Guinea Worm Disease Nears Eradication 

Guinea worm disease is a crippling and painful infection caused by long thread-like Guinea worms that emerge slowly from human skin blisters after incubating for about a year since the carrier has ingested parasite eggs in contaminated water. Sufferers find ..

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launches New Portals

The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur launched four new portals that promise to revolutionize the media landscape in India. Press Sewa Portal The Press Sewa Portal, developed under the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 (PRP ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 23, 2024

41. ‘Sammakka Saralamma Jatara’ tribal festival, recently seen in the news, is celebrated in which state? [A] Telangana[B] Karnataka[C] Kerala[D] Tamil Nadu Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Telangana] Notes:Mulugu, Telangana is gearing up for the grand celebration of Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, ..

Reliance Consortium To Unveil India’s ChatGPT Alternative

A high profile consortium named ‘BharatGPT’ comprising billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries along with eight elite Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) announced timeline to launch indigenous alternative to popular conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT in ..

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Shehbaz Sharif to be Pakistan Prime Minister

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif is set to assume the role of Prime Minister of Pakistan a week after 176 out of 342 lawmakers of the National Assembly voted against former premier Imran Khan in a dramatic no-confidence ..

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Discovery of Helium-Rich Hot Subdwarf Stars

In a breakthrough discovery reported in February 2024 edition of leading scientific journal Science, an international team of astronomers confirmed sighting of a special stellar category matching helium-rich, compact and hot subdwarf characteristics that had been theoretically predicted over 10 ..

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Raisina Dialogue Conference 2024

On February 23rd 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 9th edition of prestigious Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi focused on key global issues, in presence of Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as chief guest. About Raisina Dialogue Annual Raisina ..

Category: Summits and Conferences

India approves 100% FDI in space sector

On February 22nd 2024, the Indian government amended foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines for the strategic space sector, allowing greater overseas capital inflows across satellite manufacturing, launch vehicles building and ground infrastructure creation. Changes in FDI Caps The policy cleared ..

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Terahertz Tags to Spot Product Tampering

Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created next-generation anti-counterfeiting tags harnessing terahertz waves that can remotely detect tampering or removal attempts from product packaging due to their novel tamper-proof adhesive design with embedded micro-particles. Compared to lower radio ..

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 22, 2024

41. Recently, which organization has launched the ‘Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)’? [A] World Health Organization (WHO)[B] UNICEF[C] United Nations[D] European Union Show Answer Correct Answer: A [World Health Organization (WHO)] Notes:The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global ..