Agni-V ballistic missile #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Agni-V It is India’s most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built It is a three–stage, solid fuel 17-metre-tall The missile has a range of more than 5,000 km and is capable of carrying nuclear warhead of more than […]
Building climate resilience collectively #GS-03 Infrastructure, Climate Change For Prelims Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LT-LCDS): LT-LCDS is India’s long-term climate action plan unveiled at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November. It has multi-sectoral measures […]
Gene Therapy #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Gene Therapy: Gene therapy is a technique which uses Gene editing for the replacement of defective genes with healthy ones in order to treat genetic disorders. In simple terms, it is an experimental technique through which healthy […]
India’s slowing exports #GS-03 External Sector For Mains Decline in India’s Export: India’s exports declined about 7% in October compared with the same month last year. This is the first time a decline for any month was reported since February 2021. Engineering goods, which generally […]
Beypore Uru #GS-03 Technology For Prelims Beypore Uru Beypore is a historic port town on the banks of the Chaliyar River and is part of the present-day Kozhikode district in Kerala. The name Uru is associated with the 1500 years old traditional ship building culture […]
The rise of rural manufacturing #GS-03 Economy For Mains: The urban-rural manufacturing shift: A steady stream of investments in rural locations over the last two decades has ensured that 42% of factories and 62% of fixed capital is in the rural side This is evidence […]
Solar Power #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Solar Power: A solar cell is a semi-conducting device made of silicon and/or other materials, which, when exposed to sunlight, generates electricity. Unlike batteries or fuel cells, solar cells do not utilize chemical reactions or require fuel […]
Big Tech and the need in India for ex-ante regulation #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Economy For Prelims Competition Commission of India (CCI): The CCI is a statutory body which acts as the competition regulator in India and is responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, of 2002. […]
Factors of Production #GS-03 Economy For Prelims What are the Factors of Production: Factors of production are resources that are thought to be the basic building blocks of production in any economy. Land, labour, capital, and entrepreneur are widely considered to be the four main […]
End-to-end encryption #GS 03 Science and Technology, Cyber Security For Prelims End-to-end encryption: End-to-end encryption is a communication process that encrypts data being shared between two devices. It prevents third parties like cloud service providers, internet service providers (ISPs) and cybercriminals from accessing data while […]