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1) Remote Electronic Voting Machine: The new RVM prototype will enable a voter, who is listed in constituencies, to exercise voting rights from a single machine. The multi-constituency remote EVM, developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (under dept of atomic energy), can handle up to 72 constituencies fromRead more

1) Ramappa Temple: also known as the Rudreshwara temple, is a Kakatiya style Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, in Telangana. Constructed in 1213 AD by Recherla Rudra, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. It is known as the Ramappa temple, after the sculptor. In 2021, the temple was inscribed as a UNESCORead more

1) Omega Centauri: A strange class of high-temperature stars detected in the globular cluster Omega Centauri, the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way may provide clues to its formation. Detected by AstroSat (India’s first dedicated space observatory, which has been operating since 2015). Globular clusters are spherical aggregates of several thousand to millions ofRead more

1) Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM): Recently, South Korea reported its first case of the rare yet fatal infection – Naegleria fowleri or “brain-eating amoeba”. Naegleria fowleri: It is a single-celled organism which can infect humans. It was first discovered in Australia in 1965 and is commonly found in warm freshwater bodies, such as hot springs,Read more

1) Cold Wave: The IMD records a cold wave when the minimum temperature is equal to or less than 10 degree Celsius at a weather station in the plains, and is 5 degrees to 6.4 degrees below the normal temperature for that period. A cold wave may also be recorded at a station in theRead more

1) Veer Baal Diwas: Guru Gobind Singh ji had four sons – Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. All four of his sons were initiated into the Khalsa and all were executed by Mughal forces before the age of 19. Sikhism honors the illustrious martyred sons as ‘CharRead more

1) ‘KAVACH’ System: indigenously developed as an automatic train protection system to prevent accidents due to human error, by Indian Railways. It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency Identification devices installed in locomotives, in the signalling system as well the tracks, that talk to each other using ultra high radio frequencies toRead more

1) Gelbots: Gelbots are made out of gelatin, capable of moving without requiring an extra power source because of the way their shape, dimensions and patterning of gel are designed and are reportedly a significant advance in the world of soft robotics. They are created by 3D printing and would be easy for mass production.Read more

1) Dokra Metal Crafts: Lalbazar, on the boundary with Jharkhand, is becoming a hub for dokra metalcraft, which is about 5000 years old. it is a form of ancient bell metal craft practiced by the Ojha metal smiths living in states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana. Making dokra art is a difficultRead more

1) Genome Sequencing: A genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA, including all of its genes. Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts that make up an organism’s DNA. The human genome is made up of over 3 billionRead more