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EX Bongo Sagar

In News  The third edition of Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commenced at Port Mongla, Bangladesh.  The first edition of the Exercise Bongo Sagar, was held in 2019.  About Exercise Bongo Sagar The Harbour Phase of exercise is underway. It will be followed by a Sea Phase in the Northern Bay of […]

Tortoise Conservation

In Context  Over 400 tortoises are in the pond of Thoroth Addukath Bhagavathi Temple in Kasaragod. About Tortoise  Tortoise, (family Testudinidae), any member of the turtle family.  They are exclusively terrestrial and occur on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.  They also inhabit many islands, although numerous island populations and species are now extinct because […]

First Movers Coalition

In News Recently, India joined the First Movers Coalition to decarbonise carbon-heavy sectors. About First Movers Coalition Initiative: It is led by the World Economic Forum and the US government. It was launched at COP26 as a flagship public-private partnership to clean up the most carbon-intensive sectors. Aim: to create early markets for clean technologies […]

Magnetron Technology

In News Recently, the Government said that it is supporting indigenous development of high-powered Magnetron technology used mainly for cancer radiation therapy. What is Magnetron? The magnetron is a high-powered vacuum tube that works as a self-excited microwave oscillator. It is a compact and low-cost source of microwave power as compared to other similar microwave […]

Green hydrogen: Fuel of the Future

In News Recently, the Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas advocated at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland that India will emerge as the leader of green hydrogen. About  Background: This came almost a month after Oil India Limited (OIL) commissioned India’s first 99.99% pure green hydrogen plant in eastern Assam’s Jorhat. […]

PARAM PORUL Supercompute

In News PARAM PORUL is a state-of-the-art supercomputer which was recently set up at NIT Tiruchirappalli. About PARAM PORUL PARAM PORUL supercomputing facility is established under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). Technology: PARAM PORUL system is based on Direct Contact Liquid Cooling technology  This will obtain a high power usage effectiveness and […]

Universal Basic Income

In Context  As proposed by the experts, Practical challenges in implementation can come in the way of rolling out a universal basic income scheme. What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)? The Economic Survey 2016-17 has recommended Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an alternative to the various subsidy focused social welfare schemes that aim to reduce […]

Data Localisation

In Context The local storage requirements (Data Localisation) clause in India’s recently proposed Personal Data Protection Bill is facing controversy. Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms has recently stated that this clause could make it “difficult” to provide its services in the country. Data Localisation About: Data localisation simply means restricting the flow of data from […]

Loss to Indian GDP due to Pandemic Linked School Closure: ADB Study

In News According to ‘Potential Economic Impact of COVID-19 related School Closures’, a study by Asian Development Bank, India’s GDP would take a big hit due to pandemic-linked learning losses for students. Vital Findings of the Study Highest Decline: GDP of India would see the highest decline in South Asia due to learning losses for […]

Measles-Rubella Elimination

In Context Recently , Some points were highlighted to achieve the Measles-Rubella elimination target  by July-August 2023. About  Measles :It  is a highly contagious viral disease. Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, measles remains an important cause of death among young children globally, and can also lead to serious adverse outcomes such […]

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