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TROPEX Exercise 2023 Subject: Defence Concept: Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR for four months from Nov 22 – Mar 23, culminated this week in the Arabian Sea. Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 2023) This operational level exercise is conducted biennially […]
Long lost moth species caught on camera in TN forest Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Concept : Recently, two researchers from Tamil Nadu have spotted a rare moth species for the first time in India in the buffer zone of Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Mimeusemiaceylonica Mimeusemiaceylonica is a moth species belonging to the […]
Central Government to reconsider ‘safe harbour’ clause in IT Law Subject: Economy Section: Msc Concept: The Central government formally outlined the Digital India Act, 2023. The Act will replace the decades-old Information Technology Act, 2000. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, announced that the government is reconsidering a […]
Small debris orbiting Earth pose threats to space assets Subject : Science and Technology Section: Space technology Context: On March 7, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out a controlled re-entry for the decommissionedMeghaTropiques1(MT1). The satellite, launched more than a decade ago, was designed to study clouds in the tropical […]
INSPIRE Subject: Science and Technology Section: Government Policy Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Scheme: To attract talent to the excitement and study of science at an early age To help the country build the required critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the S&T system and R&D base with a […]
All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) Subject :History Section: Modern History Concept: All India Women’s Conference (AIWC), the oldest national women’s organization in India was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins in order to improve educational efforts for women and children and has expanded its scope to also tackle other women’s rights issues. Genesis: Early in […]
India will be the biggest carbon market by 2030 Subject : Environment Section: Climate Change Concept : By 2030, India will be the biggest carbon market in the world, Abhay Bakre, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, has said. Indian companies have been generating and selling carbon credits, their buyers have always been […]
Floating Solar Panels Subject : Economy Section: Infrastructure Concept : In nearly a dozen countries around the world, floating solar farms are providing a welcome alternative to ground-mounted modules, with the potential to significantly boost clean power as the world races to cut carbon emissions. Massive solar farms can now be found atop […]
Parrot lady of Khajuraho Subject : Art and Culture Section : Architecture Concept : About 26 repatriated Indian antiquities will be exhibited and displayed in the national capital in order to spread awareness on the prevention of illicit trafficking of antiquities. Among the antiquities displayed, the “Parrot Lady of Khajuraho” sculpture was a […]
Vision screening critical to National Road Safety Plan Subject :Schemes Concept : With the Supreme Court-appointed Committee on Road Safety observing that there are 1.5 lakh annual deaths due to road crashes, leading eye health organisations are now calling for the inclusion of vision check-ups for drivers in the National Road Safety Plan […]