01 Mar 21 National Science Day
(Indian Express) Context: National Science Day is observed every year on the 28th of February. This day is celebrated as a significant development in science by the Indian scientist C V...
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01 Mar 21 ISRO puts Brazil’s Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites into orbit
Context->ISRO commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd sent the satellite About PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO since 1994. It is the 1st operational launch vehicle and...
01 Mar 21 More about Big Government than Big Tech )
Context: Government issues new regulation under IT act. About the regulation: Issues in regulation: Government regulations are like law and they bypass the parliament. Final power with the executive remains a concern. ...
26 Feb 21 Monitoring OTT Content
(The Hindu) Context: The Indian government recently inducted a 3-tier mechanism to address plants against platforms. Under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, the code...
24 Feb 21 NASA: Perseverance of Humanity and Cosmos
NASA: Perseverance of Humanity and Cosmos (Indian Express) (GS Paper III, Science, and Tech) Context: A new phase of space exploration has initiated by NASA’s Martian rover, named, Perseverance. It touched down on...
18 Feb 21 Sandes App
Context - Recently the Government of India has launched an app known as Sandes app About the app- This is an instant messaging platform which is developed on the lines of WhatsApp. ...
17 Feb 21 Tracking Leopards: Conserving Wildlife
Context: Recently, the hunt to preserve wildlife has been gathering pace amidst the global climate change concerns. Different scientific methods have been introduced such as; SMR(Spatial Mark-Resight) model to increase...
17 Feb 21 In telehealth, scaling up the Indian advantage
Effects of COVID-19- Detection of T.B. cases came down by 50% in April-December of 2020 relative to the same period in 2019 antenatal care visits were down by 56%...
16 Feb 21 Issue Of Privacy: A conundrum
Current Affairs, Ethics, Governance, GS Paper II, GS Paper III, GS Paper IV, Science and technology
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Context: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India issued notices to social media giants Whatsapp and Facebook over privacy concerns. While the matter is still unclear in Court,...
15 Feb 21 Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project
About the project: The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited(BPCL) project is launched by the PM in the state of Kerala, in Kochi. This is an expansion of the refinery. Aim: To help...
