by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 2, 2020 | Current Affairs
On October 21, 2020, North Korean state media warned its citizens of a vicious storm of ‘yellow dust’ cloud blowing in from China and urged them to remain indoors to avoid contact as, it might bring Covid-19 with it. North Korea claims it has had no cases...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 9, 2020 | Current Affairs
The Padma Awards are among the highest civilian honours of India and are given under three categories, namely: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. The recommendations for Padma Awards are received from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 1, 2020 | Current Affairs
A report published in the latest issue of a quarterly newsletter for research on life forms, Bionotes, states that two insects have been recorded by citizen scientists (non-professionals who contribute to scientific research and data collection) for the first time in...
by Team Spectrum Books | Nov 1, 2020 | Current Affairs
The World Food Programme (WFP) was declared the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2020. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, in-charge of selecting the award winners every year, gave the award to the WFP “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 30, 2020 | Current Affairs
As per the news reports in October 2020, a male bar-tailed godwit bird has set a world record by flying non-stop for more than 12,000 km in 11 days from Alaska to New Zealand, which was tracked through a 5 gm satellite tag harnessed on its lower back, compared to the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 30, 2020 | Current Affairs
As reported in October 2020, the Roshni case resulting a loss of Rs 25,000 crore to the J&K treasury, is the biggest ever land scam in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. the scam involves top politicians and bureaucrats mishing law to corner valuable properties and...
