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Meeting India’s ‘carbon sink’ Target

In Context India’s carbon sink target is clearly much more ambitious and difficult than the other two that had been achieved about eight years before the deadline. Meaning of ‘carbon sink’ A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases – for example, plants, the ocean and soil.  Protecting […]

First IAF woman officer to command frontline Unit

In News Shaliza Dhami has become the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force to command a front line combat unit and will command a missile squadron in the Western sector. About Missile squadron is equipped with systems capable of defeating airborne threats, including fighter jets, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, flying at low […]

Importance of maintaining a “constant vigil” on Indian Borders

In News The Ministry of Defence emphasizes the need to maintain constant vigil on northern and western borders, coastline. About At the Naval Commanders Conference aboard INS Vikrant, Indian defence minister stressed the need to re-strategise due to the constantly evolving world order. The meeting emphasized that future conflicts will be unpredictable and that constant […]

Controlled reentry experiment of MT1 Satellite

In News The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the controlled re-entry experiment for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite. What is the Reentry of Satellites? Due to the increasing number of objects in space (Space Debris), the international aerospace community has adopted guidelines and assessment procedures to reduce the number of non-operational spacecraft […]

Gender Gap in STEM Field

In Context The United Nations has highlighted the need for inclusive technology and digital education to narrow the Gender gap in the domains of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – collectively termed the STEM fields. About Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – collectively termed the STEM fields – continue to be dominated by men.  Given […]

Bio-Computers

In News Recently scientists have taken initial steps to create an ‘organoid intelligence’ which aims to create “biocomputers”. About “Organoid intelligence” like Artificial intelligence is an area of study to create independent decision-making units using organoids. Brain organoids are 3D cultures of brain tissue prepared in the lab using human stem cells. These capture many […]

‘Cyber warrior’

In Context  ‘Cyber Warrior’ Teams and Help Desks to Combat Rising Cybercrime in Visakhapatnam. About During the year 2022, visakhapatnam had reported as many as 610 cybercrime cases, as against 316 during the year 2021, which is almost a 93% increase. To combat the rise in cybercrime, all police stations in the city will soon […]

Indian Tea Industry

In Context India has taken several steps to boost the output, create a niche brand for Indian tea, and ensure the welfare of the families associated with the tea industry. About Despite numerous geopolitical, geoeconomic, and logistical difficulties, it is anticipated that Indian tea exports will surpass 95% of the US$ 883 million goals set […]

Menace of Plastic consumption

In Context A new Study Warns of doubling of Plastic Consumption in G20 countries by 2050 without new policies. Plastic Consumption across Globe According to a report by the Back to Blue initiative, Plastic consumption in G20 countries may nearly double by 2050 unless new global policies are put in place to reduce its use. […]

Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector)

In News The Ministry of Textiles has invited proposals for empanelment from the textile industry and industry associations to broad base the panel of implementing partners for Samarth. About the Scheme Samarth is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of the Ministry of Textiles. Aim:  To incentivize and supplement the efforts of the […]