Archive | May 2020

News for 31 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Missed the NASA SpaceX Demo-2 launch? Check out the mission pictures
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with NASA astronauts, heralding a new era in human spaceflight
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
SpaceX rocket launch HIGHLIGHTS: SpaceX rocket blasts off into orbit with two astronauts
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
LAC standoff will be resolved through diplomacy: Rajnath
[Important for: IP, IR]
Trump cuts ties with WHO as COVID-19 grips Latin America
[Important for: IP, IR]
Draft e-com policy for comments soon: DPIIT
[Important for: Economy, Business]
New PoA norms from August 1: SEBI
[Important for: Economy, Business]

News for 30 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Knowledge-based economy the way forward: CM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Nascent Arabian Sea cyclone may delay monsoon arrival
[Important for: Geography]
Law Minister rakes up SC’s NJAC verdict
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘Air passenger demand to plummet 47% in 2020’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
GST Council likely to meet in mid-June
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Franklin Templeton investors can e-vote to monetise assets
[Important for: Economy, Business]

News for 29 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Lunar Eclipse 2020: Date, Timings, How and when to watch the penumbral lunar eclipse
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Lockdown 5.0 guidelines: What is likely to open, remain closed?
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Migrants don’t have to pay to go home, ensure they get food on the way: SC
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Working with China to resolve LAC issue peacefully, says MEA
[Important for: IP, IR]
Hindi as official language in Haryana courts challenged
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
China passes controversial Hong Kong law
[Important for: IP, IR]
UN delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
[Important for: IP, IR]

News for 28 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

‘Hong Kong body will play an advisory role’
[Important for: IP, IR]
After Twitter fact-check, Trump threatens to shut social media
[Important for: IP, IR]
Steps for post-COVID higher education policy
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
SpaceX’s historic NASA flight reset for Saturday on bad weather
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Supreme Court to Govt: Why can’t private hospitals provide free Covid treatment
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
India-China border dispute: UN spokesperson urges avoiding action that would increase tensions
[Important for: IP, IR]

LANDFORMS AROUND THE WORLD

Landforms are result of combined work of erosion and deposition. Running water, ground water, wind, glaciers, waves remove fragments of soil, regolith, and bedrock from the parent rock mass. Deposition is the process of dumping this material elsewhere. Read More…

News for 27 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

PM reviews LAC standoff with NSA, CDS and 3 Service Chiefs
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘No WHO bar on India testing HCQ as preventive’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Myanmar village destruction has ‘hallmarks’ of military: HRW
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Security law not a threat to Hong Kong’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Moratorium: SC fiat to Centre, RBI
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Time for incentive-based scrappage policy
[Important for: Economy, Business]
How to watch ‘historic’ NASA-SpaceX Demo-2 mission live from home
[Important for: Science & Tech]

News for 26 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

North India reels under intense heatwave
[Important for: Geography]
‘India has become more resilient to disruptions in crude supplies’
[Important for: Economy, Business, IP, IR]
ILO urges PM not to dilute labour laws
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
AI can assign middle seats on rescue flights for now: SC
[Important for: Science & Tech, Polity]
China warns U.S. of retaliation if punished for Hong Kong law
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘U.S. is now more clear in support for India on China border issues’
[Important for: IP, IR]
SpaceX ready for defining moment with first humans on rocket
[Important for: Science & Tech]

News for 25 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

U.S. pushing relations to the brink of a new Cold War: China
[Important for: IP, IR]
Wuhan institute denies links to SARS-CoV-2 virus strains
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine]
Reverse migration puts focus on ARYA scheme
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Indian economist appointed to key World Bank position in South Asia
[Important for: Economy, Business]

News for 24 May, 2020

Important News for Today:

Latin America is the new epicentre: WHO
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine]
Anti-viral drug is effective: study
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Extend loans without fear of 3Cs: FM
[Important for: Economy, Business]
RBI should tell govt. to take fiscal steps: Chidambaram
[Important for: Economy, Business]

Rocks: Classifications, Rock Cycle and Geological Time Scale

Rocks are naturally occurring solid mass, aggregate of minerals that form the Earth’s crust.