Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion : NASA As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for 2023, NASA selected a bimodal nuclear propulsion concept for Phase I development which could reduce transit times to Mars to just 45 days. Bimodal nuclear propulsion is a two-part system that includes; Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NTP […]
Month: January 2023
What Is Planet Parade?
What Is Planet Parade? Over the past few nights, Venus and Saturn have been gradually coming together in the sky which was visible through the naked eye. Planet Parade is the phenomenon wherein the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were visible to the naked eye from Earth. This planetary meet-up, also known as […]
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals Scientists found that corals of eastern Thailand are getting affected by Yellow band Disease which is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor. Yellow-band disease named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd January 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 23rd January 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
What Is Leopard 2 tank?
What Is Leopard 2 tank? Germany is under pressure to authorize sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine from other European nations. The Leopard 2 is one of the world’s leading battle tanks. Until now, both Ukraine and Russia have used Soviet-era tanks in battle, and the Leopards would offer a big step forward in capability. […]
Alien Invasive Plants
Alien Invasive Plants: A new study has found that several alien invasive plants growing together can have a detrimental effect on the biodiversities in tiger habitats in Kanha Tiger Reserve. The research paper has deciphered many negative impacts of multiple co-occurring alien plants on biodiversity and what it means for conservation in the era of […]
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022: The article highlights the recent data related to rural healthcare in India and government initiatives to transform rural healthcare. According to the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022, India’s rural healthcare system continues to be plagued by a shortfall on two critical fronts – doctors and […]
Caste Census In Bihar : Case Updates
Caste Census In Bihar : Case Updates The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state. Petitioners claimed that it was a census and that the state government had no power to make any laws regarding it. The subject of a census falls in the Union […]
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns OpenAI (AI research and deployment company) opened its most recent and powerful AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to users to test its capability. ChatGPT is a variant of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) which is a large-scale neural network-based language model developed by OpenAI. GPT models are trained on vast amounts of text data […]
Additional Tier-1 (AT1) Bonds
Additional Tier-1 (AT1) Bonds: The Bombay High Court Friday quashed the write-off of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth Rs 8,400 crore issued by Yes Bank Ltd, bringing relief to investors. These bonds are unsecured bonds that have perpetual tenors, are issued by banks and have no maturity date. They have a call option, which can […]
