In News Neptune and Uranus have much in common, yet their appearance is in different shades of blue. Key Points Observations came from Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, and other telescopes reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes it paler than Neptune. Commonality between Uranus and Neptune: They have similar masses, sizes, and […]
In News ‘The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment’ or ‘The Stockholm conference’ recently completed its 50 years. To commemorate this, the Stockholm +50 conference is scheduled to be held in Sweden. India’s agenda on global environmental issues for the conference A push for equity in global climate change negotiations will be among India’s […]
In News Recently, India and Sweden hosted the Industry Transition Dialogue in Stockholm, as a part of their joint initiative i.e. Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT). It was highlighted that the developed nations, with their historical experiences, must take lead in the global transition towards net-zero and low carbon industry. About The conference in Stockholm […]
In News Recently, Group of Seven (G7) countries met at Berlin to join hands against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Major Highlights of the meeting Antimicrobial resistance as a bigger threat: Health ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) highly industrialised countries recently recognised antimicrobial resistance was a bigger threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) even […]
In News Recently, Researchers from IIT Kharagpur in collaboration with the Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST) have developed a method called CrysXPP to predict the properties of crystalline materials through machine learning. About CrysXPP CrysXPP: It is a machine learning system that enables rapid prediction of various material properties with high precision. Machine learning […]
In News Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325 was commissioned into the Indian Navy. The newly inducted aircraft flew for the first time over the Andaman Islands earlier this year and were officially inducted on 28 Jan 2022. About INAS 325 It is operating the indigenously built ALH MK III aircraft. The unit is the […]
In News Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Provisional Estimates of National Income 2021-22 as well as Quarterly Estimates of GDP (Q4) 2021-22. Major Highlights The growth in GDP during 2021-22 is estimated at 8.7 percent as compared to a contraction of 6.6 percent in 2020-21. Nominal […]
In News Recently, NTPC released a Biodiversity Policy for conservation and restoration of biodiversity. Key Points of Biodiversity Policy 2022: It aims to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity. The policy also aims to adopt systematic consideration of local threats to biodiversity beyond the company’s business activities. […]
In Context The EV policies put in place by some States as part of FAME-II have been instrumental in driving this growth. What are Electric Vehicles? They operate on an electric motor, instead of an internal-combustion engine that generates power by burning a mix of fuel and gases. Therefore, such a vehicle is seen as […]
In News Recently, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and IIT Gandhinagar have unveiled India’s latest supercomputer called ‘Param Ananta’. About Param Ananta Supercomputer This development is in line with phase two of the central government’s National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) which is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology […]
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