India plans ‘buffers’ in proposed Arunachal hydropower project to counter ‘China threat’ Subject :Geography Section : Hydrology Concept : The design of a hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district is being influenced by the concerns over China’s proposed 60,000 MW hydropower in Medog in Tibet. The concerns are that the 60,000 […]
India, Russia begin manufacturing of AK-203 assault rifles in U.P.’s Amethi Subject : International Relations Section : India ‘s Relations Concept : Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) which is a joint venture between India and Russia, has started producing AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh. The IRRPL was established in […]
A case for reassigning GST to States Subject : Economy Section :Fiscal Policy Concept : The vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI) arises between the Union and State governments when the Union has more tax powers than the States and the State governments are assigned with more expenditure responsibilities. It is the responsibility of the […]
UNSC Sanction committee blacklist lashkar’s makki Subject : International Relations Section: International Organisation Concept : Pakistan-based leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council. This came after China dropped its technical hold over a proposal to list him under the UNSC’s ISIL (Da’esh) and […]
China’s population drops for first time in 60 years Subject :Geography Section : Human Geography Concept : China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of roughly 850,000 people for a population of 1.41175 billion in 2022, the first dip since 1961. Chinese Policies related to declining population One-Child Policy : One cause […]
Row over CoP28 president Subject: Environment/Environmental conferences Section: Climate Change Context: The UAE, the host of CoP28, has announced its industry Minister Sultan Al Jaber will be the president of the conference. So, what is the controversy? Sultan Al Jaber besides being the minister for Industry and Advanced Technology also happens to be […]
Davos 2023: Can AI make wildfire mitigation efficient? WEF’s FireAId initiative shows how Subject :Science and Technology Section: Computer Awareness Context: The FireAId initiative of using artificial intelligence to effectively manage wildfire had a successful pilot run since it was launched in January 2022 by the World Economic Forum (WEF). FireAId initiative: World […]
Ants can’t alter behaviour to deal with warmer climate: Report Subject :Environment Section :Climate Change Context: Ants may be unable to adapt to global warming, a new study looking at their behavioural flexibility has warned. This leaves them highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, as the insects could not move away […]
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy Subject :Science and Technology Section :Space Context: A radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy was detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) located in Pune. This is the largest astronomical distance over which such […]
Nepal plane crash Context: It is also called flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder and it stores data about planes. They reveal information which leads to information about the accidents of flight. There are two different flight recorder devices the flight data recorder (FDR) preserves the recent history of the sounds in the cockpit, […]