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UPSC Prelims News 16 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 16 January 2023 Local Bubble About The Local Bubble is a 1,000-light-year-wide cavity or a superbubble in an interstellar medium. Local bubble also exists in the Milky Way. The Local Bubble is not spherical, but seems...

UPSC Prelims News 14 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 14 January 2023 Stupa at Nalanda Context: Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered two 1200-year-old miniature votive stupas near Sarai Tila mound within the premises of 'Nalanda Mahavihara'. About: The votive stupas were offered in...

UPSC Prelims News 13 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 13 January 2023 Indian Skimmers Context: Around 250 Indian Skimmers were sighted recently, in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in a day during the Asian Waterbird Census-2023. The common name for Indian Skimmers is Indian scissors bill, which...

UPSC Prelims News 12 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 12 January 2023 Blackbuck Context: A new IISc study highlights how blackbucks have faced natural and human-induced challenges for their survival. Blackbuck (Indian Antelope) is a species of antelope native to India and Nepal. They inhabit...

UPSC Prelims News 11 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 11 January 2023 E Sanjeevani Portal Context: The Government's free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani, recently crossed a milestone by touching the nine crore teleconsultations mark. E-Sanjeevani is a national telemedicine service that strives to provide an alternative...

UPSC Prelims News 10 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 10 January 2023 Airglow Context: The faint emission of light by the planetary atmosphere causes Airglow, which results in distinct colours in the sky. Airglow is a form of chemiluminescence, which is the result of atoms...

UPSC Prelims News 9 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 9 January 2023 Snapdragon Satellite Context: Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon Satellite, which will be the world’s first satellite-based solution to support two-way messaging for premium smartphones. The satellite has been developed with Iridium satellite phone...

UPSC Prelims News 7 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 7 January 2023 Deepor Beel In News: The number of bird species in Assam’s Deepor Beel Ramsar Site has witnessed a rise. Deepor Beel is a perennial freshwater lake located 10 km southwest of Guwahati city....

UPSC Prelims News 6 January 2023

  UPSC Prelims News of 6 January 2023 Eco-Sensitive Zones Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)  has received grievances about the faulty implementation of provisions of the notification of the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary...

UPSC Prelims News 5 January 2023

  UPSC Prelims News of 5 January 2023 Rise in Silent Valley Bird Species [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="263"] Silent Valley Bird Species[/caption] Context: Survey of birds in Silent Valley National Park has identified 141 species, of which 17 were new....