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EnVision Mission

In News Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) has selected EnVision as its next orbiter that will visit Venus .  Earlier, NASA selected two missions to the planet Venus. The missions called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS have been selected based on their potential for scientific value and the feasibility of their development plans. About the Mission  […]

PASIPHAE Project

In Context  PASIPHAE Project is set to take place at the Skinakas Observatory, Crete, and the South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland, South Africa About PASIPHAE Project  Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars. The name […]

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin as Legal Tender

In News El Salvador would be the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Legal Tender It is defined as: coins or banknotes that must be accepted if offered in payment of a debt. A legal tender is guaranteed by the central government and all parties are legally bound to accept […]

47th Edition of G7 Summit

In News Recently, the seven nations of the Group of Seven (G7) have held the 47th G7 Summit at Cornwall in south-west England. Group of Seven Major Highlights of the Summit Source: TH

Rare Earth Metals at the Heart of China­-U.S. Rivalry

In News China’s dominance in the rare Earth Metals, key to the future of manufacturing, is a cause for concern for the West.   Rare Earth Elements (REEs) Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements – lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium.  They […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Gujarat govt praises NREGA: ‘lifesaver’ for migrants who came back after lockdown (Welfare Schemes ) About the MGNREGA, it’s objective […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 4 Bru refugee rehabilitation in Tripura hits green panel hurdle (Polity and Governance) Bru refugee rehabilitation, the history of Bru people and how did they end up like this? Steps taken by the Governments for their resettlement and the concerns arising. Suggest […]

Facts in News

  Facts in News Index of Industrial Production (IIP)  Recently ,India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose by a sharp 134.44% in April 2021. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates and performance of different sectors of industry in the economy.  Broadly it is a composite indicator of the […]

Bru Rehabilitation In Tripura

In News The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has received a complaint that Bru refugees from adjoining Mizoram were being resettled in a forest. About The complainant pointed out that construction was being carried out for resettling the Brus in a 250-hectare green belt. It was pointed out that this would be in violation of Section […]

Child Labour: Tends and the Road Forward

In News “Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward”, a report by ILO and the UNICEF, has stated that progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years. About  It is released ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12th June) in the United Nations International Year […]

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