Amazon Rainforest Facing Critical Recovery Challenges

New study has found a worrying trend in the Amazon rainforest, more than a third of this important ecosystem is having a hard time recovering from repeated droughts. Some research on this topic was released on May 20, 2024, in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Environment Current Affairs

ATMF Report Tackles Global Access to Antibiotics

The Access to Medicine Foundation (ATMF) Netherlands,  just put out a very important study that talks about some of the biggest problems in the pharmaceutical industry. “How can pharma get the few promising drugs in development to patients battling superbugs?” ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Kerala Plans Year-Round Calendar to Combat Nipah Virus

The government of Kerala has said that they will be making a special action calendar to stop Nipah virus breakouts, which have happened many times in the state. Because of the past of major outbreaks in 2018, 2019, 2021, and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

India, France Set to Negotiate Rafale Marine Jet Deal

India has started talking to France about buying 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets, which is expected to be a deal worth Rs 50,000 crore. The Indian government gave its approval for these advanced fighter jets from France to be sent ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 29, 2024

41. Recently, Gitanas Nausėda has been re-elected as the President of which country? [A] Lithuania[B] Luxembourg[C] Croatia[D] Bulgaria Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Lithuania] Notes:Gitanas Nausėda, a non-partisan candidate and former bank chief economist, was re-elected as Lithuania’s president on ..

Thailand Initiates First Senate Election Since 2014 Coup

Thailand has begun the process of holding its first election for the Senate since the military took over in 2014. The previous Senate, which was put together after the coup, finished its term in May. Over 48,000 people applied for ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Philippines’ Lower House Passes Divorce Bill

The Philippines is taking steps to make divorce legal, which is a big change in policy. Representative Edcel Lagman pushed for this bill to become law in the House of Representatives, which it recently passed. The Bill’s goal is to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Iran Boosts Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Stockpile, UN Reports

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is in charge of keeping an eye on nuclear issues for the UN, recently released a secret report that said Iran has greatly increased the amount of uranium it enriches. The most recent ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Caterpillars Sense Electric Fields to Detect Predators

British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae, they can pick up on electric fields with this sense, called electroreception. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

CET and IIT Madras Secure Patent for Novel Voltage Device

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and the College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram (CET) have made big steps forward in electrical measurement technology by getting a patent for a new device that measures voltage without touching it. This new ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs