Knolls Archive of Day 23rd of October 2024
The Biodiversity COP
News: Countries are currently assembled in Colombia for the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This is the first meeting after the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was concluded at COP15 in Montreal in 2022. 1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): It is the international legal instrument which aims to protect… Continue reading The Biodiversity COP
Why India will build a ‘Cloud Chamber’ under Mission Mausam
News: Mission Mausam’s aim to improve weather forecasting and manage certain weather events would require improvements in the cloud physics research. In this direction, a cloud chamber will be established at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. 1. Cloud Chamber: It is an enclosure in which water vapour, aerosols etc. are injected. With conducive… Continue reading Why India will build a ‘Cloud Chamber’ under Mission Mausam
Does madarsa education violate secularism? SC to decide
News: The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a case challenging a ruling by the Allahabad High Court, which struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 (Madarsa Act). 1. The Madarsa Act provides a legal framework for imparting religious education, apart from the curriculum of the National Council of Education… Continue reading Does madarsa education violate secularism? SC to decide
India’s fourth nuclear submarine launched with advanced arms
News: Last week, India’s fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), referred to as S4, was launched into water at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. 1. S4 features about 75% of indigenous content. 2. It is armed exclusively with K-4 nuclear ballistic missiles, which have a range of 3,500Km. 3. The K-4 will be mainstay… Continue reading India’s fourth nuclear submarine launched with advanced arms
Why are Big Tech companies such as Google scouting for nuclear power?
News: Big Tech companies such as Google, Microsoft are scouting for nuclear energy from Small Modular Reactors (SMR) as training AI models, maintaining data centres are energy hungry tasks. 1. Small Nuclear Reactors (SNR) are smaller than the traditional nuclear power plants, offering an output of 30 to 300 MWe per unit. 2. The SNR… Continue reading Why are Big Tech companies such as Google scouting for nuclear power?
