Biotransformation Technology #GS3 #Technology Context: A Uk based start-up claims that it has developed a technology that could alter the state of plastics and make them biodegradable. The company calls it biotransformation. It claims the technology would digest the plastic packaging waste naturally with help […]
AUKUS focuses on submarines AUKUS is an arrangement between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia to form a trilateral security alliance. The alliance, which was unveiled in September 2021, aims to strengthen cooperation on defense and security issues in the Indo-Pacific area. The […]
Chenab bridge Points to ponder: The Chenab Bridge is a railway bridge located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It spans the Chenab River and is part of the Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (JUSBRL) project. The bridge is one of the highest rail bridges in the world, […]
ISRO launches 36 One Web Satellites #GS03 #Technology #Prelims Points to ponder: LVM3 (GSLV Mark-3) is the Indian Space Research Organization’s largest payload rocket, which carried 36 One Web satellites on board This is Network Access Associates Ltd’s (one web group business) second operation under […]
A Grave mistake in Great Nicobar #GS03 #ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES #BIO DIVERSITY Context: The union Ministry of Environmental, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has cleared the decks for a mega project at the cost of about 70000 crores at the southern tip of the Andaman and […]
An objective look at china led framework #INTERNATIONALRELATIONS #INTERNATIONALINSTITUTIONS #REGIONALGROUPINGS #AGREEMENTS Context: At the Lanting Forum in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang emphasized the newly released Global Security Initiative (GSI) Concept Paper on February 21. According to its description, the GSI is a framework […]
CAD to narrow, bolster rupee against global risks #GS3 #ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT #INDIANECONOMY The current account deficit (CAD) is an economic indicator that measures the difference between a country’s total value of imports of goods and services and its total value of exports of goods and services. […]
Rapid Action Climate change #GS3 #ENVIRONMENT #DISASTERMANAGEMENT #CLIMATECHANGE The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations panel made up of thousands of experts from around the world who assess the science related to climate change. Points to ponder: According to the IPCC […]
Foreign law Firms in India #GS02 #Government interventions and polices #Judicial Bodies Context: The Bar Council of India (BCI), a statutory body governing legal practice in India, has framed Rules that allow them to open offices there, five years after the Supreme Court permitted foreign […]
