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....
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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. ...
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...
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...
Economy
Project Nexus
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Fast Payments Systems (FPSs) of Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will be...
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Indigenous conventional submarine -Project-76
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has taken up a preliminary study on the design and development of an...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Transition from Dirty Fuels to Clean Energy: Challenges and Unexpected Diversions
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCAbout India’s Energy Landscape: Heavy investments in clean energy do not eliminate reliance on older fuels immediately. India is the...
Science and Technology
UN Proposes Multilateral Fund to Share Benefits of Genetic Resources
03 July 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: In August 2024, international delegates will gather to discuss a milestone proposal relating to a multilateral fund for sharing...