Megafauna Extinctions
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Over the past 50,000 years, land vertebrate faunas have undergone significant losses, particularly of large species known as megafauna....
July 2024
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Psilocybe Mushrooms
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: In a recent publication in Mycologia, researchers from Stellenbosch University and citizen mycologists introduce two new species of psychoactive...
Economy
Zinc’s Groundbreaking Impact on Nitrogen Fixation and Climate-Friendly Farming
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Researchers in France have discovered the crucial role of zinc in promoting the health and productivity of legume crops. ...
Uncategorized
SDG National Indicator Framework Progress Report 2024
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: On the 18th Statistics Day, observed on June 29th, 2024, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation unveiled the...
Social Issues
Reversal in Progress on Zero Hunger
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The progress towards achieving ‘SDG 2 – zero hunger’ has reversed with 30% of the world’s population now experiencing...
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Education
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext:The ongoing crisis in the education sector vis a vis exam cancellation,paper leak etc has brought back demands of education...
Science and Technology
Understanding Epilepsy and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Oran Knowlson, a UK-based teenager, has become the first person globally to receive a brain implant designed to control...
History
Mudras of the Great Buddha: Symbolic Gestures and Postures
04 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: In his first speech as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rahul Gandhi invoked the abhaya...
Science and Technology
Global IndiaAI Summit 2024
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Global IndiaAI Summit 2024, organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in New Delhi, aims to...
Science and Technology
Scientists Measure Top Quark Mass with Highest Precision Yet
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Scientists have achieved the most precise measurement of the heaviest known subatomic particle, the top quark at a major...