Published on: January 29, 2024

Snippets : 29 JANUARY 2024

Snippets : 29 JANUARY 2024

  • Scientists have discovered that a shallow “soda lake” in western Canada could be a good match for Darwin’s “warm little ponds” where life got started on the primordial Earth
  • The government has given administrative approval for installing the statue of former chief minister Devaraj Urs, in front of the new DC office complex at Siddarthanagar in Mysuru
  • Republic Day flower show in Lalbhag saw the largest-ever turnout with around 95,000 people visiting the show and the organisers said the total collection was ₹258.9 lakh; this year, the flower show was centred around social reformer Basaveshwara
  • A working group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made certain recommendations to address issues relating to guarantees extended by State governments
  • Finance Minister recently rejected the theory that India’s ongoing recovery is ‘K-shaped’. It is a Economic term used to describe a scenario in which different segments of an economy recover from a downturn at different rates or in different directions, creating divergent paths of growth
  • Laughing gull, a migratory bird from North America, has been sighted for the first time in the country at the Chittari estuary in Kasaragod district
  • The new Mahindra Armado recently made its first appearance at the Republic Day Parade. It is India’s first Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV)
  • Rohan Bopanna became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion at 43 years . Achievement of winning all four major championships within a calendar year