India And China On The Depsang Plains Context : India and China remain far from reaching the goal of disengagement, de-escalation, and restoration of status quo ante to resolve the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as the 2020 impasse in Eastern Ladakh […]
OTT Seek Satellite Bandwidth Context: OTT streaming companies argued in favour of using more satellite bandwidth to connect with viewers. Points to Ponder: Importance of satellite-based distribution: According to AVIA, the media sector is crucial in supplying millions of Indians with entertainment, information, education, and […]
U.S. averts first-ever default with the 11th-hour debt deal Context: Four days before the Treasury Department’s deadline, U.S. senators voted to suspend the federal debt ceiling on Thursday, bringing to a conclusion weeks of difficult discussions to do away with the risk of a calamitous […]
New Guidelines For Deemed Universities Context: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced a new set of rules for institutions that are deemed to be universities and stated that the goal of the Centre was to encourage universities to place an emphasis on quality and excellence, […]
Odisha Train Accident Context: In a significant rail disaster on Friday night involving two express trains and a goods train in the Balasore district of Odisha, at least 70 passengers were presumed dead and more than 350 others were hurt. Points to Ponder: Details of […]
International Trade Has A Carbon Problem Context : India worries that CBAM will make it impossible for it to export carbon-intensive goods to the EU. India has reportedly denounced CBAM as being protectionist and discriminatory, even though its exports to the EU are barely 1.8% […]
Good And Bad Context : Artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate fresh data is known as generative AI. Even though they are capable of more, generative AI is widely employed in the world today to generate text, graphics, and code in response to user requests. […]
Half of the electricity to be from renewable sources by 2027 Context : While India may have committed to the world to have half of its installed electricity come from renewable sources by 2030, a Central Electricity Authority (CEA) estimate of the country’s estimated power […]
