Context: Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introduced a framework for issuing subordinate units by privately placed InvITs (Infrastructure Investment Trusts). Key Highlights Issuance Conditions: Subordinate units will
Context: India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager is being developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay) in a strategic collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). More on new About Quantum
Context: Recently, over 400 delegates have gathered in Zambia for the inaugural Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) summit. About KAZA-TFCA Summit KAZA-TFCA Background: The KAZA region is 520,000 square kilometers
Context: A recent OECD report confirms that developed countries finally met the long-standing pledge of providing $100 billion annually in climate finance to developing nations. OECD Report Findings: Organisation for
Context: Recently, genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes were introduced in East Africa's Djibouti to combat malaria. About the GM Mosquito program: What are GM Mosquitoes? GM mosquitoes are mass-produced in a
Context: A new study by the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar reveals that urbanization has caused nearly 60% more night-time warming in over 140 major Indian cities than in surrounding rural areas.
Context: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) confirmed that Mauxi village, Goa’s rock carvings date back to the Neolithic age. Rock art depicting a humped-back bull in Mauxi village: More on
Context: Recently, a study revealed that caterpillars use electric fields to sense threats. More on the news British researchers have published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Context: Recently, the Philippines' Court of Appeals revoked biosafety permits for commercial propagation of Golden Rice. Major reasons behind the revocation: Golden Rice: Implications of revocation: Also Read: GM Mosquitos
Context: Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation extended an offer to the Atomic Energy Commission of India to expand nuclear cooperation. Key Points: The specific details of the reactor design