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Veer Savarkar Jayanti

In News  Recently, the Prime Minister of India  has paid tributes to Veer Savarkar on his jayanti. About Vinayak Damodar Savarkar  Popularly known as Veer Savarkar, was born on 28 May 1883 in Nashik. He was a multidimensional personality – a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher – all combined […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   SC underlined federalism, now says ‘intrigued’ by feedback (Economy) Know about the SC’ recent observations on the federal structure and the powers of the Parliament and the state legislatures to legislate on GST,rationale behind the move and way ahead. GS […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   India will support democracy, stability in Sri Lanka, says PM   Learning loss will dent India’s GDP: ADB (International Relations ) What caused the Sri Lankan economic crisis?How does it affect India’s interest ?and how India is helping Sri […]

Wagner Group

In News Two alleged Wagner Group fighters from Belarus have been accused of murdering civilians near Kyiv, making them the first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges in Ukraine. Wagner Group About: It is a network of contractors that supply soldiers for hire. The group reportedly took its name from Dmitry Utkin, a retired […]

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 […]

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