Kaziranga Sanctuary reopens with tribute to British-era officer Place: The State of Assam is home to Kaziranga National Park. It is spread across 42,996 hectares of land. In the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain, it is regarded as the single biggest intact and typical area. Historical Background: […]
Centre likely to raise the age of retirement of scientists to 65 Context A proposal to raise the retirement age of scientists to 65 is being developed by the Science and Technology Ministry. Retirement Age Proposal: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is debating […]
Sri Lanka moves towards RCEP; Bangladesh in queue Context Following India’s withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement four years ago, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two of India’s neighbours, are now evaluating their prospects of joining the fifteen-nation trading bloc. What is the […]
The study estimates the count of UAVs required for the three Services Context Two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services have been commissioned by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. These platforms are armoured helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), […]
INS Sagardhwani Context: INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel, embarked on a two-month-long Sagar Maitri (SM) Mission-4 from South Jetty, Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi. Relevance: GS-03 (Security) About: India’s Sagar Maitri Mission, by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), plays an important role […]
Closing the gender pay gap in the workforce Context: In the past, conventional economic wisdom attributed women’s absence from the labour force to their roles as caregivers and pay disparities between women and men were ascribed to differences in education. However, Claudia Goldin, the 2023 […]
The Israel-Hamas conflict and Nusseibeh’s analysis Context: With the recent conflict going on between Israel and Hamas, it is clear that sooner or later, experts and military analysts will attempt to dissect the ongoing ‘war.’ These assessments will inevitably be colored by personal and national […]