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A giant leap for ISRO – the launch of PSLV C-60 tonight (December 30, 2024) Tonight at 9.58pm, the world’s attention will be focused on ISRO’s launch of PSLV C-60 rocket into space. This venture is a precursor of India’s desire to erect its own …
India’s climate conundrum Shepherds watch over their flocks inside the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka (from Washington Post) Poonam Chaudhary wanted to buy a home for herself. For this, she saved roughly Rs.8000 a month for about 10 years. Owning a home is the dream …
Nuclear fusion is now within the realms of possibility Nuclear Fusion means combining the nuclei of two atoms when huge amount of energy is generated. The process leaves no radioactive waste and does not emit any greenhouse gas. So, the ‘Fusion’ process is both clean …
What is ISIS-K ISIS-K is an ultra-orthodox, violent , and fanatic Sunni Muslim organization that has a small group of around 3000 to 4000 followers. It operates from a small region in Pakistan -Afghanistan border. It mirrors the now-defunct ISIS (IS or Daesh) that once …
Havana Syndrome During the days when the animosity between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States, spying on each other’s diplomats, journalists and visiting delegations was at its peak. Journalists visiting Moscow were acutely aware of the fact that they were being surveilled upon …
Public Affairs Index (PAI) What is Public Affairs Index (PAI 2020) … It is a measure of the quality of governance in the sub-national level where the states and Union territories are assessed basing the evaluation on strict scientific parameters. It is data-based and stands …
Sri Lanka faces China’s wrath on organic fertilizer import In a grand makeover to traditional agricultural practices that need chemical fertilizers, Sri Lanka is trying to make a radical switch to organic farming. The organic fertilizers had to be imported. The first purchase came from …
Russia steps forward to meet India’s energy and technology needs As India strives to replace coal with other sources of safe, non—polluting energy, it finds a credible partner in Russia. Heeding the international call to limit its carbon emission, India has been trying hard to …
Painful corrections to China’s run-away growth – Policy shift towards conservatism buffets business icons grievously Evergrande, the construction behemoth of China now stares at bankruptcy as the State turns on the heat on it. China’s construction giant, the Evergrande Group, once the country’s pride, is …
Scourge of NPA –Will the ‘Bad Bank’ banish it? Introduction … Banks have bad loans of various sizes in their books. Since, neither interest, nor instalment payments are paid by the borrowers to the lending bank, such loans weigh down the lenders in many ways …