Will the war against COVID-19 lead to a resurgence of SAARC?
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The Great Depression 1929
News:Economists have been comparing the current crisis with the Great Depression of 1929. Facts: The Great Depression was a major economic crisis that began in the United States in 1929 and went to have a worldwide impact until 1939. Reasons: a) U.S Stock Market Crash of 1929 b) Bank Failures c) Reduction in Purchasing Across… Continue reading The Great Depression 1929
Explained:What is Round Tripping?
News:Supreme Court has rejected the Income Tax department notice against a News Channel alleging round tripping of money. Facts: Round tripping refers to money that leaves the country through various channels and makes its way back into the country often as foreign investment. Reasons:There are various reasons that promote round tripping.Mainly, Tax concessions allowed in… Continue reading Explained:What is Round Tripping?
Operation Sanjeevani
News:Indian Air Force(IAF) with the assistance of Indian army has conducted Operation Sanjeevani to supply essential medicines and hospital consumables to Maldives. Additional Facts: Other Operations in News: Operation Sankalp:It was conducted by the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to ensure the safety and security of Indian ships. Operation… Continue reading Operation Sanjeevani
What is Geo-fencing?
News:The Government of India has planned to use the ‘Geo-Fencing App’ to locate quarantine violators. Facts: Geo-fencing:It is a location-based service which uses GPS, RFID, Wi-Fi or cellular data to trigger a pre-programmed action when a person or device enters or exits a virtual boundary set up around a geographical location known as a geofence.… Continue reading What is Geo-fencing?
GRACE-FO Mission
News:NASA has released new global maps mapping groundwater, soil wetness using GRACE-FO mission satellites. Facts: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission was launched in 2018.It is a successor to the original GRACE mission which orbited Earth from 2002-2017. Bodies involved:It is a partnership project between NASA and the German Research Centre for… Continue reading GRACE-FO Mission
