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Aero India Show

Aero India Show is the largest aero show in Asia. It is to be organised in Bengaluru, Karnataka as a 3 day mega event. This is to be...

February 3, 2021

LWE areas

LWE areas are regions that have been affected by left wind extremism i.e. insurgency by naxalites and maoists. It stretches across several states, especially Telangana and Chhattisgarh. They...

February 3, 2021

Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary

Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in Rajasthan. It was previously the wildlife reserve of the Bharatpur rulers and it was declared a protected are in...

February 3, 2021

Bansi Paharpur sandstone

Bansi paharpur sandstone is a unique type of sandstone (a type of sedimentary rock) that is noted for its pink color. It is sourced from Rajasthan and is...

February 3, 2021

The Economics of Biodiversity

‘The Economics of Biodiversity’ is a climate report given by Prof. Partha Dasgupta for the UK Treasury department. It is the first of its kind report giving the...

February 3, 2021

MetroNeo

MetroNeo is a mass transit technology that is to be inaugurated at Nashik, Maharashtra. It is an energy efficient transport medium that is being proposed by the central...

February 3, 2021

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a tradition followed in the USA and Canada where a groundhog predicts whether or not the winter will continue. The groundhog is believed to predict...

February 3, 2021

Westward shift in cyclones

The tropical cyclones across the world have been shifting westwards. Tropical cyclones have been moving westward since 1982 at the rate of 30 km per decade. This is...

February 3, 2021

Neutrino oscillations

Neutrino oscillation is a phenomenon in which neutrinos change from one ‘flavour’ to another during the supernova process. There are 3 flavours or types of neutrinos- electron-neutrino, muon-neutrino...

February 3, 2021

Core collapse supernova

Core collapse supernova or type II supernova is the explosion of a star accompanied by the collapse of its inner material. This occurs in stars that are over...

February 3, 2021

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