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Project 15B Warship: guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’ crest unveiled

Source: The post is based on the article “Project 15B Warship: guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’ crest unveiled” published in “PIB” on 7th November 2023 Why in the News? The crest of the under-construction guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy named “INS Surat” was unveiled recently. What is INS Surat? INS Surat is the fourth… Continue reading Project 15B Warship: guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’ crest unveiled

Project Kusha

Source: This post “Project Kusha” is based on the article”Desi’ S-400: All about Project Kusha, India’s very own long-range air defence system“published in “The print” on 31st October 2023. Why in News? Project Kusha entails operational deployment of India’s own long-range air defense system by 2028-29. What is Project Kusha? Specification Details What is… Continue reading Project Kusha

Zika Virus

Source: This post “Zika Virus” is based on the article “Karnataka steps up surveillance after detection of Zika virus in mosquito pool in Chikkaballapura” published in “The Hindu” on 2nd November 2023. Why in the News? Karnataka health department issues advisory after detection of Zika virus in mosquito pool in Chikkaballapura. What is Zika Virus?… Continue reading Zika Virus

Govt plans sops for making small modular N-reactors

Source: The post is based on the article “Govt plans sops for making small modular N-reactors ” published in “Livemint” on 3rd November 2023 Why in the News? The Government of India is planning to offer incentives along the lines of a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing small modular reactors(SMR). What are Small… Continue reading Govt plans sops for making small modular N-reactors

Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature

Source: The post is based on the article”Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature“published in “The New York Times” on october 26,2023. Contents1 Why in News?2 What is the comparison between Earth and Venus ?3 What models were adopted in the study?4 What are the key findings of the study… Continue reading Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature

EV push: Bureau of Indian Standards approves indigenous charging standards for 2Ws, 3Ws

Source: The post is based on the article”EV push: Bureau of Indian Standards approves indigenous charging standards for 2Ws, 3Ws” published in “The hindu businessline” on october 18, 2023. Why in the news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted approval to an indigenous AC and DC combined charging connector standard designed for light… Continue reading EV push: Bureau of Indian Standards approves indigenous charging standards for 2Ws, 3Ws

India won’t meet UN targets to reduce premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases: ICMR-NCDIR

Source: The post is based on the article”India won’t meet UN targets to reduce premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases: ICMR-NCDIR“published in “DownToEarth” on 25 october 2023. Contents1 Why in the news?2 What are the details of the ICMR study ?3 What are the results of the ICMR study ?4 What are the government initiatives… Continue reading India won’t meet UN targets to reduce premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases: ICMR-NCDIR

Novel therapeutic formulation developed for improved treatment of Indian red scorpion sting

Source: The post is based on the article “Novel therapeutic formulation developed for improved treatment of Indian red scorpion sting” published in “PIB” on 2nd November 2023 Contents1 Why in the News?2 What is envenomation?3 What is the current treatment for Scorpion envenomation?4 What is the treatment developed by researchers? Why in the News? Researchers… Continue reading Novel therapeutic formulation developed for improved treatment of Indian red scorpion sting

Carbon nanoflorets

Source– This post is based on the article “Tiny carbon ‘flowers’ turn light to heat at unrivalled efficiency, IIT team finds” published in “The Hindu” on 30 october 2023 Why in news ? Recently, researchers at IIT Bombay have created carbon nanoflorets capable of converting sunlight into heat with unmatched efficiency.This innovation holds the potential… Continue reading Carbon nanoflorets

In FSSAI index, nearly all major states slip on food safety compared to 2019

Source: This post is based on the article “In FSSAI index, nearly all major states slip on food safety compared to 2019” published in “ Indian Express” on 1st November 2023. Why in the News? Recently Food safety and standards authority of India (FSSAI) published its fifth consecutive State Food Safety Index. This index is… Continue reading In FSSAI index, nearly all major states slip on food safety compared to 2019

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