News: School life during and after the Covid-19 pandemic is not going to be the same. The coming of a new sub-variant, Omicron, triggered concerns worldwide on what measures should adopt to protect children. What is the exposure rate of adults and children? According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study, both adult and child… Continue reading What schools need to do during pandemic
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Explained: What is NASA’s new communications system LCRD; its importance
What is the News? NASA has launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD). What is Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD)? LCRD is NASA’s first-ever laser communications system. Purpose: It has been launched to help demonstrate the benefits of space-to-ground laser communications also called optical communications. Orbit: The LCRD payload is hosted onboard the US Department of… Continue reading Explained: What is NASA’s new communications system LCRD; its importance
Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast
What is the News? Nagaland Cabinet has recommended that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 be repealed from the state after the incident in Mon district in which security forces gunned down 13 civilians. What is AFSPA? AFSPA was originally promulgated by the British in response to the Quit India movement in 1942. … Continue reading Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast
Explained: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?
What is the News? The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a set of Minsk agreements designed to end a separatist war by Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. What are Minsk Agreements? Minsk agreements were signed to stop the ongoing conflict between pro-Russian separatists and… Continue reading Explained: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?
World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India
What is the News? World Inequality report 2022 has been released. The report is authored by Lucas Chancel, co-director of the World Inequality Lab and coordinated by famed French economist Thomas Piketty among others. What are the key findings of the World Inequality Report 2022 related to India? National Income: In India, the top 10%… Continue reading World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India
Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history
What is the News? The President of India is visiting the Raigad Fort, where he will pay tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. About Raigad Fort Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Raigad district in Maharashtra. The British Gazette states the fort was known to early Europeans as the Gibraltar of the East. Its… Continue reading Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history
Issi saaneq: New dinosaur species, which roamed Greenland 214 mn years ago
What is the News? Researchers had earlier unearthed two well-preserved dinosaur skulls during an excavation in East Greenland. They have now named this dinosaur species as Issi saaneq. About Issi saaneq Issi saaneq is a dinosaur that lived about 214 million years ago in what is now Greenland. It was a medium-sized, long-necked herbivore and… Continue reading Issi saaneq: New dinosaur species, which roamed Greenland 214 mn years ago
Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink
News: The army operation resulted in the tragic death of 14 civilians in Nagaland. What can be the impact of the killings? It can stall the ongoing Naga peace process and has the potential to revive the narrative of India versus the Naga people. The incident can be used by the insurgent groups to recruit and… Continue reading Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink
The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey
News: The NFHS data evolved much from the Demographic and Health Survey and became a well-structured one. Must read: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise About the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) The declassified Kissinger report of 1974 had feared that an ‘explosion’ in the Third World population would create masses of discontented youth, who… Continue reading The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey
Proposal to create bad bank for farm loans raises several issues that need careful deliberation
News: Recently, at a meeting of the Indian Banks’ Association, the idea of floating an asset reconstruction company (ARC) to improve the recovery from bad loans in the agricultural sector was discussed. As per the RBI’s Financial Stability Report, bad loans for the agricultural sector stood at 9.8% at the end of March 2021. In… Continue reading Proposal to create bad bank for farm loans raises several issues that need careful deliberation
