The “Doomsday Clock”

The “Doomsday Clock” portrays the threats faced by the Earth and the mankind. It was created in 1947 with hands being at seven minutes before midnight. The hands of the Doomsday Clock measure the vulnerability of the world to a ..

Mount Merapi

In Indonesia, which is located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, Mount Merapi erupted recently. It is one among many active volcanoes in the southeast Asian nation. The volcano is located near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta. Some of the ashes ..

Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri, a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, was established as the capital of Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar. In 1585, it was abandoned due to a war in Punjab. This town is famous for ..

Scrappage Policy

Scrappage policy is to be implemented from April 1, 2021. It received approval from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 25th January 2021. The policy directs vehicles older than 15 years belonging to the central and state governments ..

Oceanic whitetip

Oceanic whiteip shark, also known as Brown Milbert’s sand bar shark , is found in tropical and warm temperate seas. This dangerous sharks are at the brink of extinction due to human activities. They are indiscriminately fished for their fins. ..

Orphan Drug

Orphan drugs are those used to treat rare medical conditions. Their production is unprofitable unless government assistance exists. Zydus Cadila’s Saroglitazar Mg, which is used for treating the liver disease Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), received orphan drug designation from the ..

Public Sector Enterprises Policy

The Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) policy recently received nod from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. It was first proposed in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in the mid-2020. It aims at privatisation of all central public sector enterprises in all ..

Indo-French Year of Environment

During her five-day visit to India, Minister of Ecological Transition of France, Barbara Pompili, jointly launched the Indo-French Year of the Environment along with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. It is based on five main themes – environmental protection, climate change, ..

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai’s birth anniversary is observed on January 28. Born in 1865 at a village called Dhudike in Punjab, he became one of the key players in India’s struggle for independence from the British colonialism. He led a silent ..

The Lost Galaxy

The Lost Galaxy or NGC 4535 is located in the Virgo constellation around 50 million light years away from the Earth. Like the Milk Way, it is a barred spiral galaxy. It is among the 38 spiral galaxies being studied ..