Australia Day

Australia Day is observed on January 26 to mark the arrival of the “First Fleet” of ships to Sydney from Britain in 1788. This day, called by critics as “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day”, is controversial as it commemorates the ..

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link

The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) is a project involving 272 km long railway line between Udhampur and Baramulla. It connects Kashmir valley with the rest of India. Recently, the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal reviewed the progress of this national project. ..

Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park

Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park was developed by the Maharashtra Forest Department and Forest Development Corporation. It spans across 1,914 hectares in Nagpur, comprising of a wildlife sanctuary, Indian safari, African safari, biodiversity parks and night safari. It was ..

Gallantry Award Portal

The updated version of Gallantry Award Portal was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the eve of the Republic Day. This portal is a one-stop virtual platform seeking to portray contributions of Gallantry awardees. It is to act as ..

Kolkata’s First Young Readers’ Boat Library

The West Bengal Transport Corporation has launched the First Young Readers’ Boat Library. The library has been launched in collaboration with a heritage book store.  It has been launched on a boat making it first of its kind initiative. Why ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Hyper interleukin 6

Hyper interleukin 6 or hIL-6 is a protein that was recently used by German scientists to make a paralyzed mice walk again. The mice was paralysed by spinal cord injury. The protein was used in a gene therapy to target ..

Sind Krait

Sind Krait is a venous species of snake and is identified as the possessor of the most potent venom in India. They appear very similar to the common krait but have 17 dorsal scales at mid-body region unlike the common ..

Romulus’ Krait

Romulus’ Krait is a newly discovered species of snake named after Romulus Whittaker (also known as ‘the Snake Man of India’). Also called Bungarus romulusi, it was being confused with the common krait till now. Recent analysis of the snakes’ ..

Global Climate Risk Index

The Global Climate Risk Index or CRI is an analysis of the impact of weather related losses on various countries and regions. It quantifies the impact of extreme weather events in terms of lives lost and economic losses. It is ..

Mission LIFE

Mission LIFE or Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment is a project under the Kerala government and it envisages the construction of homes for homeless people. It is a comprehensive housing scheme that aims to provide safe housing facilities for over ..