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

Mithali Raj named Goodwill Ambassador for Street Child Cricket World Cup

Cricketer Mithali Raj has been named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team for the Street Child Cricket World Cup. She will join former captain Saurav Ganguly and IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals in supporting the team India for the Street Child Cricket World Cup. Street Child Cricket World Cup The first ever Cricket World ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Topics: 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup • Cricket • England • Mithali raj • Rajasthan Royals • Saurav Ganguly • Street Child Cricket World Cup • street children • Wales

UK issues new ‘black hole’ coin in honour of Stephen Hawking

The UK’s Royal Mint has recently issued a new commemorative 50 pence coin inspired by the late legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking’s seminal work on black holes. The coin was designed by British engraver and printmaker Edwina Ellis. The purpose of the commemorative coin is to celebrate the life and “ground-breaking” achievements of Hawking, who ..

Topics: Coin • Commemorative coin • England • Fifty pence • Hawking • Physicists • Royal Mint • Scientists • Stephen Hawking