Astronomers at the National Center for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) based in Pune have identified eight stars that belong to the rare category of Main Sequence Radio Pulse Emitters or MRPs. Important Current Affairs Points The MRPs were discovered using the Giant Meter-Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT) based in Pune. A group of scientists have discovered rare …
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According to official figures released by the Product Monitoring System of the National Institutes of Space Research, deforestation in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil is at a 15-year high. Important Current Affairs Points This is an increase of 22% over 2020. According to the data, the Brazilian Amazon lost 13235 square kilometers of rainforest …
A group of scientists have discovered a new plant species in the forest area of Idamalakkudi Colony, where the Muthuvar tribal community in Idukki lives. Important Current Affairs Points Scientists from the University of Kerala and the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) have identified the plant. The new plant is named …
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“Gaofen-11 03” is china’s new satellite which was launched On November 20, 2021, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Important Current Affairs Points The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in the northern province of Shanxi. The satellite was launched by a Long March-4B rocket. It successfully entered the planned orbit. The launch of the …
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