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    Azad Engineering bags contract for advanced turbo gas generator engine from DRDO lab GTRE  Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Context: Azad Engineering secured a contract with DRDO laboratory Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for the manufacturing, assembly, and integration of advanced turbo gas generator engines. Details of the advanced turbo gas generator […]

    Indian forces using Kuki and Myanmar groups to wage war: NSCN Sub: Geography Sec: Human geo Tag: Kuki Context: The Indian armed forces are using a Kuki extremist outfit and a pro-democracy armed group in civil war-torn Myanmar to wage a war against the Naga Army along the India-Myanmar border, the National Socialist […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 24 May 2024 1. Indian forces using Kuki and Myanmar groups to wage war: NSCN Sub: Geography Sec: Human geo Tag: Kuki Context: The Indian armed forces are using a Kuki extremist outfit and a pro-democracy armed group in civil war-torn Myanmar to wage a war against the Naga Army […]

    Half of world’s rangelands are degraded, UN study finds: What are rangelands, why they matter Sub: Geography Sec: Economic geo Context: About half of the world’s rangelands are degraded and need policy interventions, and communities depending on them need focused support, according to a new report of the United Nations Convention on Combating […]

    Pentagon says Russia launched space weapon in path of U.S. satellite Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Context: The Pentagon accused Russia of launching a likely space weapon and deploying it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite. Details of the ‘Counter space weapon’: This ‘counter-space weapon’ is presumably capable of […]

    The value of attributing extreme events to climate change Sub: Science and tech Sec: Defence Evolution of Extreme Event Attribution: Previously, the IPCC argued against attributing individual weather events to climate change. Now, researchers attribute some extreme events to climate change despite uncertainties. Value of Extreme Event Attribution: Attribution is seen as critical […]

    Brazil’s Amazon fires off to record 2024 start as green union blames firefighting budget cut Sub: Geography Sec: Mapping Context: Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year Details: Partial blame on lower government spending on firefighting. President Lula da Silva aims to […]

    UN Rice Tenders: Indian Export Curbs Under WTO Lens Sub: Economy Sec: External sector Key Points: Concerns Raised by WTO Members: Canada, Brazil, Australia, and the U.K. have raised questions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about India’s alleged restriction on rice exporters participating in UN World Food Program (WFP) tenders. These tenders […]

    Delay in Publishing Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) Unusual: CITU Sub: Economy Sec: Inflation   Key Points: CITU’s Concern: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has raised concerns over the delay in releasing the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) for February and March. Importance of AICPI-IW: AICPI-IW […]

    RBI’s Record Surplus Transfer to the Centre for FY24 Sub: Economy Sec: Monetary Policy  Key Highlights: Record Surplus Transfer: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a transfer of ₹2,10,874 crore as surplus to the Union government for the financial year 2023-24. This transfer is more than double the ₹87,416 crore transferred […]