces droughts often. In this pattern, construction of national highways is synchronized with water conservation. This is by converging the ..

Gandhi Peace Prize

Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award that is being conferred by the government of India since 1995, which marked the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The prize is open to all persons irrespective of nationality. The jury for ..

uGMRT

uGMRT or upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope is a radio telescope in Pune that is operated by TIFR – National Centre for Radio Astrophysics. It is the largest radio telescope in the world and the only one offering a wide ..

International Pulsar Timing Array

International Pulsar Timing Array or IPTA is a multi-institutional collaboration that is tracking very low-frequency gravitational waves such as those emanating from very large supermassive blackholes using radio telescopes. It involves European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA), North American Nanohertz Observatory for ..