What is the News? The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with the Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd(BDL) for the supply of the Astra Mark-1 for deployment on fighter jets of the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. What is Astra Mark-1? The Astra Mk-1 is a beyond visual range(BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM). Note: BVM… Continue reading Explained: Astra Mk-1 air-to-air missile — features, strategic significance
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Explained: How India, Bangladesh are rebooting their rail link
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the rail links launched between India and Bangladesh?2.1 Passenger Trains2.2 Freight Trains What is the News? India and Bangladesh are rebooting their rail links by launching several rail services between the two countries. What are the rail links launched between India and Bangladesh? Passenger Trains Bandhan Express: It… Continue reading Explained: How India, Bangladesh are rebooting their rail link
Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight.A New Tool Helps Spot Them
What is the News? A former NASA astronaut has developed a tool that could help us find killer asteroids. What is the tool developed to detect killer asteroids? The tool developed doesn’t rely on a new telescope or even new observations. Instead, it looked at older images stored in the digital archives at the National… Continue reading Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight.A New Tool Helps Spot Them
Explained: What is liquid nano urea, produced by IFFCO, which can potentially revolutionize the use of nitrogen fertilizers in India?
What is the News? The Prime Minister has officially inaugurated the country’s first liquid nano urea plant at Kalol, Gujarat. What is Liquid Nano Urea? It is essentially urea in the form of a nanoparticle. Urea is chemical nitrogen fertilizer, white in colour which artificially provides nitrogen, a major nutrient required by plants. Purpose: It… Continue reading Explained: What is liquid nano urea, produced by IFFCO, which can potentially revolutionize the use of nitrogen fertilizers in India?
How the Northeast has been transformed in the last eight years
News: There is an upcoming workshop of chief ministers and chief secretaries of Northeastern states along with Union ministers and secretaries on developmental issues of the Northeast. Since the last eight years, there has been a magical transformation of the eight Northeastern states, shooting N-E to prominence as the Ashtalakshmi of the nation. Issues in… Continue reading How the Northeast has been transformed in the last eight years
India needs a forward-looking strategy on Pakistan
Context: India’s approach is very different from the framework that emerged at the dawn of the 1990s. Since the early 1990s, the regional and international context has also altered in many ways. The balance of power between India and Pakistan has been changing. Now, it is essentially in India’s favour. What have been the changes… Continue reading India needs a forward-looking strategy on Pakistan
Explained: What is a unicorn, and what does it take to become one?
What is the News? The Prime Minister has praised India’s startup ecosystem as he highlighted that the country has reached a landmark figure of 100 unicorns with a valuation of more than $300 billion. What is a Unicorn? Unicorns are privately held, venture-capital-backed startups that have reached a value of $1 billion. The valuation of… Continue reading Explained: What is a unicorn, and what does it take to become one?
Explained: What is the West Nile Virus, how does it spread?
What is the News? The Kerala health department is on alert after the death of a 47-year-old from Thrissur due to the West Nile Virus. What is West Nile Virus? The West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne, single-stranded RNA virus. It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic… Continue reading Explained: What is the West Nile Virus, how does it spread?
Explained: An IAS couple is transferred after a dog-walking incident; what rules govern the conduct of senior Govt officers?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What rules govern the behaviour of high officials of the government?3 What is the aim of these rules?4 What happens when officials claim their behaviour is dictated by the orders of their superiors? What is the News? A senior IAS officer and his wife were transferred from their posts in… Continue reading Explained: An IAS couple is transferred after a dog-walking incident; what rules govern the conduct of senior Govt officers?
Explained: What are community forest rights, why do they matter?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Community Forest Resource(CFR)?3 What are Community Forest Resource(CFR) rights?4 What is the significance of CFR Rights? What is the News? The Chhattisgarh government has recognised the Community Forest Resource(CFR) rights of tribals living in Gudiyapadar, a hamlet inside the Kanger Ghati National Park in Bastar. With this,… Continue reading Explained: What are community forest rights, why do they matter?
