Devashayam Pillae: First Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during a canonisation ceremony at the Vatican. Born in 1712, he was an official in the court of Travancore’s Maharaja Marthanda Varma when he was instructed into the Catholic faith by a Dutch naval commander. “Lazarus” or “Devasahayam” in Malayalam, translatesRead more
Long Period Average (LPA): The IMD predicts a “normal”, “below normal”, or “above normal” monsoon in relation to a benchmark “long period average” (LPA). The LPA of rainfall is the rainfall recorded over a particular region for a given interval (like month or season) average over a long period like 30 years, 50 years, etc.Read more
Sagittarius ‘A’ star: it refers to the believed location of the supermassive black hole in the centre of our galaxy. Event Horizon: Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so strong that not even light can escape, making viewing them extremely challenging. A black hole’s event horizon is the point of no return beyondRead more
Green manure: Green manures are crops grown specifically for maintaining soil fertility and structure. It is done by leaving uprooted or sown crops parts, allowing them to wither onto the field and serve as mulch and soil fertilizers. They are normally incorporated back into the soil, either directly, or after removal and composting. There areRead more
Minorities: The Constitution recognizes Religious minorities in India and Linguistic minorities in India through Article 29 and Article 30. But Minority is not defined in the Constitution. Currently, the Linguistic minorities in India are identified on a state-wise basis thus determined by the state government whereas Religious minorities in India are determined by the CentralRead more
Tissue culture plants: Plant tissue culture is defined as culturing plant seeds, organs, explants, tissues, cells, or protoplasts on a chemically defined synthetic nutrient media under sterile and controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity. Applications of Plant Tissue Culture: micropropagation using meristem and shoot culture to produce large numbers of identical individuals screening programmesRead more
The National Film Heritage Mission: it is an important initiative to preserve and conserve the country’s cinematic heritage. It was launched by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry in the year 2016. National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is the nodal organization for the implementation of this project. Snow leopard: Found in Cold High Mountains inRead more
National Family Health Survey: The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children per woman, has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5. The NFHS is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The IIPS isRead more
CERT-IN: CERT-IN is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It is the nodal agency to deal with cyber security threats like hacking and phishing. It strengthens the security-related defense of the Indian Internet domain. It was formed in 2004 by the Government of India under the Information Technology Act, 2000 SectionRead more
Civil Registration System (CRS): CRS 202o was realeased a month before schedule The CRS collates data on all births and deaths registered with local authorities across India. The CRS report is released by the Registrar-General of India. It releases its report around 18 months after a year ends. Office of Profit: The office of profit hasRead more
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