Recently, the Union Ministry of Education has released the All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 report.   About the All India Survey on Higher Education Report – The AISHE report is being published by the Ministry of Education since 2011. Objective – Identify and capture all the institutions of higher learning in the country.… Continue reading All India Survey on Higher Education

President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Korosi is on a three-day visit to India. This is his first bilateral visit to any country since he assumed UNGA Presidency in September 2022.   About the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) – It was established in 1945 under the Charter of… Continue reading President of UNGA

Mohe, China’s northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 53 degrees celsius this week. That was the coldest in its recorded history. Scientists say Asia’s extreme cold is largely the result of the Polar Vortex phenomenon.   Details – China’s national weather agency issued daily warnings of extremely cold temperatures recently for almost the entire… Continue reading Polar Vortex

Scientists at NASA have recently detected the first gamma-ray eclipses from a “spider” star system.   About Spider Star System – It is a binary star system in which a superdense star (pulsar) spins quickly, eats another star. The super-dense object that begins to pull a matter from the companion resembles the habits of spiders… Continue reading Spider-star system

An international team of scientists recently made a breakthrough in retaining the quantum coherence of quantum dot spin qubits.   About Quantum coherence – It deals with the idea that all objects have wave-like properties. It states that, if an object’s wave-like nature is split in two, then the two waves may coherently interfere with… Continue reading Quantum Coherence

The campus of Mangalore University is home to three species that are listed as near-threatened on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, according to a nine-year study on the avifaunal variety of the area (IUCN).   About the ‘Black-headed ibis’ – It is a large wader bird with a white… Continue reading Black-headed ibis

The first International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting of G-20 under the chairmanship of India will be held in Chandigarh on 30-31 January 2023.   What is it? This G-20 finance track focuses on strengthening international financial architecture. It will also aim to address various challenges faced by vulnerable countries. Around 100 delegates from G-20… Continue reading International Financial Architecture Working Group Meet

Recently a partial albino dhole (Cuon alpinus) has been photo-documented in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.   About Albinism – Albinism is the result of cells that cannot produce melanin, the pigment needed to colour skin, scales, eyes and hair. This genetic condition gets passed to offspring when both parents carry the recessive gene. When albinism is… Continue reading Albinism

During the recent Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) 2023, more than 340 birds of various species, were counted in the water bodies within the core area of the Kawal Tiger Reserve.   About ‘Kawal Tiger Reserve’ – Kawal Tiger Reserve is located in North Eastern part of Telangana (Old Adilabad district) having the Godavari river… Continue reading Kawal Tiger Reserve

Recently, the scientific community has named a new genus of wasp after the Soliga community.   About Soliga ecarinata – The Soliga ecarinata is a new wasp that belongs to the subfamily Metopiinae of the Darwin wasps family Ichneumonidae. These are seen only in the Palaearctic region, Neotropical and Nearctic regions. This is the second genus… Continue reading Soliga Ecarinata