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 […]
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 […]
Vande Bharat trains hit a hurdle Context : The joint venture (JV) between Indian public sector organisation (PSU) Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) and Russian transportation firm Transmashholding (TMH) to produce 120 Vande Bharat Express train sets, valued at about $3.63 billion (more than 30,000 […]
India and Nepal sign pacts on energy and transport Context: Several energy and transportation agreements were negotiated between India and Nepal, including one that allowed Nepal to export hydropower to Bangladesh via Indian soil. Indo-Nepal Relation: Geographical proximity: India and Nepal are significant neighbours because […]
UN Peacekeeping: India To Train Women From ASEAN Context: India is planning two initiatives for female personnel from South East Asia later this year in response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s proposal from last year for an initiative on “women in United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) […]
ISRO’s GSLV Rocket Takes Navigation Satellite Successfully Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully placed the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2,232 kg, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) To develop a domestic launch capability for geosynchronous satellites, the […]