LIONESS GAVE FOSTER CARE TO LEOPARD CUB IN GIR NATIONAL PARK
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why is news? A lioness in Gujarat’s Gir National Park gave foster care to a leopard cub for more than a month. A study has noted their short-lived bonding as a rare case of foster care between two competing feline species. Elephant seals and sea lions are known to adopt […]
CENTRE TO REVIEW LIST OF MONUMENTS UNDER ASI
Focus: GS-I Art and Culture, Prelims Why in news? The number of monuments under the Centre’s protection could increase as the government is planning to conduct a review of those under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the ones protected by the State governments. Details As of March 2020, 3,691 monuments nationwide are protected […]
WATER CRISIS LOOMS LARGE IN HIMALAYAN REGIONS
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Eight towns in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan were nearly 20%-70% deficient in their water supply, says a survey. Unplanned urbanisation and climate change are the key factors responsible for the state of affairs. Dependence on Springs The places surveyed are extremely dependent […]
INDIA IS HOST TO 457 MIGRATORY FAUNA- CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES (CMS)LIST
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology, Prelims Why in news? With new additions to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), scientists say that the total number of migratory fauna from India comes to 457 species. Birds comprise 83% (380 species) of these 457 species. Details The Zoological […]
Quiz: Day 25: Static Quiz on Indian Economy
1st March – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Explained | Why is COVID-19 not a pandemic yet? NPR 2020 skids Explained: Why snow in Antarctica is turning blood-red EXPLAINED | WHY IS COVID-19 NOT A PANDEMIC YET? Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? On February 26, for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began in China on December 8, […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 1 March 2020
Contents U.S. strikes a deal with Taliban to end 18-year-long Afghan war No NSG waiver for India, says New Zealand Deputy PM All benefits reaching right persons: PM J&K uses 2011 data for delimitation Govt.’s total receipts at Rupees 12.82 lakh cr. in April-January NCBS method to detect virus associated with a rare skin cancer […]
EXPLAINED: WHY SNOW IN ANTARCTICA IS TURNING BLOOD-RED
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? Snow around Ukraine’s Vernadsky Research Base, located off the coast of Antarctica’s northernmost peninsula, has started to take on a red tinge, courtesy of an algae that thrives in freezing weather. Because of the red tinge, the snow is often dubbed “watermelon snow”. Why is the snow […]
NPR 2020 SKIDS
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? On February 25 2020, the Bihar Assembly passed a unanimous resolution stating that there is no need for a National Register of Citizens in the State and that the implementation of the National Population Register (NPR) would be done strictly according to the 2010 format. What is the National […]
HEALTH OUTCOMES OF DISPLAYING ART IN HOSPITALS
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Art creates an atmosphere where patients feel safe, socialise, connect with the world outside. A highly cited research report published ago by a group of Danish researches (Nielson et al, “How do patients actually experience and use art in hospitals? The significance of interaction: a user-oriented experimental […]