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The Treaty of Versailles, 1919, was the most significant important peace document signed at the end of the First World War, between Germany and the Allied Powers. Intent of the Treaty: At the end of the hostilities of the First World War, the hope was to address the causes of conflict, restrict the growing power …
Read MoreContext: India is set to overtake China to become the world’s most populous country by the middle of 2023, according to data released by the United Nations. More on the news India’s population is pegged to reach 142.86 crore against China’s 142.57 crore. This shows India will have 29 lakh more people than its Asian …
Read MoreContext: YZ Ceti b is a rocky, earth-sized exoplanet rotating around a small red dwarf star, YZ Ceti, barely 12 light-years from Earth. Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from this exoplanet, suggesting the presence of a magnetic field — one of the requirements for a habitable planet — around it. How was the …
Read MoreAfter World War II, USA and USSR agreed to divide Korea into two zones along the 38th parallel as Soviet- backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. Since its establishment there were tensions between North and South Korea, which led to the Korean War …
Read MoreNews: The Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) Miniratna Category-I designation has been granted to the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s main implementing body for renewable energy programmes and projects is Solar Energy Corporation of India. It started operating in 2011. Over 56 GW worth of Renewable …
Read MoreNews: A 2007 report of the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which suggested Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam, was reviewed by the Supreme Court. The research had been rejected by the Centre, but the Supreme Court thinks it contains important evidence that could help evaluate …
Read MoreNews: Following a review, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. regulator of aviation safety, has maintained the “Category 1” classification for India’s aviation safety oversight. The International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme was run by the FAA over the course of a year and included physical audits and an additional review in 2022. This …
Read MoreNews: While discussing India’s democratic history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made reference to the Uttaramerur inscription near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The Uttaramerur inscription, which was written during the reign of Parantaka Chola around 920 A.D., About 90 km from Chennai, in the Kancheepuram district, sits Uttaramerur. Around 750 A.D., Nandivarman II of the Pallavas founded …
Read MoreNews: The ‘A-HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) project was introduced by the Uttarakhand government. In the State of Uttarakhand, a scheme called A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) is introduced. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy is collaborating with the Union Ministry of Rural …
Read MoreContext: Researchers from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), have designed neuromorphic devices using organic materials that have not been used hitherto. Neuromorphic computing is a method of computer engineering in which elements of a computer are modelled in such a way that it starts mimicking the workings of neurons in the brain. It achieves …
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