What is the News? Researchers have discovered the largest plant in the world named “Posidonia Australis”. What is Posidonia Australis? Posidonia Australis is also known as ribbon weed is a species of seagrass. It was discovered in the shallow waters of the World Heritage Area of Shark Bay in Western Australia. The plant is estimated to… Continue reading Posidonia Australis: World’s largest known plant is 4,500 years old, stretches across 180 kms
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Explained: Tamil Nadu sculptures recovered from Australia, US
What is the News? Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu. What were the important sculptures recovered from Australia and the US? Dvarapala: This stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar dynasty dating to the 15th-16th century. It is holding a Gada in one… Continue reading Explained: Tamil Nadu sculptures recovered from Australia, US
Explained: What is D2M technology, and how could it change your mobile behaviour?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Direct-to-Mobile(D2M) Broadcasting Technology?3 What are the applications of D2M Technology?4 How would this impact consumers and Businesses?5 What is the government doing to facilitate D2M technology?6 What are the possible challenges to the D2M technology’s rollout? What is the News? The Department of Telecommunications(DoT) and Prasar Bharati are… Continue reading Explained: What is D2M technology, and how could it change your mobile behaviour?
How to keep inflation under control
News: Recently, the GDP growth of India has been pegged at 8.7% for the fiscal year 2021-22. It seems the economy is largely out of the shadow of Covid-19. But both GDP growth and inflation are likely to be in the range of 6.5 to 7.5 per cent in 2022-23 if bold and innovative steps… Continue reading How to keep inflation under control
New WHO report on assistive technology for disabled provides a roadmap for India
News: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) on May 16. Contents1 What is Assistive technology (AT)?2 What are the findings of the GReAT report?3 What are the challenges regarding access and coverage wrt AT?4 Way forward What is Assistive technology… Continue reading New WHO report on assistive technology for disabled provides a roadmap for India
The Ukraine conflict has raked up old dilemmas
News: The Ukraine Conflict has caused a resurfacing of the deepest dilemma related to the energy sector, i.e. – whether to ensure there is affordable, secure, and accessible energy at present, or – to secure the longer-term imperatives of economic growth and sustainable development. Situation Prior to the Ukraine Conflict Oil market It was globally… Continue reading The Ukraine conflict has raked up old dilemmas
Why kidney rackets thrive
News: Last week, a network of kidney traffickers was busted in Delhi. This is the 3rd such scam in the last 15 years in Delhi. The trafficker involved doctors and other healthcare personnel, hospital administrators. They catered to patients that have end-stage kidney diseases and cannot be treated with medicines or dialysis and require a… Continue reading Why kidney rackets thrive
Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
News: The Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause major, long-term shifts in the global energy and commodity trade. Contents1 What are the driving factors behind the shift?2 Other reasons3 What does the future hold?4 Way Forward What are the driving factors behind the shift? At Present (1) The European nations & Other nations (due to western sanctions… Continue reading Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
News: At present, the big nations are using civilisational rhetoric to rebrand the nations. The leadership from India, China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran have made statements that their countries are civilisations and not nation-states. In fact, the Russian President has stated that “Russia is not just a country, it’s really a separate civilisation”. It means… Continue reading The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
News: A nationwide survey carried out by the Union Ministry of Education has found that between 2017 and 2021, the literacy and numeracy skills of school students in India worsened considerably across subjects and grades. The outcomes of the National Achievement Survey (NAS), are supposed to guide interventions by authorities across the country to bridge… Continue reading Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
