Source: The post is based on the article “Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024” published in The Hindu on 27th July 2022 What is the News? Russia has announced that it has decided to quit the International Space Station “after 2024”. What is the International Space Station(ISS)? International Space Station(ISS) is… Continue reading Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024
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Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? President Droupadi Murmu scripted history by becoming the country’s first tribal and only the second woman to occupy the country’s highest constitutional office. Addressing… Continue reading Explained: Four tribal revolts President Murmu invoked in her inaugural speech
N-Treat technology: Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) has planned in-situ treatment of sewage from the drains to prevent sludge and sewage from water drains flowing into the sea.… Continue reading N-Treat technology: Explained: How IIT-Bombay will help treat Mumbai’s sewage with new tech
Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Source: The post is based on the article “Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope” published in Down To Earth on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified Migratory Monarch Butterflies as Endangered under IUCN Red List. What is a Migratory Monarch Butterfly?… Continue reading Migratory monarch butterflies officially declared ‘endangered’, but there’s hope
Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?” published in Indian Express on 24th July 2022. What is the News? In India, a recent example of heteropessimism is men trending #MarriageStrike on Twitter when the Delhi High Court was hearing a plea to criminalise marital… Continue reading Explained: What is heteropessimism, and are you suffering from it?
Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations
Source: The post is based on the article “Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations” published in PIB on 25th July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Culture through its autonomous organizations preserves and promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture. What are those autonomous organizations… Continue reading Ministry of Culture Preserves and Promotes Indian Art, Literature and Culture through various autonomous organizations
Explained | Why is India’s space industry looking for private sector investment?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | Why is India’s space industry looking for private sector investment?” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. What is the News? Principal Scientific Adviser has stated that the government would soon come up with a new space policy to increase private sector participation in… Continue reading Explained | Why is India’s space industry looking for private sector investment?
Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion
Source: The post is based on the article “Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion” published in Livemint on 26th July 2022. What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report on digital banks offering a template for their licensing in India. What are the planned digital banks? Digital Banks or DBs are… Continue reading Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion
Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. What is the News? Recently, a division bench of the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI laid down fresh guidelines on arrests in order to… Continue reading Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?
NDDB MRIDA Limited: Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management” published in PIB on 25th July 2022. What is the News? The Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched NDDB MRIDA Limited. What is NDDB MRIDA Limited? NDDB MRIDA Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of… Continue reading NDDB MRIDA Limited: Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management
