12th September 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
INDIGENOUS AIR UNIQUE-QUALITY MONITORING (AUM)
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Air Unique-quality Monitoring (AUM) The AUM system (patent pending) is an innovative application of the principles of laser backscattering, statistical mechanics, optoelectronics, artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, and Internet of Things. It can identify, classify, and quantify various pollutants simultaneously (of orders of less than one part per […]
ECONOMIC REVIVAL NOW HINGES MORE ON SERVICES SECTOR
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction The importance of services in the Indian economy has gone up over time. In 2004-05, services constituted 43.5% of the economy. By 2019-20, the proportion had jumped to more than 50%. What is manufacturing sector’s share? The size of manufacturing sector has varied between 15%-16% of the economy in the last […]
A BLUEPRINT TO PROTECT LABOUR RIGHTS
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Introduction More than 90% of India’s workforce is informally employed. About three-quarters is either self-employed or casual labourers, with no income and employment security or benefits. India’s organised sector too is characterised by stagnant wages, and a decrease in the proportion of employees with social security benefits. Need for reform It […]
21 June 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
India looks ready for long stand-off with China, may not stop border infra work
Why in news? As Indian and Chinese troops remain locked in stand-off positions in several points in Ladakh, at the senior levels of government there is a determination that India will not stop its border development activities. Details: While reinforcements in men and material are being rushed to the forward positions where soldiers from both […]
U.S. pushing relations to the brink of a new Cold War: China
Why in news? The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War,” China’s Foreign Minister said , rejecting Washington’s “lies” over the coronavirus while saying Beijing was open to an international effort to find its source. Details: Long-standing friction between the two powers over trade, human rights and a range […]
Aditya- L1 mission
It is India’s first solar mission. It will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in XL configuration. The space-based observatory will have seven payloads (instruments) on board to study the Sun’s corona, solar emissions, solar winds and flares, and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), and will carry out round-the-clock imaging of the Sun. Key Facts: Aditya L1 […]
GEMINI Device
To avoid communication blackouts that led to 20 fishermen going missing in the aftermath of Cyclone Okchi in 2017, a slew of government departments, research agencies and private companies have developed GEMINI. Details: GEMINI is a portable receiver linked to ISRO-satellites, that is “fail-proof” and warn fishermen of danger. The Indian National Centre for Ocean […]
Heliosphere, Heliopause and Interstellar Space
The sun creates heliosphere by sending a constant flow of particles and a magnetic field out into space at over 670,000 miles per hour. This stream is called the ‘solar wind.’ Heliopause marks the end of a region created by our sun that is called the heliosphere. It is the boundary between our Solar System […]