Reproduction number

Reproduction (R) number measures the contagiousness of a disease. If the number exceeds 1, each existing infection causes more than one new infection. In India, the reproduction number of COVID-19 has spiked recently, with it reaching 1.02 on February 21-23 ..

Current Affairs – February 27, 2021 [Daily News Digest]

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs February 27, 2021. CSE’s State of Environment Report- Highlights The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021

Recognition of Gymnastics Federation of India restored

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has restored the recognition of Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) as the National Sports Federation (NSF) with immediate effect till December 31, 2021. Highlights The Sports Ministry further stated that, elections of ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021

Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha received designation in 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site in 2002. It is located 35 km from Chilika lake. Migratory birds in and around Bhitarkanika National Park and Chilika lake left few ..

World’s Forgotten Fishes report

‘World’s Forgotten Fishes’ is a report that was released recently by 16 global conservation organisations, which includes the WWF and Global Wildlife Conservation. According to this report, nearly a third of all freshwater fishes are on the verge of extinction. ..

National Science Day

National Science Day is observed each year on February 28 to commemorate the discovery of Ramen effect. CV Raman discovered the Ramen effect during this day on 1928 while working at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. ..