Biomass Co-firing #GS-03 Environment For Prelims: About Biomass Co-Firing: Biomass co-firing is the practice of substituting a part of the fuel with biomass at coal thermal plants. About Biomass: Biomass is plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. Examples include […]
Govt. may lift AFSPA in 4 States after Naga peace pact #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims: About AFSPA: Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces and the state and paramilitary forces in areas classified as “disturbed areas.” AFSPA […]
PM launches 5G, calls it start of a new era #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims: About 5G: 5G or the 5th generation mobile network. It is the new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. It helps in the creation of […]
Mars rover finds sedimentary rocks under planet’s surface #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims: About Zhurong rover: Zhurong rover is China’s first rover to land on another planet. China has landed two rovers on Moon. China is the third country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft […]
Reserve Bank raises rates by 50 bps, brings down growth outlook to 7% #GS-03 Economy, Monetary Policy For Prelims About Monetary Policy Committee. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is created to set the policy interest rates as a part of its monetary policy. It is […]
Army deploys medium, long-range weapons across northern border #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims About K9 Vajra Tank: The K9 Vajra is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and civil contractors including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, […]
The NASA spacecraft-asteroid collision #GS – 03 Science and Technology For Prelims About DART Mission Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission is the first Kinetic Impactor Method of planetary defence, launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos […]
A push for the semiconductor industry #GS-03 Economy Science and Technology For Prelims: What are Semiconductors? A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as iron, copper etc, and an insulator, such as rubber, ceramics etc. They are […]
India gets its first avalanche monitoring radar in Sikkim #GS-01 Geography, #GS-03 Disaster Management For Prelims: About Avalanche: Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside. Avalanches are classified into two types: slab avalanches, which are built of tightly […]
Bihar free of Naxal Presence; Says CRPF Chief #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims and Mains About Naxals: The word Naxalism originated from the Naxalbari uprising of 1967. The insurgency started in 1967 in the Naxalbari village of West Bengal by a radical faction of the […]