Bharat bandh: Dalit, adivasi groups launch nationwide strike today; JMM, Cong, Left extend support
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bharat-bandh-dalit-adivasi-groups-launch-nationwide-strike-august-21-jmm-cong-left-extend-support/article68549057.ece
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bharat-bandh-dalit-adivasi-groups-launch-nationwide-strike-august-21-jmm-cong-left-extend-support/article68549057.ece
The Hindu
Bharat bandh: Dalit, adivasi groups launch nationwide strike today; JMM, Cong, Left extend support
JMM, Congress, RJD support Bharat Bandh against SC reservation verdict; Left parties also back strike for marginalized communities.
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Centre considers common exam for SSC, Railways, public sector banks to streamline recruitment
https://theprint.in/india/governance/centre-considers-common-exam-for-ssc-railways-public-sector-banks-to-streamline-recruitment/2225829/
https://theprint.in/india/governance/centre-considers-common-exam-for-ssc-railways-public-sector-banks-to-streamline-recruitment/2225829/
ThePrint
Centre considers common exam for SSC, Railways, public sector banks to streamline recruitment
This is only at the discussion stage right now, ThePrint has learnt. It is not yet clear whether the merger will be considered at the preliminary exam level or the mains as well.
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Why has an international astronomical group joined calls for creating time standard for the Moon? π
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The Indian Express
Why has an international astronomical group joined calls for creating time standard for the Moon?
The specifics for creating a time standard for the Moon are not clear yet. An OSTP official, however, told Reuters that like on the Earth, atomic clocks can be deployed on the lunar surface to set a time standard
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Forwarded from Agents of UPSC CAPF & CDS (Maverick)
https://youtu.be/HChawMl9sRs?si=SRfuN-87KcCWyzJO
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See starting 2 minutes of this video
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Rare polio case reported in Meghalaya: What is it and is this a cause of concern? | Health and Wellness News - The Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/rare-polio-case-reported-meghalaya-cause-concern-9525936/
https://indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/rare-polio-case-reported-meghalaya-cause-concern-9525936/
The Indian Express
Rare polio case reported in Meghalaya: What is it and is this a cause of concern?
Govt says it is vaccine-derived. India continues to be polio-free unless cases of wild polio virus infection are detected
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During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission? [CSE 2003]
Anonymous Quiz
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a. To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
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b. To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
18%
c. To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
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d. To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
Choose the correct statements regarding Gaganyaan Mission.
1. The Gaganyaan programme is an indigenous mission that would take Indian astronauts to space.
2. The programme will make India the 4th nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission.
3. It has a three stage propulsion system - solid stage, liquid stage, and cryogenic stage.
4. The Gaganyaan spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit (LEO) 400 kilometres.
1. The Gaganyaan programme is an indigenous mission that would take Indian astronauts to space.
2. The programme will make India the 4th nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission.
3. It has a three stage propulsion system - solid stage, liquid stage, and cryogenic stage.
4. The Gaganyaan spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit (LEO) 400 kilometres.
Choose the correct statements regarding Gaganyaan Mission.
Anonymous Quiz
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1,2 and 4 only
23%
1,2 and 3 only
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2,3 and 4 only
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One rape victim against an entire state machinery with its legion of lawyers.
And the irony? The very man leading the state's defense denounced the act while heading the Supreme Court bar Association(SCBA), Hypocrisy and immorality knows no bounds for some.
And the irony? The very man leading the state's defense denounced the act while heading the Supreme Court bar Association(SCBA), Hypocrisy and immorality knows no bounds for some.
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A shy, big-footed, terrestrial bird endemic to the Nicobar group of islands, known to incubate its eggs in a mound of soil and leaf litter, was declared the election mascot named MEGHA for the Nicobar Lok Sabha elections: the Nicobar megapode.
βπ»For the first time, members of the Shompen, one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the country and who reside in the dense tropical rain forests of the Great Nicobar island, took part in the election process by casting their votes in the Andaman and Nicobar Lok Sabha constituency.
βπ»Other two primitive tribes like Onge and Great Andamanese too exercised their voting rights like in 2019 Lok Sabha election but seven Shompen did it for the first time.
βπ»Five PVTGs are residing in Andamans archipelago are Great Andamanese, Jarwas, Onges, Shompens and North Sentinelese (No contact with outside world)
βπ»For the first time, members of the Shompen, one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the country and who reside in the dense tropical rain forests of the Great Nicobar island, took part in the election process by casting their votes in the Andaman and Nicobar Lok Sabha constituency.
βπ»Other two primitive tribes like Onge and Great Andamanese too exercised their voting rights like in 2019 Lok Sabha election but seven Shompen did it for the first time.
βπ»Five PVTGs are residing in Andamans archipelago are Great Andamanese, Jarwas, Onges, Shompens and North Sentinelese (No contact with outside world)
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Indiaβs pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moonβs surface was molten
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02695-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02695-w
Nature
Indiaβs pioneering mission bolsters idea that Moonβs surface was molten
Nature - First-ever analysis of soil from around the Moonβs south pole was performed using data from the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
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Chandrayaan-3 mission has provided crucial data that supports the "lunar magma ocean" theory.
The Pragyan rover's revealed that the Moon's south polar region contains a significant amount of ferroan anorthosite, a type of rock that forms when a magma ocean cools & solidifies.
This discovery bolsters the idea that, in its early history, the Moon was covered by a global ocean of molten rock.
Terms
1. FAN (Ferroan Anorthosite)
Definition: A type of lunar rock composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar with a significant amount of iron and titanium.
2. Mafic Material
Definition: Rocks rich in magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe).
Examples: Basalt and gabbro are common mafic rocks.
3. Lunar Magma Ocean Crystallization
Definition: The process by which the molten material that once covered the Moon's surface cooled and solidified to form different types of lunar rocks.
The Pragyan rover's revealed that the Moon's south polar region contains a significant amount of ferroan anorthosite, a type of rock that forms when a magma ocean cools & solidifies.
This discovery bolsters the idea that, in its early history, the Moon was covered by a global ocean of molten rock.
Terms
1. FAN (Ferroan Anorthosite)
Definition: A type of lunar rock composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar with a significant amount of iron and titanium.
2. Mafic Material
Definition: Rocks rich in magnesium (Mg) and iron (Fe).
Examples: Basalt and gabbro are common mafic rocks.
3. Lunar Magma Ocean Crystallization
Definition: The process by which the molten material that once covered the Moon's surface cooled and solidified to form different types of lunar rocks.
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π Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/akshay-urja-day-2024-india-making-strides-in-advancing-renewable-energy-9522244/
π Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/upsc-current-affairs/upsc-essentials/akshay-urja-day-2024-india-making-strides-in-advancing-renewable-energy-9522244/