Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: BUSINESS LINE Context: Clean Core Thorium Energy, a Chicago-based company, has developed ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life), (named after India’s scientist, Dr Anil Kakodkar) – a fuel that combines Thorium and High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU). ANEEL can be used in India’s existing Pressurized Heavy-Water …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: The third unit of the indigenously developed 700-megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP3) in Gujarat, India, has started operations at full capacity. This marks a significant achievement in India’s civilian nuclear program, as it is the country’s first 700 MWe …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology/Energy Source: TH Context: There are doubts about whether nuclear power, with its associated concerns about cost and safety, remains a viable choice for India as solar and wind power gain popularity globally. Global outlook for nuclear power: In Europe and the U.S., …
Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, Nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. 6. Nuclear technology is very vital to India’s energy security and strategic autonomy. Discuss the evolution of India’s nuclear policy since Independence. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: Insights on India Why the question: Why the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Context: Scientists in the United Kingdom said they have achieved a new milestone in producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in the Sun. What’s the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Science and technology. Context: Top scientists from China have claimed to have successfully created a ‘fake Sun’. The artificial Sun created by China is about ten times hotter than the real Sun, around which our planet revolves. It is called the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Nuclear Fusio Context: Physicists in California, using lasers the size of three football fields, have generated a huge amount of energy from fusion. …
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