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Black Box

In News  Recently ,China’s aviation authority announced that a flight recorder, commonly known as “black box”, “from China Eastern MU5735 was found. What are Black boxes? These are two large metallic boxes containing recorders that are required to be kept on most aircraft, one in the front and the other in the rear.  The recorders […]

Ahir Regiment Demand

In News  An ongoing agitation by members of the Ahir community disrupted traffic on a 6-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Gurgaon highway. The protesters have been camping near Kherki Daula toll plaza in Gurgaon since February 4, demanding an Ahir Regiment in the Indian Army. Genesis of the demand The Ahirwal region, which includes the southern […]

NASA’s Artemis Programme

In News Recently, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Artemis I rolled out from Kennedy Space Centre. Image Courtesy: NASA  Artemis Mission Aim: To land humans on the moon by 2024, and it also plans to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon. To contribute to scientific discovery and economic […]

Operation Greens Scheme

In Context Recently, the Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries has informed the Lok Sabha about the status of the Operation Greens Scheme. Operation Greens Scheme About: Operation Greens scheme was launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in November 2018. Aim & Objectives: To enhance value realization of TOP farmers; […]

EX-DUSTLIK

In News The third edition of the exercise, titled EX-DUSTLIK would be conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan from March 22 to March 31. EX- DUSTLIK’s is a joint training exercise that is conducted between the armies of India and Uzbekistan.  About The Grenadiers battalion that will represent India at this exercise is one of the Indian […]

World Sparrow Day

In News Every year on March 20 World Sparrow Day is observed across the globe to raise awareness and protect House sparrows. The first World Sparrow Day was organised in 2010. About History: The Nature Forever Society of India and the Eco-Sys Action Foundation of France came up with the idea for World Sparrow Day.  […]

Mercury Pollution

In Context Indonesia, as well as the United Nations, have sought support and commitment from parties to the Minamata Convention for a Bali Declaration on combatting the Global Illegal Trade of Mercury. About The issue is being discussed at the fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4.2). […]

Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty

In Context Recently, the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC-4) was convened under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). About The meeting aimed to conclude a draft of the instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also referred to as […]

Water Security in India

In News Recently, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) stated that Global warming and climate change has the potential to put water security in India at risk. Key Highlights Increasing temperatures:  India is witnessing a repeat of 2021 conditions, when temperatures touched 40 degrees Celsius as early as February in some parts of the […]

ExoMars 2022

In News Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) deferred the launch of ExoMars 2022 after the agency suspended all cooperation with Russia’s space program Roscosmos. About Aim:  To study past life on Mars. Collaboration of:  Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) Origin: ESA and NASA were the original ExoMars collaborators, but NASA dropped out […]

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