Indian Space Policy-2023 Context: The new Space Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet on April 6 but made public on Thursday, has sparked cautious optimism in India’s burgeoning private sector start-up sector. Points to Ponder: The Union Cabinet has approved the Indian government’s new Space […]
New IT Rules For Fact-Checking Is In Favour Of Public Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology dismissed political satirist Kunal Kamra’s constitutional challenge to the Information Technology (IT) Amendment Rules, 2023, saying the Rules are in the “public interest” and provide an […]
Singapore Satellites Launched By ISRO Context: The Indian Space Research Organization’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C55) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday, carrying two Singapore spacecraft, TeLEOS-2 as primary and Lumelite-4 as co-passenger. Points to Ponder The mission was […]
Botanical Gardens And Life on Earth Context: On this Earth Day (April 22), we should recognise the Tamil Nadu government’s recent decision to create a big botanical garden (the Chengalpattu Botanical Garden) in the state as an important and welcome development. Plants are the […]
Sloth Bear Falls Into Well Context: A sloth bear drowned after falling into a well on private property in the area of Vellanad. The sloth bear, which is listed on Schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, was darted at 9 a.m. It, however, […]
PSLV-C55 Mission Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is set to fly the Polar Satellite fly Vehicle C55 (PSLV-C55) mission on April 22, will conduct scientific experiments in orbit by utilising the spent PS4 (PSLV’s fourth and final stage) as an orbital […]
India’s Fighter Jet Conundrum Context: The IAF currently has 31 fighter squadrons, as opposed to the sanctioned strength of 42. The 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) — MK1A, LCA-MK2, and MRFA — carry the most of the weight in halting the drawdown and ensuring that […]
ISRO Plans To Launch TeLEOS-2 Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch Singapore’s TeLEOS-2 satellite on April 22, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Points to Ponder: On April 22, the TeLEOS-2 satellite of Singapore will be launched by the Indian […]
Pittas find new haven in Odisha districts Context: The first-ever census of mangrove pitta birds was conducted in two coastal districts of Odisha, yielding 179 sightings. Mangrove pitta birds are a nearly threatened species located in a few regions of eastern India, notably Odisha’s Bhitarkanika […]
Chinese Shenanigans On Arunachal Pradesh Context: For the third time in recent years, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs made a provocative move on April 2 by releasing new names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh under the guise of standardizing geographical names in “Zangnan” (a […]