In News Rajasthan has become the country’s first State to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies. Changes and…

Why in news ? U.S. researchers is working on a system to map undulating pollution trends in the Godavari, India’s second longest river. About Sensor network Using a mix of…

In News Reports of outbreak of goat pox in Kerala and experts have demanded restriction on goat trade from other affected States. Goat Pox Variola caprina (Goat Pox) is a contagious viral disease caused…

Why in News The sixth mass extinction of life on Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. What is the issue ? More than 30% of animals…

Why in news ? Scientists have created miniature versions of Saturn, complete with rings, by electrifying tiny droplets of fluids. What is It ? When a drop ofelectrically conductive liquid…

Why In News ? Karnataka state has constituted a nine-member committee headed by Principal Secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture, to study and submit a report to the government on…

Why In News ? Sri Lankan ban on bottom trawling,to prevent the state’s fishermen from exercising traditional fishing rights in the Palk Bay. What is the concern ? The Sri…

In News India will soon get a seat on the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), a newly-constituted forum of central bankers and experts working towards promotion of a robust and…

In News The government has merged the urban development and housing and urban poverty alleviation ministries. Now this will be known as Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). This is third…

In News UN cultural agency Unesco declared the 600-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad as a world heritage city, the first Indian city  to make it to the list. Walled City…