[Burning Issue] India and Latin America Relations

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Latin America is generally understood to consist of the entire continent of South America in addition to Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean whose inhabitants speak a Romance language such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French. History of Indo-Latin… Continue reading

[pib] International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO)

Union Minister of Science & Technology has launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO). International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) IMPO will be hosted at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, an institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India, initially for five years. Setting up the IMPO reiterates the importance of… Continue reading

[pib] Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP)

National Logistics Portal (NLP) is set to be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) to make the multi-modal logistics ecosystem more efficient. Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) ULIP is designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the cost of logistics in India by creating a transparent, one window platform that can provide real-time information to… Continue reading

Reporting cyber attacks

Context The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is likely to come out with new cyber security regulations which will put the onus on organisations to report any cybercrime that may have happened against them, including data leaks. Damages inflicted by the cyber crimes Apart from private firms, government services, especially critical utilities, are prone… Continue reading

What is the Munich Security Conference (MSC)?

The latest edition of MSC a week ago assumed significance as it was here that the Ukrainian President appealed for help ahead of the Russian invasion. Munich Security Conference The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has been held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany since 1963. It brings together heads… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Ukraine Crisis and India

Context It is being perceived as a tightrope walk for India, taking a more neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. It is widely said that India’s statement at the UN lacked condemnation of the Russian invasion. War makes no sense to anyone. But during these circumstances, we may raise one question: “Why the West is… Continue reading

Places in news: Chernobyl

Ukrainian authorities said that radiation levels had increased in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after the Russian Invasion. What is Chernobyl Disaster? The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of… Continue reading

Who was Lachit Borphukan?

The Prime Minister has paid tribute to Lachit Borphukan on Lachit Diwas. Who was Lachit Borphukan? The year was 1671 and the decisive Battle of Saraighat was fought on the raging waters of the Brahmaputra. On one side was Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s army headed by Ram Singh of Amer (Jaipur) and on the other was… Continue reading

In news: P-8I Aircraft

Aviation and defence colossus Boeing delivered India’s 12th maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare P-8I aircraft. P-8I Aircraft It is a multi-mission aircraft with state of the art sensors, proven weapons systems, and a globally recognised platform. The first aircraft produced by Boeing flew in 2009, and has been in service with the US Navy since… Continue reading

Species in news: Dugong

India’s first Dugong conservation reserve will be built in Tamil Nadu for the conservation of Dugong, a marine mammal. Dugong Conservation Reserve The reserve will spread over an area of 500 km in Palk Bay on the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu. Palk Bay is a semi-enclosed shallow water body with a water depth maximum… Continue reading

Cyber warfare

Alongside the missiles and bombs slamming down in Ukraine, the country has also been hit by a wave of cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure companies. What is Cyberwarfare? Cyberwarfare has emerged as a new form of retaliation or passive aggression deployed by nations that do not want to go to actual war but want to send… Continue reading

Who was Narsinh Mehta?

Recently Junagadh University discovered a new species of spider and named it Narsinhmehtai in honour of Narsinh Mehta, the 15th-century poet who was a devotee of Lord Krishna. Narsinh Mehta Mehta is believed to have been born in Talaja in present-day Bhavnagar district in 1410 and died in Junagadh in 1480s. The family had its… Continue reading

NASA to decommission the International Space Station

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to retire and decommission the International Space Station (ISS) by 2031. What is the ISS? The ISS was launched in 1998 as part of joint efforts by the U.S., Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe. The idea of a space station originated in the 1984 State… Continue reading

Who is a Chess Grandmaster?

India’s teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has won praise for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship. Why are we reading this? UPSC had asked three questions on sports in CSP 2021. They were based on Laureus World Sports Award, Summer Olympics, and ICC World Test Championship. Try to… Continue reading

[pib] Quantum Key Distribution

A joint team of scientists from DRDO and IIT Delhi, for the first time in the country successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 kilometers. What is QKD Technology? Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a secure communication method that implements a cryptographic… Continue reading

IT Ministry pitches for Data Monetization Policy

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s proposal to monetise data collected at the central level has data policy and other experts divided. Backgrounder to this policy The idea of monetising citizens’ data for greater public good was first floated by the government in the Economic Survey of 2018-19. It had noted that since such… Continue reading

Panel on AFSPA removal misses ‘45-day’ deadline

A committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry to study the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, from Nagaland, slated to submit a report within 45 days is yet to conclude its findings. AFSPA: A Backgrounder The AFSPA, 1958 came into force in the context of insurgency in the North-eastern States… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Green Hydrogen

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) The government has unveiled the first part of the much-awaited National Hydrogen Policy. In this article, we shall study some broad contours of this policy – how will it benefit producers of green hydrogen, how will it boost India’s energy security and… Continue reading

Issues with corporate governance in the context of NSE scam

Context Over the past 10 days, the revelations about the functioning of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) during the tenure of Chitra Ramkrishna as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have raised questions about the governance. Managerial misconduct at NSE There was managerial misconduct at NSE. An effective board of directors: That is why… Continue reading

What are CRZ norms?

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inspected a bungalow owned by a Union Minister for alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. What is the news? The Union Minister’s bungalow named has been illicitly constructed within 50 metres of the sea in violation of the CRZ rules. The crackdown assumes significance in the escalating verbal… Continue reading

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