BYJU’S Bulletin Board – News of the World: Edition 18

SPACE

• Signal from a distant galaxy: India’s Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), based in Pune, has detected a faint radio signal from a very distant galaxy, most likely originating from an atomic hydrogen of the galaxy.

CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Greta Thunberg detained: Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by police during a protest against the demolition of a coal village in Germany. The activist and others at the protest are expected to be released later today.

SPORTS

• Nadal’s loss: Tennis bigwig Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after he lost straight sets to USA’s Mackenzie McDonald.

TECHNOLOGY

• 5G in India: The 5G smartphone market in India is expected to grow more than 70% in 2023, says a new report.

ACADEMICS

• BHU’s international students: The Banaras Hindu University has recorded the highest number of international students this year, with 276 students. A majority of them opted for courses related to Agricultural Sciences.

ECONOMY

• Pakistan’s economic crisis: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his embarrassment as the country asks for more foreign loans to help with its deepening fiscal crisis.

SCIENCE & MEDICINE

• India’s TB plan: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said that India is ready to take forward a global plan for a Tuberculosis vaccine by 2025.

ART & CULTURE

• City of art: The UAE government has announced that it will be converting Dubai into a city of art with multiple commissions of street art and installations, which will be seen around the city in the coming months.

ARCHAEOLOGY

• Oldest ruins found: Archaeologists claim to have found the oldest runestone in Norway. The writing dates back more than 2,000 years to the earliest era of writing.
  

ENVIRONMENT

• Kenya’s war on birds: Kenya has vowed to kill about 6 million red-billed quelea birds, which have invaded rice fields to feed on native grass seeds. Close to 300 acres of rice fields have already been destroyed by the birds, leading to losses of millions of dollars.