CURRENT AFFAIRS DESTINATION FOR IAS & STATE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATIONS
These Questions (MCQ) have been formed according to the latest trend of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Current Affairs MCQs have been formed after daily reading of The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, AIR, Down To Earth, HT, TOI, Business Read More …
नदियों और इसकी डॉल्फिन (river Dolphins) आबादी के पारिस्थितिकी स्वास्थ्य पर कोविड-19 के प्रभाव का अन्वेषण के लिए 25 अगस्त 2020 को एक वेबिनार आयोजित किया गया। इसमें भारत-बांग्लादेश-म्यांमार-नेपाल के प्रतिनिधियों ने हिस्सा लिया. क्षेत्रीय सहयोग के जरिए इन डॉल्फिन Read More …
Natural gas has been continuously flowing out of Baghjan 5 gas well in Assam following a blowout since May 27, 2020. Basic Prelims Facts About Assam Gas Leak 1. It is a purely gas-producing well in Tinsukia district of Assam. 2. Natural Read More …
Six new migratory species were added to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS). With new addition, the total number of migratory fauna from India comes to 457 species. Birds comprise 83% Read More …
Important: These current affairs questions (15 days) have been formed from various English newspapers: The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Down to Earth, All India Radio, PIB and various other standard sources. We have not provided answers Read More …
Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to conservation action for the first time . There is evidence that whales, dolphins, elephants and primates acquire some of their knowledge and skills through social Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, June 25 (India Science Wire): A new study by Wildlife Conservation Society-India has emphasised the need for awareness campaigns, involvement of local stakeholders in decision-making and empowerment of authorities to help promote Read More …
Fishermen in Norway came across a Russian spy, but the interloper wouldn’t reveal its mission, and with good reason: It couldn’t, because it was a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). However, the beluga whale’s outfit gave it away. The surprisingly tame whale was Read More …
पंजाब सरकार ने 1 फरवरी, 2019 को सिंधु नदी डॉल्फिन (Indus river Dolphin) को राज्य का जलीय जीव (state’s aquatic animal) घोषित किया है। इस मछली को भूलन (Bhulan) भी कहा जाता है। राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह की Read More …
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is planning to set up a Ganga Exhibition and a Ganga Museum as an instrument for public outreach, depicting the river’s history and mythology, its importance for the livelihood of a huge population, as Read More …
According to a recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled ‘Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones: Islands of India’, 11,009 faunal species are found on the Andman and Nicobar Islands. It has for the first time come up with Read More …
Articles in this column 1. Supreme Court does right to make playing of the national anthem before a film optional 2. On cigarette packs, size of the warning matters 3.The national waterway project will ruin Ganga 4. Health must find Read More …
After a day-long exercise on January 3, 2018, annual bird census at Odisha’s Chilika lake is out. According to this census, Bird population at the scenic Chilika Lake – has recorded a little drop from 9.4 lakh birds in last Read More …
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ (IUCN) in its latest red list of threatened species (which was published in Tokyo in the first week of December 2017)upgraded the status of the two birds of New Zealand Okarito kiwi Read More …