Source: The post is based on the article “India remains biggest arms importer between 2018-22 despite drop in overall imports” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is the News? Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a report titled “Trends in International Arms Transfers 2022”. What are the key findings of… Continue reading India remains biggest arms importer between 2018-22 despite drop in overall imports
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Explained | Why a room-temperature superconductor paper is turning so many heads
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | Why a room-temperature superconductor paper is turning so many heads” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a room-temperature Superconductor?3 What have the researchers created now?4 What are the questions raised over this discovery? What is the… Continue reading Explained | Why a room-temperature superconductor paper is turning so many heads
States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster
Source: The post is based on the article “States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023 What is the News? A few States have demanded that “lightning” be declared as a “natural disaster” because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in the country. What… Continue reading States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster
Different faces of the Indian women’s movement
Source: The post is based on the article “Different faces of the Indian women’s movement” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023. What is the News? The Indian women’s movement is well-known for its vibrancy, but there has been less attention on the movement’s gradual transformation. About the evolution of women’s movements in India… Continue reading Different faces of the Indian women’s movement
Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) being rendered for the benefit of farmers in the country under the ‘Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa’(GKMS) scheme
Source: The post is based on the article “Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) being rendered for the benefit of farmers in the country under the ‘Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa’(GKMS) scheme” published in PIB on 14th March 2023 What is the News? The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has informed Lok Sabha that… Continue reading Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) being rendered for the benefit of farmers in the country under the ‘Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa’(GKMS) scheme
Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
Source: The post is based on the article “Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for underutilisation of the allocations meant for… Continue reading Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
IREDA gets ‘Infrastructure Finance Company’ status from RBI
Source: The post is based on the article “IREDA gets ‘Infrastructure Finance Company’ status from RBI” published in PIB on 14th March 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an Infrastructure Finance Company(IFC)?3 What is the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency(IREDA)?4 How will the IFC status help IREDA? What is the News? The Reserve… Continue reading IREDA gets ‘Infrastructure Finance Company’ status from RBI
Wagner Group of mercenaries: Why Joe Biden and US Congress are at odds over designating it a ‘terrorist’ group
Source: The post is based on the article “Wagner Group of mercenaries: Why Joe Biden and US Congress are at odds over designating it a ‘terrorist’ group” published in Indian Express on 14th March 2023 What is the News? Tensions are escalating between the United States President and the US Congress as they debate over… Continue reading Wagner Group of mercenaries: Why Joe Biden and US Congress are at odds over designating it a ‘terrorist’ group
‘Vermin’ politics: Human-wildlife conflict mitigation needs to be based on science, not historical biases
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Vermin?3 Origin of Vermin Category in India4 What changes does the Wildlife Protection Amendment Bill,2021 aim to bring? What is the News? The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Parliament to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Bill proposes to remove Schedule V completely.… Continue reading ‘Vermin’ politics: Human-wildlife conflict mitigation needs to be based on science, not historical biases
Scientists devise ‘glowscope’ to bring fluorescent microscopy to schools
Source: The post is based on the article “Scientists devise ‘glowscope’ to bring fluorescent microscopy to schools” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023. What is the News? Researchers at Winona State University, USA have created a design for a rudimentary Fluorescence Microscope. What is Fluorescence Microscopy? An optical microscope views an object by… Continue reading Scientists devise ‘glowscope’ to bring fluorescent microscopy to schools
