What is the News? A Bengaluru-based Startup has developed a tactical battery called ‘Pravaig Field Pack’. It is planning to sell this to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s(NATO) forces in Europe. What is Pravaig Field Pack? Pravaig Field Pack is a portable heavy-duty power bank battery. Purpose: It can be used to energize military personnel… Continue reading Indian company produces tactical battery for battlefield conditions
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The road to safety
News: Recently, The Delhi government has initiated a drive to enforce lane discipline, starting with strict compliance on the bus lane. Trials over the last month have thrown up several lessons What are the road-safety-related problems in India? Every year, around 50,000 accidents take place in our mega Indian cities. A quarter of them are… Continue reading The road to safety
In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief
News: Recently, In Supreme Court of India in S.G. Vombatkere vs Union of India has directed governments, both at the level of the Union and the States, to keep “all pending trials, appeals and proceedings” arising out of a charge framed under Section 124A “in abeyance”. About Section 124A How have the Court granted a temporary… Continue reading In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief
The importance of Lumbini
News: Recently, The Prime Minister of India visited Lumbini, Nepal for the first time in the last few decades. How this Indian PM’s visit to Lumbini, Nepal is important? The visit reiterated the message of peace; compassion; non-violence; tolerance; dialogue and debate; reconciliation; consensus; and the middle path forged (preached by the Buddha) in Indian… Continue reading The importance of Lumbini
Explained | The science behind twin cyclones
What is the News? A pair of tropical cyclones, Cyclone Asani & Karim (one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere) , one on each side of the equator have been formed. These are twin cyclones originating in the same longitude and now drifting apart. What are Twin Cyclones? The interplay of… Continue reading Explained | The science behind twin cyclones
PM to launch Buddhist Centre work
What is the News? The Prime Minister will be travelling to Lumbini in Nepal to participate in a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for an “India International Center for Buddhist Culture & Heritage”. What is the “India International Center for Buddhist Culture & Heritage”? Located in: Lumbini, Nepal Constructed by: International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)… Continue reading PM to launch Buddhist Centre work
ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme
What is the News? The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has successfully completed the static test of the human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200). This test was done for ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme. What is a Human-rated solid rocket booster(HS200)? The HS200 booster is the ‘human-rated’ version of the S200 rocket boosters used on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle… Continue reading ISRO successfully tests solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan programme
Macolin Convention: Calls for global efforts to curb match-fixing
What is the News? The 12th meeting of Interpol’s Match-Fixing Task Force (IMFTF) concluded with a call to harmonize global efforts to curb competition manipulation. Note: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was one of the participants at this meeting. What did the participants discuss at this meeting? The members deliberated on various mechanisms to improve… Continue reading Macolin Convention: Calls for global efforts to curb match-fixing
Shallow and deep ecologism
What is the News? As India continues to grapple with the unrelenting heat waves, it becomes relevant to unpack two strands of environmental philosophy that reinvent the relationship between nature and humans — Shallow and Deep Ecologism. Background The concepts of Shallow and Deep Ecologism emerged in the 1970s when Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss sought… Continue reading Shallow and deep ecologism
Actions that corrode the steel frame of India
News: Recently, a group of retired civil servants’ known as the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) sent an ‘open letter’ to the Prime Minister. They appealed for an end to the politics of hate and violence against minorities, particularly Muslims. However, the allegations were rejected by another group of civil servants known as the Concerned Citizens (CC).… Continue reading Actions that corrode the steel frame of India
