Daily Current Affairs

In News A group of researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel reported that they had been able to pick up distress noises made by plants. More about News The researchers said these plants had been making very distinct, high-pitched sounds in the ultrasonic range when faced with some kind of stress, like when they […]

In News The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had sent two varieties of seeds, arabidopsis and sorghum to space.  About This is the first feasibility study by these organisations to determine the effect of cosmic radiation, microgravity and extreme temperatures on plant genomes and biology. Impacts  Increased radiation […]

In News  Recently, Sri Lanka confirmed China’s request for importing 1,00,000  Toque macaques.

In News Nigeria made history with the approval granted a new malaria vaccine- R21/Matrix-M, which has been developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. It is the second country to do so after Ghana.  About The R21, otherwise referred to as Matrix-M malaria vaccine, is the second vaccine […]

In News Germany has switched off its three remaining nuclear power plants as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. Timeline for the Transition of Germany Followed by the disasters like at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima Germany faced decades of anti-nuclear protests which pressured successive governments to end the use of a […]

In News Discussions around Web3 are increasing as it is considered as the internet for the next generation. Evolution of Internet Web1.0 Read-Only (1990-2004): In the 1990s and early 2000s, the internet consisted of static pages that users would casually read, or surf. It was read-only and internet users were just consumers of information. Example: […]

In News The Union Cabinet approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM), putting India among the top six leading nations involved in the research and development of quantum technologies. About National Quantum Mission (NQM)  Its total cost is Rs.6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31. It will mainly work towards strengthening India’s research and development in the […]

In News The State of World Population Report, 2023 by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) was recently released. About the Report The State of World Population report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication. It has been published yearly since 1978. It shines a light on emerging issues in the field of sexual and reproductive health and […]