Author: manvi.bhardwaj

Top Malaysian women’s hockey player, Hanis Nadiah Onn, has been banned for an indefinite period after being found responsible for posting a racist jibe about the nation’s minority Indian community last month. She had been called out for racism in a post she posted on Instagram that led to the youth and sports ministry ordering a probe into her. It was said in reference to a news report about a 60,000-person crowd at a blockbuster concert by the celebrated Indian composer, AR Rahman, on January 28. In the comment, the 26-year-old joked about the “smell” at the stadium after the…

The craze for government jobs in India is unmatched. Government jobs are the most sought-after in the country, which boasts a population of 1.4 billion.  There is fierce competition among the aspirants, as every year millions of aspirants prepare for and apply for government jobs. With this intense competition comes a lot of pressure. The fear of not qualifying in this cut-throat battle prompts a lot of aspirants to resort to unfair means for clearing the exam. Some of these unfair practices include purchasing question papers and hiring ghostwriters. These problems of cheating and paper leaks have today become a…

According to a study report published by scientists at Monash University in Australia, the process of chemosynthesis aids microbe survival in deep ocean waters. The process of chemosynthesis involves mediating chemical reactions that allow certain microbes to make energy. The study reveals hundreds of trillions of bacteria thrive in oceans from the tropics to the poles with the help of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases. This research was led by Dr. Rachael Lappan and Professor Chris Greening of the Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and they have been working on it for the past five years. Based on their previous research on…

A new study reveals that volcanic eruptions may release at least three times more sulphur than suggested by the current climate models. This University of Washington-led research can help improve our understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere and its connection to air quality and climate. It has been discovered from a Greenland ice core that volcanoes discharge three times more sulphur into the Arctic atmosphere than currently estimated by climate models. The research was sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, NASA, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Sulphate aerosols released during passive degassing are much higher than those…

In a statement released on Monday, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo accused the M23 rebels of being responsible for the death of the UN peacekeeper. A South African UN peacekeeper died on February 5, 2024, after the helicopter he was flying caught fire. The helicopter flew from the city of Beni and had an emergency landing in Goma. Recently, the eastern city of Goma has been plagued with protests over escalating instability in the area. For the past twenty years, militia brutality and violence have agonized the country’s eastern region, which has an abundance of minerals.…

Saturn’s smaller moon, Mimas, is heavily cratered and lacks the traits of a moon with oceans. Until recently, a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute first reported having found evidence that Mimas may generate enough heat to maintain an internal liquid ocean. Following this observation, astronomers began investigating the interiors of the moon, which may have evolved with time. Numerical simulations of Mimas suggest a thinning ice shell and a geologically young ocean based on the structure of its Herschel impact basin, which is a prominent feature of its severely cratered surface. Dr. Alyssa Rhoden of the Southwest Research Institute…

In a new discovery, scientists have found a dozen new moons of Jupiter. With this addition of 12 new moons, the tally of Jovian moons has reached a whopping 92.  With this new exposition, the Gas Giant is now the planet with the highest number of satellites in the entire solar system. Second on this list is Saturn, with 83 confirmed moons. The details of these undiscovered moons and their orbits have been disclosed by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. These moons have also been added to the list maintained by the Minor Planet Center, according to confirmation…

Muslims in Malaysia took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to show their dissent and protest against the recent burning of the Quran in Sweden. The protest comes after the founder of the Danish political party Stram Kurs [trans. Hard line], Rasmus Paludan, set fire to a copy of the sacred text of Islam, the Koran, on January 21, 2024, near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. This incident, which has been denounced as an act of Islamophobia, has taken Muslim nations by storm and shaken the entire world. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed deep regret over the incident and…

1,000 deaths and 30,621 cholera cases—the most ever recorded—have been reported in Malawi. It was found that most of the deaths were in the cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre, which delayed the opening of schools to try and contain the disease. During the funeral procession of cholera victims, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda called for people to be extra careful when handling the bodies. According to the minister, chlorinated water and plastic bags should be used for proper decontamination procedures. The minister called for people to use proper decontamination procedures with chlorine and plastic body bags. A total of 30,621 cases…

In the mixed-doubles event at the Australian Open 2023, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna reached the final on Wednesday. They outplayed the third-seeded English-American duo of Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk. In a one-hour and 52-minute match, the score was 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 10-6. In the super tiebreaker, the Indian duo dashed to a dominating lead after the two sides won one set each. Despite Krawczyk’s best efforts, Sania earned three match points with a backhand winner and sealed the win with a drive volley. Australian Open 2024 As a result of a walkover win in their quarter-final match against Latvian…