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India Club in London Subject :History Section: Modern History Context: Historic India Club in London with roots in independence movement announces closure: More about the news: The India Club, which was founded on The Strand in 1951, will shut its doors on September 17 and could now be turned into a luxury hotel. […]
Section 8 (4) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 Subject :Polity Section: Elections Context: The recent disqualification of Rahul Gandhi, based on his conviction and imprisonment in a defamation case and Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 8(4) of the Representation of People Act 1951. What are the Disqualification and […]
New Exoplanet Discovery Challenges Established Astronomical Theories Subject :Science and technology Section: Space technology Context: An international team of researchers has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet TOI-4860 b orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation, challenging conventional planet formation theories. Characteristics of the ‘warm Jupiter’: Exoplanet name: TOI-486o b […]
Causing floods is a terrorist offense in proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill to replace Indian Penal Code Subject :Polity Section: legislation in news Context: The Bill that seeks to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code defines terrorism as a separate offence for the first time as part of a general law. The Unlawful […]
On protecting the biodiversity of the northeast Subject :Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: In the recent case of Re: Cleanliness of Umiam Lake versus State of Meghalaya (2023), the division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh, in its order, stated that “In the absence of any other employment opportunities and […]
5 things you didn’t know about Chandrayaan, other Moon missions Subject :Science and technology Section: Space technology Chandrayaan-1: Chandrayaan-1, India’s first mission to the Moon in 2008, was just an Orbiter. When the spacecraft was being assembled, President A P J Abdul Kalam visited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) office and suggested […]
India: a young country with an ageing workforce Subject: Economy Section: National Income Key Points: India may continue to experience the rather counterintuitive phenomenon of being a youthful country with an ageing workforce. Analysis of India’s workforce, sourced from CMIE’s Economic Outlook data, shows that while India may be the country with the […]
RBI hesitant to give NBFC licences to fintechs with common PE investors Subject: Economy Section: Monetary policy Key Points: With non-banking finance company licenses issued to fintech majors such as Cred and Jupiter, multiple fintechs have pursued the banking regulator for a NBFC license. RBI is reluctant to consider their applications. The reason […]
The harsh realities of space that Chandrayaan 3 is built to brave Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space technology The Solar Wind and Spaceflight Challenges Solar Wind and Earth’s Magnetic Field The sun’s scorching hot surface emits a constant stream of charged particles known as the solar wind. Solar wind includes protons and […]
What are Acoustic Side Channel Attacks and how is AI used to increase its accuracy? Subject :Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT and Computers Introduction Research paper: “A Practical Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Side Channel Attack on Keyboards” Published and supported by the ethics committee of Durham University, U.K. AI used to decode […]