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Recently, the Centre has defined a list of single-use plastic items that will be banned from 1st July 2022. As the name suggests, it refers to plastic items that are used once and discarded. The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of notified single-use plastic, including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibitedRead more

Lightning is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud. These discharges are generated in giant moisture-bearing clouds that are 10-12 km tall. TheseRead more

1) POEM: The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module is a platform that will help perform in-orbit experiments using the final, and otherwise discarded, stage of ISRO’s workhorse rocket, PSLV. The PSLV is a four-stage rocket where the first three spent stages fall back into the ocean, and the final stage (PS4) — after launching the satelliteRead more

1) CAPSTONE: NASA’S new satellite, launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, is heading toward an orbit intended in the future for Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost. It is a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). CAPSTONE aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validatingRead more

1) Hermit: it is a spyware (on the lines of Pegasus) developed by an Italian vendor called RCS Lab The spyware can steal stored account emails, contacts, browser bookmarks/searches, calendar events, etc. The spyware can also upload files from the device, read notifications, and take pictures of the screen. Because it can gain access toRead more

1) Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal: it is a proposed 214-kilometer long canal to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. However, the proposal met obstacles and was referred to the Supreme Court. The creation of Haryana from the old (undivided) Punjab in 1966 threw up the problem of giving Haryana its share of river waters.Read more

1) Coat hanger abortion: The coat hanger serves as a symbol of the reproductive rights movement and a reminder of the gruesome pre-Roe era. it technically means an unsafe abortion. It refers to the practice of using the object to induce an abortion, as with many other household objects or homemade herbal concoctions, in theRead more

1) Alzheimer’s Disease:  It is a neurological disorder which causes brain cells to degenerate and die. This leads to loss of memory, problems with words in speaking or writing, poor judgment, changes in mood and personality, confusion with time or place, etc. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia isRead more

1) Mo Bus: a bus service of Odisha, has been recognised by the United Nations as one of 10 global recipients of its annual Public Service Awards for 2022. The buses are designed to integrate smart technologies such as free on-board Wi-Fi service, digital announcements, surveillance cameras, and electronic ticketing. To increase women’s participation inRead more

1) Keibul Lamjao National Park: it is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is the only floating park in the world and an integral part of Loktak Lake. The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis. To preserve the naturalRead more