ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defence minister SUB: IR SEC: Int org Context: The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said it had issued arrest warrants for Russia’s Army chief and former Defence Minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes The International Criminal Court (“the ICC” or […]
WikiLeaks | The enemy of the deep state SUB: Science and tech SEC: Awareness in IT and Computer Context: The slow but sure process of extraditing Julian Assange, co-founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks from the U.K. to the U.S. took a firm step on Friday when the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, […]
Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with world’s first samples from the far side of the moon SUB: Science and tech SEC: Space sector Context: China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned to Earth on June 25 with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon. More on news: The probe […]
Brains that don’t see in greyscale first over-rely on colors: Project Prakash study SUB: Science and tech SEC: Human health Context: In May, a team of Indian and U.S. researchers reported in the journal Science that this delay in developing color vision is actually important for overall vision development. More on news: Project […]
Meet the new Sino-French satellite, which will detect the most powerful explosions in the universe SUB: Science and tech SEC: Space sector Context: A satellite jointly developed by China and France was launched into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on June 22. About the satellite: It is the […]
Defence Ministry signs 350th contract under iDEX for miniaturized satellite SUB: Science and tech SEC: Defence Context: The 350th contract under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) which is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence was signed with Space Pixel Technologies Pvt Ltd for the design and development of a ‘miniaturized […]
Territories East of the Mahakali River including Kalapani belongs to Nepal, says PM Prachanda SUB: IR SEC: Places in news Context: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ asserted that territories east of the Mahakali River, including Limpiyadhura, Kalapani, and Lipu Pass, belong to Nepal. He cited the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 with […]
Why is Julian Assange flying to the remote Pacific Island of Saipan? SUB: IR SEC: Places in news Context: Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single criminal charge in a plea deal, leading to his release and return to Australia. The plea deal involves a 62-month sentence, which he has […]