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The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1&8 China again blocks 2 proposals on Pak. terrorists at UNSC Held up by the Chinese (International Relations) What is UN Security Council Resolution 1267?What are the reasons China has given for holding the listings?Does India have options?   GS 3 6 […]

Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

In News  The Prime Minister will launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) in the presence of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia. Need  Environmental degradation and climate change are global phenomena where actions in one part of the world impact ecosystems and populations across the globe.  […]

Swadesh Darshan 2

In News  The government recently revamped the scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) to develop sustainable and responsible destinations with a tourist and destination centric approach. Part 1 of Swadesh Darshan I had faced some criticism mainly pertaining to “resources being spread thin due to the many destinations being covered and too many stakeholders being […]

‘Mission DefSpace’

In News Recently ,Prime Minister of India launched  ‘Mission DefSpace’  at the ongoing DefExpo About  ‘Mission DefSpace’ It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services in the space domain through Indian industry and start-ups Under Mission Def-Space, 75 challenges are being opened to get innovative solutions, based on the defence […]

Rustom-2

In News Indigenous UAV Rustom-2   is expected to complete user trials by August 2023. Significance and need  High endurance UAVs are a priority requirement for the armed forces especially in the standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh.  The armed forces rely heavily on the Israeli Searcher and Heron drones and need more such UAVs. […]

Carbon Dating

In News Recently, a court in Varanasi rejected a plea asking for a scientific investigation into the structure found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque that the Hindu side has claimed is a Shivling. The dispute is now in the Supreme Court.   What is carbon dating? Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish the age of […]

India-U.K. Joint Working Group

In News Recently, Defence industry organisations from India and the UK have come together to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation.  The inaugural meeting of the JWG was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar.  About Defence Industry Joint Working Group  The JWG is part of an […]

Conservation of Vultures

Context The Tamil Nadu state has formed a committee to set up an institutional framework for the effective conservation of vultures, which almost went extinct in the country at the beginning of the 21st century. About Alarmed at the 96% decline in India’s vulture population between 1993 and 2003, the Central government put into place […]

Compressed Biogas (CBG)

Context The Union Petroleum Minister announced that Compressed BioGas (CBG) is the need of the hour and the government is taking all necessary steps to promote the CBG ecosystem. About:  The Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur in the […]

Draft National Credit Framework

In News Recently, the Government of India unveiled the draft National Credit Framework (NCrF) to enable the integration of academic and vocational domains. Key Points About: National Credit Framework is a next generation, multidimensional instrument under National Education Policy (NEP).  Aim of NCrF:  To formulate a unified credit accumulation and transfer for general and vocational […]