Contents1 What is the News?2 What is CAPSTONE?3 Which orbit will CAPSTONE study?4 How will the CAPSTONE spacecraft work? What is the News? NASA has launched CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds(25 kg). What is CAPSTONE? Full Form: Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment(CAPSTONE) Aim: To help reduce risk… Continue reading Explained: What is CAPSTONE, NASA’s new satellite?
Cabinet approves Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies(PACS)
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)?3 Why are PACs computerized?4 What are the benefits of the computerisation of PACs? What is the News? Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). The objective behind this is to increase the efficiency of PACS,… Continue reading Cabinet approves Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies(PACS)
Explained: Amarnath Yatra, the legend and the pilgrimage
What is the News? After being suspended for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Amarnath Yatra in the Himalayas of South Kashmir will begin on June 30 this year. What is Amarnath Yatra? Amarnath Yatra is an annual pilgrimage visit to the Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva high up in the Himalayas.… Continue reading Explained: Amarnath Yatra, the legend and the pilgrimage
Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Lithium?3 What is High-Grade Lithium?4 What are the uses of Lithium? What is the News? Recently, High-grade Lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. What is Lithium? Click Here to read about it What is High-Grade Lithium? The Geological Agency described lithium as high grade because it is found… Continue reading Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered
NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions
What is the News? National Institute of Urban Affairs’ (NIUA) Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube), World Resources Institute India(WRI India) and their partners has launched India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions. What is the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions? It is India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions(NbS). Aim: To create a collective… Continue reading NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions
Speeding major cause of death: Lancet Study
What is the News? According to a Lancet study, steps taken to check vehicle speed on Indian roads could save 20,554 lives annually. What are the key takeaways from the Lancet Study on Road Accidents? Road Accidents Road traffic injuries(RTIs) are the eighth leading cause of death globally for all ages and the first cause… Continue reading Speeding major cause of death: Lancet Study
[Download] – Neha Byadwal AIR 260 (UPSC CSE 2021) – Sample MGP Test Copies
Dear Friends, We are happy to release the Mains answer copies of Neha Byadwal. She has secured AIR 260 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021. Aspirants can learn from these copies and strategize their preparation accordingly. Download link: Neha Byadwal Sample MGP Copy – GS Paper Neha Byadwal Sample MGP Copy – Ethics Paper Neha… Continue reading [Download] – Neha Byadwal AIR 260 (UPSC CSE 2021) – Sample MGP Test Copies
Semiconductors: Heroes Of The New Digital World
News: The government has launched the Semicon India program to secure a semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in India. It will make India self-reliant on key items such as semiconductors. Contents1 About the government initiative2 Decoding chips:3 What are the processes in the making of Semiconductors Device?4 Foundry Phase (only fabrication)5 Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT)… Continue reading Semiconductors: Heroes Of The New Digital World
Phased ban on plastics is welcome. Challenge will lie in enforcement, bringing in viable substitutes
News: The government has introduced rules to ban plastic in India in a phased manner. Now, the ban on the manufacture and use of several common use-and-throw plastic products will come into effect from 01 July 2022. Contents1 New Plastic Ban rules (To be banned in a phased manner)2 Some Success achieved by the state… Continue reading Phased ban on plastics is welcome. Challenge will lie in enforcement, bringing in viable substitutes
A direct approach to conservation
News: It has been found that India has not been able to mobilise private and public finance through Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). This could have helped India achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Contents1 What are the biodiversity finance measures that can enable biodiversity protection and… Continue reading A direct approach to conservation
