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The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1 Over 2,600 killed as Turkey, Syria reel under earthquakes  (Geography) Know about earthquakes ,causes ,impacts and measures  GS 2 3   Rajasthan’s ‘open prisons’ helping transform the lives of inmates (Governance) What are open prisons? And their relevance  GS 2 […]

India-Canada Relations

In Context India’s External Affairs Minister recently held wide-ranging talks with visiting Canadian Foreign minister. About Both nations reviewed the progress in bilateral relations, which are anchored in the following: Shared democratic values,  Growing economic linkages,  Security cooperation,  Mobility of students and professionals and  Strong people-to-people ties.  Deepening collaboration & EPTA: Both sides expressed interest […]

Visva-Bharati University

In Context Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage university. About Founded by: The university was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921. Visva-Bharati Society was registered as an organisation in May 1922. Rabindranath Tagore also donated some of his property, including land and […]

Projects Inaurgated by PM in Tumakuru

In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory — the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility — in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka. About the Projects  Bengaluru-headquartered HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes with a total business of more than ?4 […]

Amorphous ice

In News Recently, A team of researchers at University College London and the University of Cambridge have created a rare new form of ice called Medium-density Amorphous Ice. About Methodology:  They used a technique called ball-milling, which grinds crystalline ice into small particles using metal balls in a steel jar, to create the amorphous ice.  […]

Ladakh’s fragile ecology & demand of Sixth Schedule

In News Recently, Ladakhi innovator and engineer Sonam Wangchuk completed his five-day “climate fast”. More about the news About: The fast was held by Mr. Wangchuk in an effort to draw the attention of Indian leaders to the region’s fragile ecology and to secure its protection under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. About Sonam […]

LCA lands on INS Vikrant

In News In a significant milestone, the Naval variant of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) undertook its maiden landing onboard the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) INS Vikrant.  It demonstrates India’s capability to design, develop, construct and operate IAC with indigenous fighter aircraft.” History of Aircraft Carriers in India: Right from its Independence, […]

Deepfakes Voice

In News A social media platform used speech synthesis to make deep fakes of celebrities.  These deep fake audios made racist, abusive, and violent comments. About Deepfakes: Deep fake is a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to create convincing images, audio, and video hoaxes. Deepfakes use deep learning AI to replace the likeness of […]

Parliament: The North Star of Democracy

In News Recently, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar termed Parliament as the “North Star of democracy” About Recently, Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned due to the opposition creating a ruckus and demanding a discussion on the Hindenburg report on the Adani conglomerate. The report by Hindenburg Research, a US-based investment firm has accused […]

Earthquake in Turkey

In Context Recently, three earthquakes measuring 7.8, 7.6, and 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit wide swaths of Turkey and neighbouring Syria. More about the news Epicentre: The epicentre was about 26 km east of the Turkish city of Nurdagi at a depth of about 18 km on the East Anatolian Fault.  The quake […]