Source: TH Context: Astronomers have discovered a repeating radio signal from YZ Ceti b, a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet rotating around a small red dwarf star only 12 light-years away from Earth. Significance: This discovery suggests the presence of a magnetic field around the planet, which is one of the prerequisites for a habitable …
Source: IE Context: China plans to start building a lunar base using soil from the moon in the next five years, with a team designing a robot named “Chinese Super Masons” to make bricks out of lunar soil. About the mission: China aims to retrieve the world’s first soil sample from the far …
Source: TH Context: A Bengaluru-based space technology company, Elena Geo Systems, has developed a chip (named NavIC processor) that can form the core of Navigation, Positioning and Timing applications using India’s indigenous satellite-based navigation system, NavIC. Previously, IIT-Bombay had developed a homegrown receiver chip – Dhruva Indian NavIC GPS system has faced issues in integration …
Source: TH Context: China is not participating in a United Nations project called Safety Across Asia for the Global Environment (SAFE) to survey high-risk facilities, including Asian wet markets, that may cause the spread of infectious diseases from animals to humans. Also, Vietnam and Laos have yet to approve the surveys. About …
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Source: ET Context: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has been accorded the status of Miniratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) CPSEs with a continuous profit record in the last three years, pre-tax profit of at least Rs.30 crores in one of the three years, and a positive net worth are eligible …
Source: TH Context: The Indian government plans to translocate big cats annually to India (Cheetah) as well as from India to other countries, starting with Cambodia, where the tiger was declared extinct in 2016. The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) will facilitate the mobilization of financial and technical resources for the overall ecosystem dealing …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: PIB Other Traditional New Year festivals (celebrated last Month) are:
Source: PIB The Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023, organized by the National Innovation Foundation, discussed ways to raise the profile of India’s innovation and entrepreneurship eco-system, which is inclusive, the third largest in the world, and an inspiration to many countries. Usage: It can be used to highlight initiatives to improve …
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Source: DTE OPNIP is a programme to improve the nutritional status of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha. Interventions: Community-based creches for children of age 6 months to 3 years Spot feeding centres for children aged 3-6 years Maternal spot feeding centres for pregnant & lactating mothers Prioritized the first 1,000 …
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Content for Mains Enrichment (CME) Source: HT Beggars’ Corporation, a Varanasi-based start-up, has received the Best Social Impact Award in the Innopreneurs Global Startup Contest.
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate Source: TH Context: The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill 2023 was recently tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Defence. Inter-services organisations include Soldiers from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy, like joint training institutes …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment Conservation Source: DTE Context: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has released its annual report on the illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive material (part of the Incident and Trafficking Database), stating that radioactive materials and contaminated devices are entering into the scraps recycling chain, posing a severe …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Institutions Source: HT Context: Indian Finance Minister has said that the World Bank’s call for revitalization presents a “historic opportunity” to make the institution “fit for purpose” to achieve sustainable development goals and address national and global developmental challenges. Steps to reform World Bank at different levels: …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these Source: TH Context: Parliamentary committees – panels made up of MPs – are constituted to delve deeper into matters of public concern and develop an expert opinion. Insta Links: An essential pit …
