#polity25 The language of Article 67 is wide – Rajya Sabha must pass a resolution to remove the chairperson by ‘a majority of all the then members’, and Lok Sabha must ‘agree’. No Vice President has ever been removed from office in this way
Source: The Indian Express
Source: The Indian Express
#culture25 The village was known as Vikrama Chozheeswaram and Kulothunga Chola Nallur. It was Kulothunga who was the first to establish an idol for Sarabeshwarar, which is why this deity is called Aadhi Sarabeshwarar
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
#science25 Researchers at IIIT-Delhi have developed AgeXtend as a tool to efficiently cut down the time taken to identify viable molecules with geroprotectors, or age defying properties, through conventional research.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
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Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Scheme is an initiative of which ministry?
Anonymous Quiz
61%
Ministry of Women and Child Development
18%
Ministry of Education
19%
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
1%
Ministry of Agriculture
Which organization has launched an AI model for weather prediction called GenCast?
Anonymous Quiz
40%
World Bank
46%
Google
14%
Microsoft
#environment25 In an article by the authors published in The Conversation, they noted, “Take the golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtonia), endemic to Queensland’s Wet Tropics. Its habitat appears well preserved, with 84 per cent of its range still forested. But when we drill down, we find only 36 per cent of the rainforest can still be considered high quality.” In West Africa’s rainforests, the Diana monkey still has forests covering 80 per cent of its range — but just 0.7 per cent of high quality,” they added.
Source: DTE
Source: DTE
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#environment25 The Amur tiger was once widely distributed from Northeast China and Far Eastern There were 55 wild Amur tigers counted by camera trap surveys in Northeast China between 2013 and 2018. But the bulk of the world’s last remaining Amur tigers are now found in the Russian Far East.
Source: DTE
Source: DTE
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#environment25 The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) are both present in Bangladesh, the researchers confirm in their study.
Source: DTE
Source: DTE
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#technology25 Haemophilia can be classified as minor or severe depending on the percentage of clotting factor present in those afflicted. Haemophilia A, the more common version of the condition, is caused by the absence of a blood-clotting factor called Factor VIII. Even though haemophilia is a rare disorder, India has the world’s second largest patient pool, with an estimated 40,000 to 100,000 patients.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
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#science25 Monarch butterflies, known for migrating thousands of miles (km) across North America, have experienced a decades-long U.S. population decline due to habitat loss caused by human activities such as farming and urban development, widespread use of pesticides and climate change.Environmental groups have been pushing for U.S.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
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Which Indian temple was selected by UNESCO for the 2023 Award of Distinction for its conservation?
Anonymous Quiz
43%
Abathsahayeswarar Temple
17%
Vrindavan Chandrodaya Temple
22%
Mahabodhi Temple
18%
Kamakhya Temple
#environment25 Manganese is the fifth-most abundant metal on earth that exists in the form of oxides, carbonates and silicates. It is present in food, water, soil, and rock as a naturally occurring component. A major source of exposure to Mn is drinking water extracted from groundwater. The cause of water contamination is usually industrial pollution (anthropogenic), or sedimentary or igneous rocks (geogenic) deposits of Mn.
Source: DTE
Source: DTE
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#economy25 China on Friday (December 13, 2024) issued guidelines to support the elderly care system and the "silver economy", with the goal of establishing the basics of an elderly care financial system by 2028, according to a statement from the Central Bank.China will explore the creation of special financial bonds dedicated to raising funds for the elderly care sector, it said.
Source: The Hindu
Source: The Hindu
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