Background: Saffron production has long been restricted to a limited geographical area in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Pampore region, in India, commonly known as Saffron bowl of Kashmir, is the main contributor to saffron production, followed by …
About The Thirty Meter Telescope is a new class of extremely large telescopes that will allow us to see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects with unprecedented sensitivity. With its 30 m prime mirror diameter, TMT will be three …
About: ASAT is a missile-based system to attack moving satellites. It is of 2 kinds— based on launching from the ground or from planes. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed Anti-satellite (ASAT) completely indigenously. Mission Shakti: Mission Shakti …
About the Act The Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA) was enacted to facilitate the marriage of couples professing different faiths and preferring a civil wedding. However, some practical problems arise in registering such marriages. What are the features of the …
What is it? Straddling western Asia and Eastern Europe, the landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is the subject of an unresolved dispute between Azerbaijan, in which it lies, and its ethnic Armenian majority, backed by neighbouring Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally …