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Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022: WEF

In News The World Economic Forum’s ‘Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022’ has stated that cyberattacks have surged amid accelerating Covid-driven digitalisation. Key Highlights of the Report Rising cyber-attacks:  The accelerating pace of digitalisation, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a record-breaking year for cybercrime with ransomware attacks rising 151 per cent in 2021, and […]

PM Gati Shakti Master Plan

In News Recently, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry appealed to the Centre for extending support to develop infrastructure and improve multimodal connectivity in the region. About The LG said the Union Territory was looking to develop an outer ring road in Puducherry, SEZ clusters in Puducherry and Karaikal, and National Highways to improve connectivity […]

Dark Matter

In News Motion of some stars holds clue of dark matter shape in barred galaxies. About Dark matter: It is a hypothetical form of matter thought to account for approximately 85% of the matter in the universe. It forms the skeleton on which galaxies form, evolve, and merge. Various astrophysical observations including gravitational effects: that […]

Rare-Earth Metal

In News Recently, U.S. senators have proposed a law aiming to end China’s alleged “chokehold” on rare-earth metal supplies. Background  The Chinese Communist Party has a chokehold on global rare-earth element supplies, which are used in everything from batteries to fighter jets,” 80% of the United States’ rare-earth imports in 2019 were from China. Major […]

Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme

In News  Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information (MeitY) started seeking applications from 100 domestic companies, start-ups and MSMEs under its Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme. About Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme. It was announced in December 2021 by MeitY. Under this, financial incentives and design infrastructure support will be extended to domestic companies, […]

New uniform of the Indian Army

In News  Indian Army’s new combat uniform unveiled on 74th Army Day parade. Army Day Every year, 15 January is commemorated as “Army Day” to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and […]

Sixth Mass Extinction

In News Mass biodiversity extinction events caused by extreme natural phenomena have marked the history of life on Earth five times, but the scientists warn that the current mass extinction is entirely caused by human activities. About the extinctions Sixth mass extinction: Some researchers have pointed out that we are currently experiencing a sixth mass […]

“Inequality Kills”: The Oxfam Report

In News A recent Oxfam report stated that the income of 84 percent of households in the country declined in 2021. Image Courtesy: trtworld Key Findings Billionaires: The number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142 in the backdrop of a stark income divide worsened by the Covid pandemic. India has the third highest […]

Purple Revolution

In News The Union Minister of State Science & Technology said that “Purple Revolution” is Jammu & Kashmir’s contribution to “Start-ups India”, an initiative that was launched by the PM in 2016 and today we are observing the first National Start-up Day. About the Aroma mission and the Lavender crop Aroma Mission: launched by the […]

Alan Hills (ALH) 84001: Meteorite

In Context  The Recent study explains the existence of organic compounds on the surface of Meteorite ALH 84001. About Alan Hills (ALH) 84001 It was found during a snowmobile ride in December 1984, in the Far Western Icefield of Allan Hills in Antarctica by a US meteorite hunting expedition. At the time of its discovery, […]

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