International Space Station turns 25 Source- This post is based on the article “International Space Station turns 25! Know all about this groundbreaking initiative” published in “The Financial Express” on 20 November 2023. Why in the News? The International Space Station has completed 25 years of its journey since the first module…
Prelims Specific News Items Marine Cloud Brightening Australia’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program is exploring whether cloud brightening could reduce coral bleaching. The National Programme on AI (NPAI) 7 working groups of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had submitted the 1st edition of IndiaAI report. INDIAai portal is an…
Madhya Pradesh CM unveils Adi Shankaracharya statue at Omkareshwar: Its story, significance What is the News? Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has unveiled the 108-foot-tall ‘Statue of Oneness’ of Adi Shankaracharya at Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh. The statue depicts Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old child when he is said to have visited Omkareshwar.…
Prelims Specific Questions Consider the following statements regarding particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs): Examples of PVTGs include: Cholanaikayan (Kerala), Kathodi (Gujarat), Jarawas (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Koraga (Karnataka). However, they are identified Government of India by following the below-mentioned criteria for PVTG :- o Pre-agricultural level of technologyo Low level…