News: The issue of ‘D’ (Doubtful) voters in Assam has resurfaced as the opposition demands the tabling of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) report and the closure of the state transit camp. D-voter and rules governing D voters. About D-voter The term “D-voter” refers to “Doubtful Voter”, a classification used in Assam to indicate… Continue reading D-voter and rules governing D voters
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India-Egypt Joint Military Exercise
News: India and Egypt are set to conduct their third joint military exercise, Cyclone 2025, from February 10 to 23, 2025, at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. About India-Egypt Joint Military Exercise Objective: The primary objective of Cyclone 2025 is to enhance military cooperation and improve interoperability between the special forces of both nations.… Continue reading India-Egypt Joint Military Exercise
World Toilet Day 2024
Source: This post on World Toilet Day 2024 has been created based on the article “World Toilet Day 2024: Why it matters and India’s efforts towards sanitation” published in India Today on 20th November 2024. Why in news? Recently, the UN observed World toilet day to raise awareness of the importance of safe sanitation. World Toilet… Continue reading World Toilet Day 2024
Humsafar Policy
Source: This post on Humsafar Policy has been created based on the article “Humsafar Policy’ launched by Nitin Gadkari to boost facilities on highways” published in India Today on 9th October 2024. Why in news? Recently, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways has introduced the Humsafar Policy. About Humsafar Policy 1. The Humsafar Policy aligns with… Continue reading Humsafar Policy
Fattah-2 Hypersonic Missile
Source: This post on Fattah-2 Hypersonic Missile has been created based on the article “Fattah-2: How Iran used hypersonic missile to pierce Israel’s air defence” published in India Today on 8th October 2024. Why in news? Recently, Iran launched a significant missile offensive utilizing the Fattah-2 hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile for the first time in combat.… Continue reading Fattah-2 Hypersonic Missile
Mahakaleshwar Temple
Source: The post on Mahakal Temple is based on the article “Two dead as wall near Ujjain’s Mahakal temple collapses due to heavy rain” published in “India Today” on 27th september 2024. Why in the News? Due to heavy rainfall, it has recently caused the collapse of a boundary wall near the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh,… Continue reading Mahakaleshwar Temple
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test
Source- This post on Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test is based on the article “India successfully test fires two short-range surface-to-air missile in 2 days” published in India Today on 17th September 2024. Why in News? India successfully conducted back-to-back flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile… Continue reading Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM) Test
Valley fever
Source- This post on Valley fever has been created based on the article “California drought boosts dangerous airborne fungus, valley fever to peak” published in “India Today” on 7th September 2024. Why in News? Recently, there has been a rise in cases of Valley fever across California. About Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) Aspects Description About 1. Valley… Continue reading Valley fever
New Shepard Spacecraft
Source-This post on New Shepard Spacecraft has been created based on the article “Meet New Shepard: Blue Origin’s spacecraft set to take Indians to space” published in “India Today” on 1 July 2024. Why in the news? Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin has partnered with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) to provide common Indian… Continue reading New Shepard Spacecraft
Methane Release from Nord Stream Pipelines
Source– This post on Nord Stream pipelines has been created based on the article “Nord Stream pipeline leak: Methane released in Baltic Sea remains in water” published in “India today” on 21 June 2024. Why in the news? According to a new study, a significant portion of the methane gas released from the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines… Continue reading Methane Release from Nord Stream Pipelines
