Fiberisation: India is preparing to auction off about 72 Ghz of airwaves to rollout 5G services in the country. However, the infrastructure needed for such a rollout requires existing radio towers to be connected via optical-fibre cables. The process of connecting radio towers with each other via optical fibre cables is called fiberisation. It helps […]
Tag: 26th Jul 2022
China Space Station
China Space Station: China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end. The 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory module was launched on the back of China’s most powerful rocket, the Long March 5B from the […]
Joint Theatre Commands
Joint Theatre Commands: Defence minister Rajnath Singh announced the setting up of joint theatre commands of the tri-services to enhance coordination among the armed forces. The defence minister also said India is moving quickly from being the world’s largest importer of defence equipment to an exporter. Joint theatre commands: An integrated or joint theatre command […]
Coastal Erosion
Coastal Erosion: As per the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) 34% of India’s coastline is under erosion. West Bengal has suffered the worst (60.5% of its coast is threatened by erosion). Coastal Erosion is the process by which local sea-level rise, strong wave action, and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and/or […]
Heteropessimism
Heteropessimism: A recent example of heteropessimism in India is men trending #MarriageStrike on Twitter when the Delhi HC was hearing a plea to criminalise marital rape. Heteropessimism can be defined as public declarations of dissatisfaction with heterosexual relationships, by people who continue to be in those relationships. Heteropessimism has been caused and shaped by larger […]
Ro-Pax And Passenger Ferries
Ro-Pax And Passenger Ferries: Government of India has directed all Major Ports to exempt all berth hiring and vessel-related charges being currently levied to the Ro-Pax and Passenger Ferries for the next six months with immediate effect. The decision has been taken to provide some quick respite to Port sector from the impact of Global […]
India Japan Maritime Exercise
India Japan Maritime Exercise: A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy in the Andaman Sea. Other Maritime Exercises between India & Japan: Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) Malabar Exercise (India – US – Japan – Australia) The exercises were aimed at enhancing interoperability and streamlining seamanship and […]
Karakoram Anomaly
Karakoram Anomaly: A study investigated why glaciers in the Karakoram Range of Central-South Asia have not been as affected by Climate Change as others. They have attributed this phenomenon called Karakoram Anomaly to the recent revival of Western Disturbances (WDs). The ‘Karakoram Anomaly’ is termed as the stability or anomalous growth of glaciers in the […]
Monkeypox
Monkeypox: The WHO (World Health Organisation) has Declared Global Health Emergency and sounded the highest alarm on the Monkeypox Virus. More than 16,000 cases of the virus – that was once largely confined to Africa – have been reported so far this year 2022. Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary […]
Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies : WTO
Agreement On Fisheries Subsidies : WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) was concluded at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting. It will prohibit subsidies from being provided for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and overfished stocks. The agreement also prohibits providing subsidies for fishing on high seas, which are outside the jurisdiction of […]
