The Crimea Bridge Context: The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on recently, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Importance of the Bridge: The bridge is essential for the delivery of goods such […]
PIB Analysis Weapon Systems Branch The government has given the green light to the establishment of a new branch of the Indian Air Force (IAF), known as the Weapon Systems (WS) branch. To operate all ground-based and specialised airborne weapon systems, the WS branch would […]
Palaeogenomics Context: The Nobel Prize for Physiology this year has been awarded to Svante Pääbo, Swedish geneticist, who pioneered the field of palaeogenomics, or the study of ancient hominins by extracting their DNA. Importance of the work: In the past, studying ancient humans has mostly […]
Distribution of Sodium on the Moon’s surface Context: Scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have mapped out the global distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface. They used the CLASS instrument (Chandrayaan-2 large area soft X-ray spectrometer) carried by the second Indian Moon mission, […]
Early Warning System for Heatwaves Context: Total duration of heatwaves has increased by about three days during the last 30 years and a further increase of 12-18 days is expected by 2060. In future climate, heatwaves will be spread to new areas including southern parts […]
Front Page: Neither faction can use Sena name, symbol: EC Technology eases path for the weary News: IAF all set to create a new weapon systems branch, says Air chief We are very confident of navigating OPEC+ supply cuts, says Hardeep Puri German call for […]
