Rice, wheat push up inflation, but South bucks the trend #GS-03 Agriculture, Inflation For Mains Inflation in India: India’s retail inflation reached to 7% in August 2022. A major factor behind this uptick was a reversal in retail food inflation which declined to 6.7% in […]
14 dead sperm whales found beached on Australian island #GS-03 Environment and Ecology For Prelims About Sperm Whales: Sperm whale, (Physeter catodon), also called cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of […]
Southwest monsoon begins early withdrawal in Rajasthan #GS-01 Geography For Prelims About Monsoon: The term “monsoon” refers to the climate associated with the seasonal reversal of wind direction. The monsoons are a double system of seasonal winds that travel from the sea to the land […]
The lumpy skin disease #GS-03 Agriculture, Science and Technology For Prelims About Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD): LSD is caused by the poxvirus Lumpy Skin Disease Virus (LSDV) which can infect cattle or water buffalo. The LSDV shares antigenic similarities with the sheeppox virus (SPPV) and […]
