In aviation and in space, a drone, also called an “unmanned aerial vehicle,” or UAV, refers to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. To reduce weight and increase manoeuvrability, a typical unmanned aircraft is made of light composite material allowing military drones to cruise at extremely high altitudes. UAVs are controlled by remote ground control systems… Continue reading Applications of drones
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Plant Vs Animal cells
Both plant and animal cells are eukaryotic i.e. they contain a nucleus and organelles, and are enclosed by a plasma membrane. Protozoa, fungi, plants and animals have Eukaryotic cells. Plant cells are unique among eukaryotic cells for several reasons. For maintenance of structural support, plants have reinforced, relatively thick cell walls that are made mostly of… Continue reading Plant Vs Animal cells
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): a Digital security infrastructure
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a technology for authenticating devices and users in the digital world. The basic idea behind PKI is to have one or more trusted parties digitally sign documents certifying that a particular cryptographic key belongs to a particular user or device. Nowadays most basic authentication involves a private key (also known as… Continue reading Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): a Digital security infrastructure
Short term borrowings during Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are not good
Foreign borrowings include the money borrowed by a government or private corporations from another country’s government, global institutions or private lenders. Short term borrowing can put undue pressure on the balance of payments of a country at a time when the global financial crisis (GFC) has already hit the forex reserve income. Therefore, a lower or nil short-term foreign debt is advantageous in times of… Continue reading Short term borrowings during Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are not good
Benzene Pollution
Benzene Pollution is a colourless or light-yellow chemical that is liquid at room temperature. It has a sweet odour and is highly flammable. Benzene is formed from both natural processes and human activities. Natural sources of benzene include volcanoes and forest fires. Benzene is also a natural part of crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke. Normal environmental concentrations of benzene are unlikely to damage… Continue reading Benzene Pollution
Redesign policy for private investment
Source- The Indian Express Syllabus – GS 3- Investment models. Context- Partnerships with various stakeholders in the private sector is required for sustainable infrastructure creation in India What is PPP investment model? Public Private Partnership is a cooperative arrangement between public and private sectors. The PPP model displays three essential characteristics: Long term contractual arrangement.… Continue reading Redesign policy for private investment
CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management
Syllabus – GS 2- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Context- The Public Account Committee (PAC) directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct a special audit into purchase of COVID-19 equipment. What are the directions… Continue reading CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: September 30, 2020
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[Download ] [PDF] Civil Service Exam, 2019: Service Allocation list released
Category wise and Rank wise Service Allocation list has been released. UPSC announced the final result of Civil services exam 2019 in the month of August 2020. A total of 829 candidates recommended for the civil services including IAS, IPS, IFS, and various Group A and B services, against 927 vacancies released by UPSC. After… Continue reading [Download ] [PDF] Civil Service Exam, 2019: Service Allocation list released
UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case: UPSC says no to postponement
UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case A petition has been filed in the SC for postponement of UPSC Prelims 2020. The matter is in the Supreme Court and hearing is ongoing. During the hearing, UPSC tells Supreme Court It would not be possible to defer the exams as they had earlier been postponed due to the… Continue reading UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case: UPSC says no to postponement
