About The Taiwan Strait connects the East China Sea to the South China Sea, separating the island of Taiwan from the mainland of China. The strait is approximately 180 kilometers (110 miles) wide at its narrowest point and serves as …
About A supercomputer is an exceptionally powerful computer that can perform complex calculations and process massive amounts of data at incredibly high speeds. Supercomputers use parallel processing to divide problems and solve them simultaneously, speeding up tasks by using thousands …
Context The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan. The new programme “will require sound policies and reforms” to stabilise and help make the economy more resilient. The country has relied on IMF loans to …
About Phone tapping Phone-tapping is the activity of listening secretly to someone’s phone conversations using special electronic equipment. The term “phone tapping,” or interception of phone communications,originated in the United States in the 1890s following the invention of the telephone …
Ballistic Missile Vs Cruise Missile Ballistic Missile Cruise Missile Flight Path Follows a high parabolic trajectory. Launched into space or near-space and falls back to Earth toward its target due to gravity. Flies at a relatively low altitude, following a …
What is SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was built on the ‘Shanghai Five’ grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which had come together in the post-Soviet era in 1996, in order to work on regional security, reduction …
What’s in the news? The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an ambitious pact – “Pact for the Future” – that aims to make the organisation more relevant and effective on the global stage in the 21st century. Russia …
About MSFN The Minerals Security Finance Network (MSFN) is a new US-led network which aims to bolster collaboration on securing critical mineral supply chains. There is no global definition of critical minerals, but essentially, they are mineral deposits with high …
About the Programme The Make in India initiative was launched in 2014 to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property and build best in class manufacturing infrastructure in the country. The primary objective of this initiative is …
What is SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was built on the ‘Shanghai Five’ grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which had come together in the post-Soviet era in 1996, in order to work on regional security, reduction …