Source-This post on Paradip Port is based on the article “Paradip Port becomes numero uno among Indian Major Ports in cargo throughput in FY 2023-24” published in “PIB” on 2nd April 2024. Why in the News? Paradip Port has become the country’s highest cargo-handling major port, surpassing Deendayal Port, Kandla, for the first time in… Continue reading Paradip Port
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Leap Second
Source-This post on Leap Second is based on the article “Melting ice sheets may postpone need for ‘negative leap second’” published in “The Indian Express” on 1st April 2024. Why in the News? According to a recent study, Earth’s changing rotation, influenced by factors such as climate change and geological shifts, may result in clocks… Continue reading Leap Second
Kallakkadal: A phenomenon leading to floods in Kerala
Source-This post on Kallakkadal: A phenomenon leading to floods in Kerala is based on the article “What is Kallakkadal, which has flooded houses in Kerala’s coastal areas?” published in “The Indian Express” on 3rd April 2024. Why in the News? Recently, numerous homes in Kerala’s coastal regions have been flooded due to high sea waves,… Continue reading Kallakkadal: A phenomenon leading to floods in Kerala
ED can summon ‘any person’ for ‘any information’- SC in Sand mining case
Source-This post on ED can summon ‘any person’ for ‘any information’- SC in sand mining case is based on the article “Sand mining case: ED can summon ‘any person’ for ‘any information’, Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu” published in “The Hindu” on 2nd April 2024. Why in the News? The Supreme Court, in a recent… Continue reading ED can summon ‘any person’ for ‘any information’- SC in Sand mining case
India risking ‘squandering’ demographic dividend: World Bank’s Jobs for Resilience report
Source-This post on India risking ‘squandering’ demographic dividend: World Bank is based on the article “South Asia, India risk squandering demographic dividend: World Bank” published in “The Hindu” on 2nd February 2024. Why in the News? The World Bank, in its latest regional update titled “Jobs for Resilience”, has stated that the South Asia region, including… Continue reading India risking ‘squandering’ demographic dividend: World Bank’s Jobs for Resilience report
Bridge fuel
Source-This post on Bridge fuel is based on the article “Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not” published in “DownToEarth” on 1st April 2024. Why in the News? Natural gas is often referred to as a ‘Bridge Fuel’ for nations aiming to move away from coal and oil dependence while… Continue reading Bridge fuel
Africa’s Afar Triangle
Source-This post on Africa’s Afar Triangle is based on the article “Geologists have found a fault that create world’s sixth ocean” published in “Times of India” on 22nd March 2024. Why in the News? Recent geological discoveries indicate that the Afar Triangle in Africa may become the origin of a new ocean within the next… Continue reading Africa’s Afar Triangle
RBI@90 program
Source-This post on RBI@90 program is based on the article “PM addresses RBI@90 opening ceremony” published in “PIB” on 1st April 2024. Why in the News? Recently PM Narendra Modi attended the the opening ceremony of RBI@90, a program marking 90 years of the Reserve Bank of India, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He also released a commemorative… Continue reading RBI@90 program
Havana syndrome
Source-This post on Havana syndrome is based on the article “What is ‘Havana syndrome’, linked to a Russian intelligence unit?” published in “The Indian Express” on 2nd April 2024. Why in the News? Recently, Russia dismissed claims from a joint media investigation linking a Russian military intelligence unit to the ‘Havana syndrome’ which affected US… Continue reading Havana syndrome
Record Defence Exports: Rs 21,083 Cr in FY 2023-24
Source-This post on Record Defence Exports: Rs 21,083 Cr in FY 2023-24 is based on the article “Defence exports touch record Rs 21,083 crore in FY 2023-24, an increase of 32.5% over last fiscal” published in “PIB” on 1st April 2024. Why in the News? Defence exports hit a record high of Rs 21,083 crore… Continue reading Record Defence Exports: Rs 21,083 Cr in FY 2023-24
