How Advances in Plutonium Fission Impact India?

By starting the core-loading process of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kalpakkam on March 4, India made progress in its nuclear power program. India’s second part of its nuclear initiative, which is ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Srinagar – ‘World Craft City’ by World Crafts Council

Srinagar, the largest city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has recently been designated as a ‘World Craft City’ by the World Crafts Council. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, shared this ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Pushpak – ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle, Clears Landing Test

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully carried out the third Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Landing Experiment (LEX) on June 23 at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka. This was a big step forward in space technology. As ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 23-24, 2024

1. Which ministry recently launched the first National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) 2024? [A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology[B] Ministry of Home Affairs[C] Ministry of Defence[D] Ministry of Urban Development Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Electronics and ..

India Ranks 63rd in the Global Energy Transition Index

The World Economic Forum (WEF) just released the Global Energy Transition Index on June 19, 2024. It shows that the global energy transition scene has changed in big ways. After falling to 67th place, India moved up to 63rd place ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

What is AlphaFold?

In the past few years, the creation of AlphaFold, a tool that has greatly sped up the process of understanding protein structures, has been a huge step forward in biological study. Molecular biology is used in medicine, agriculture, and many ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Iberian Lynx Conservation Status Upgraded to Vulnerable

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) changed the Iberian Lynx’s protection status from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable” on June 20. The species was once very close to going extinct. This is a big step forward in what is one of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs

67th Global Environment Facility Council

The 67th meeting of the Global Environment Facility concluded on June 20, 2024, resulting in significant financial commitments. A total of $736.4 million was approved to support 34 nature conservation and renewal projects globally. Allocation of Funding Many types of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

World’s Oldest Termite Mounds Discovered in Namaqualand

In Namaqualand, South Africa, the heuweltjies are old termite mounds that take up about 20% of the land. The southern harvester termite (Microhodotermes Viator) lives in these sandy formations. They are home to termites for the longest period, going back ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs

What is Balon Protein?

Recently, scientists made a big finding in microbiology. It involves a special protein called Balon. This protein helps the bacterium Psychrobacter urativorans go into and come out of a dormant state when its environment changes. This new study, which came ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs