Microplastics in Human Blood Context: • A study by researchers from The Netherlands has examined blood samples of 22 persons, all anonymous donors and healthy adults, and found plastic particles in 17 of them. What are micro plastics? • Microplastics are fragments of any type […]
Hindrances To JCPOA Context: • The JCPOA had entered its last stage of talks at the end of February and had declared that there are few small obstacles that would be resolved. • But as of now, there is no developments regarding the Iran nuclear […]
An Overlook into Coral Bleaching Context: • The management authority of the world’s largest coral reef system, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, confirmed on March 25 that the reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event. • This is the sixth time that the coral reef […]
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Challenges posed by NATO Context: Understanding the history of NATO’s challenge to the security posture of Russia would help identify the roots of the ongoing conflict. It might also provide a clearer picture of what institutional arrangements and assurances the Kremlin could accept as sufficient […]
Russia’s AI enabled military ecosystem Context: Russia has developed AI-based military systems which includes AI enabled robotic weapons, autonomous tanks, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In the wake of the Ukrainian crisis, This has come into relevance. Background- Russia which has been adopting 2AI-based military ecosystem […]
BIMSTEC meet Context: • Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders at the summit being held in “hybrid mode” from March 28 to 30. • Mr. Rajapaksa will chair the session on March 30, with leaders of Bangladesh, […]
Growing Bilateral Ties between India & UAE Context: • The free trade agreement between India and the UAE is likely to come into effect from May 1 this year, under which domestic exporters of as many as 6,090 goods from sectors such as textiles, agriculture, […]