Major Straits of the World Part 3 Straits of Indian Ocean: Bab-el-Mandeb: The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The Bab-el-Mandeb acts […]
COP27 and the ambiguity about responsibility #GS-03 Climate Change For Prelims COP 27: 27th Conference of Parties of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is held at Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt. To know more about COP 27 click here. Loss and damage (L&D): COP27 adopted […]
PIB Analysis 26-11-22 Part 2 India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary The work on India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary, being set up by CSIR under Union Ministry of Science & Technology, in Ladakh’s Hanle shall be complete in over a month’s time. The Night Sky Sanctuary […]
PIB Analysis 26-11-22 Part 1 Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta, during their stay at Busan from 21 to 23 Nov 22, participated in multiple activities with the RoK (Republic of Korea) Navy. On departure from Busan, Shivalik and […]
Nuclear Powerplants in India #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims India and Nuclear Energy: Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. Currently, India has 22 nuclear power reactors operating in 7 states, with an installed […]
Lachit Borphukan #GS-01 Indian History For Prelims Lachit Borphukan: Lachit Borphukan was a commander and Borphukan, in the Ahom kingdom in present day Assam. He is known for his leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by Mughal forces under […]
Homosexuality #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims: Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union Of India: Supreme Court in Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India (2018) case decriminalized consensual homosexuality under IPC section 377. Supreme Court revised its own decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation […]
