Major Rivers of the World – Part 4 The Americas The Americas were a pair of unknown landmasses till in 1492 when Christopher Columbus reached it. Columbus in search of what he believed to be the sea route to India made landfall on what is […]
Think local climate action, think Meenangadi #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Climate Change For Prelims ‘Panchamrit’ resolution: Five Nectar Elements (Panchamrit): India has presented the following five nectar elements (Panchamrit) of India’s climate action: Reach 500 GW Non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. 50 per cent of its […]
PIB Analysis 23-11-22 UNESCO India Africa Hackathon UNESCO India Africa Hackathon was inaugurated at Gautam Buddha University. The program extensively focused upon promoting engagement and collaboration of the student communities in India with the communities of African nations to develop ingenious and out-of-the-box strategies to […]
Commercial Banking Sector #GS-03 Economy For Mains Concerns about Credit Growth: Global headwinds at present are emanating from three sources; Russian actions in Ukraine impacting energy supplies and prices especially in Europe, Economic slowdown in China because of frequent lockdowns due to its zero-COVID policy, […]
Enriched Uranium #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Enriched Uranium: Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238, uranium-235, and […]
Biodiversity Heritage Site #GS-03 Biodiversity For Prelims: Biodiversity Heritage Site: Biodiversity Heritage Sites are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems – terrestrial, coastal, inland and marine waters – having a rich biodiversity. Sl No Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) District/State 1. Nallur Tamarind Grove Bangalore, […]