Why in News? NASA’s science rover Perseverance, streaked through the Martian atmosphere and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater. About the Mission The Mars 2020 rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort …
CONTEXT It is time to rethink the changing role and the mandate of the IITs in order to ensure that quality and focus continue. INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY (IITs) IITs, are the crown jewels of Indian higher education. They are …
What is it? A Special Category Status (SCS) is a classification given by the Centre to assist in the development of those states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages like hilly terrains, strategic international borders, economic and infrastructural backwardness, and …
NEWS The recent judgment of the Supreme Court (SC) that refused to review its earlier verdict on the Shaheen Bagh protest is inseparable from its political context. CONTEXT The verdict of October 7, 2020 declared that there is no absolute …
CONTEXT An ever-evolving virus and socioeconomic disparities render the goal of elimination infeasible. COVID- PRESENT, POSSIBILITIES After reeling under the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year, the world is now waiting for some respite. There has been …
Why in News? An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the International Space Station. Cargo Ship Mission The Progress MS-16 cargo ship, which blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan, has delivered water, propellant and other supplies …
What’s in the news? Last year, the Union Cabinet approved the New Education Policy 2020. The policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy replaces the 34 year old …
About Nag Missile Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) The Nag missile has been indigenously developed under the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), …