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Daily Archives: April 21, 2023

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 14 2024 preparations:EC to replace circuit boards of 2.2 lakhs VVPATs (Polity and Governance) What is Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)? How do VVPAT machines work? Significance and the need for VVPATs. GS 1 15& 24 Healers and Travellers , Karnataka […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 6   PSLV­C55 mission: ISRO to carry out in­orbit scientific experiments using spent PS4 (Science and Technology) Know about PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 mission and its purpose. GS 2 10 A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis  (Health) What is Tuberculosis(TB)?TB Burden in India, […]

Critical minerals & supply chain challenges

In Context A recent working paper from the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) extends the earlier minerals assessment for 23 minerals by assessing the criticality levels of 43 select minerals for India based on their economic importance. More about the critical minerals About: Critical minerals are elements that are the building blocks of […]

Deadnaming

In News:  Twitter has removed a policy that prohibited misgendering or deadnaming of transgender people on the social media platform. More about news Twitter also announced that it will only put warning labels on some tweets that might violate its rules against hateful conduct. Earlier, the tweets were removed from the platform. Deadnaming A deadname […]

SpaceX Starship

In News:  SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s biggest rocket, exploded during its first test-flight to space. About Starship SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship. Super Heavy rocket:  It is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system. Powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) […]

Abhilekh patal

In News  The Prime Minister of India has praised  “Abhilekh patal” a portal with over 1 Crore Pages of Historical Records of the National Archives.  About Abhilekh Patal Abhilekh is a Sanskrit term used in India for records since ancient times and Patal is a Sanskrit word meaning a board, platform, or a surface. A […]

Hakki Pikkis community

In News Members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community from Karnataka are stuck in violence-hit Sudan and the government is making efforts to bring them back.  About Hakki Pikki Tribe Hakki in Kannada means ‘bird’ and Pikki means ‘catchers’, they are a semi-nomadic tribe, traditionally of bird catchers and hunters. They live in several states […]

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh boundary dispute

In News:  Chief Ministers of the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in the presence of Union Home Minister signed a Memorandum of Understanding over disputed areas along the roughly 800-km shared boundary. Major Highlights of MoU The two states share a roughly 800-kilometer-long border and the disputed areas the MoU deals with are 123 border villages, […]

Global Buddhist Summit

In News PM inaugurated the First Global Buddhist Summit hosted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation. About the Summit Theme: “Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis”. Aim: The Summit is an effort towards engaging the global Buddhist Dhamma leadership and scholars on matters of Buddhist and universal concerns, […]

India’s fighter jet conundrum

In News  Recently, an Indian Air Force (IAF) representative informed that against the sanctioned strength of 42 fighter squadrons, at present India has 31 squadrons  Status of India’s Fighter Jets