England Current Affairs, GK & News
England: First country to mandate new homes to install EV chargers
British government has announced to introduce legislation in 2021, under which all the newly built homes and offices will require to feature electric vehicle chargers in England. Highlights Under the legislation, all new homes and offices will be required to feature smart charging devices which can automatically charge vehicles during off-peak periods. According to it, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Boris Johnson • Electric vehicles • England • EV Charging Plaza • EV Charging Stations • United Kingdom
UK reports cases of ‘Norovirus’ infection
The United Kingdom, is now reporting an outbreak of norovirus. Public Health England (PHE) recently issued a warning regarding Norovirus. Since the end of the month of May, England has recorded 154 cases of norovirus in the country. Increase in norovirus cases in educational settings has been reported. About Norovirus According to the Centers ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • England • Norovirus • Public Health England • United Kingdom
April 23: World Book Day
Every year, World Book Day or International Day of Book or World Book and Copyrights Day is organised by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Highlights The World Book Day is being celebrated since 1995. The idea of World Book Day was given a writer Vicente Clavel Andres to celebrate World Book Day ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: England • Gregorian calendar • Miguel Cervantes • Rome • Spain • William Shakespeare • World Book and Copyright Day • World Book Day
Fossil links human hands to fins for the first time in Human Evolution
The Paleontologists of Canada have linked human hands to the fins of fish. The researchers examined a fossil of “Elpistostege”. About the findings The Elpistostege represents the pivotal stage of transition of fish into land vertebrates. The transition was supported by the front fins of the fish called the pectoral fins. These fins had radial ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Elpistostege • England • Evolution • evolution of life • Fossils
Scientists Discover Oil-Eating Bacteria at the Bottom of the Ocean
Scientists from Ocean University in Qingdao, China and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England have discovered a bacteria that eats oil. Oil-Eating Bacteria The oil eating bacteria was discovered in the western Pacific Ocean’s 10,994-meter-deep Mariana Trench. The team from collected samples from the trench. In the samples, they found microorganisms that eat compounds ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: China • England • Gulf of Mexico • Hydrocarbons • Mariana Trench • Oil • Oil-Eating Bacteria • Pacific Ocean