Indian Space Policy-2023 Context: The new Space Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet on April 6 but made public on Thursday, has sparked cautious optimism in India’s burgeoning private sector start-up sector. Points to Ponder: The Union Cabinet has approved the Indian government’s new Space […]
Hakki Pikki: Caught In Sudan’s Civil War Context: The story of how the Hakki Pikki, or bird catchers, of Karnataka, became entangled in a civil war in Sudan is a modern narrative of migration, development, and the human drive to prosper. The clan is now […]
EC Criticized For VVPAT Defects Context The Congress party has chastised the Election Commission (EC) for failing to notify political parties of the discovery of 6.5 lakhs of faulty Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines. Points to Ponder: Pawan Khera, the party’s spokesperson, has […]
New IT Rules For Fact-Checking Is In Favour Of Public Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology dismissed political satirist Kunal Kamra’s constitutional challenge to the Information Technology (IT) Amendment Rules, 2023, saying the Rules are in the “public interest” and provide an […]
Singapore Satellites Launched By ISRO Context: The Indian Space Research Organization’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C55) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday, carrying two Singapore spacecraft, TeLEOS-2 as primary and Lumelite-4 as co-passenger. Points to Ponder The mission was […]
