🔆National Critical Mineral Mission
✅Critical minerals are essential for a country's economic development and national security, and their lack of availability or concentration in a few geographical locations can lead to supply chain vulnerabilities.
✅The Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the critical mineral sector.
📍Usage
✅Critical minerals such as silicon, tellurium, indium, and gallium are vital for the production of photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels.
India’s current solar capacity of 64 GW is heavily dependent on these minerals.
✅Rare earth elements like dysprosium and neodymium are used in permanent magnets for wind turbines.
India aims to increase its wind energy capacity from 42 GW to 140 GW by 2030
✅Lithium, nickel, and cobalt are key materials used in lithium-ion batteries.
#gs3
#economy
#prelims@thegameoftoppers
✅Critical minerals are essential for a country's economic development and national security, and their lack of availability or concentration in a few geographical locations can lead to supply chain vulnerabilities.
✅The Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the critical mineral sector.
📍Usage
✅Critical minerals such as silicon, tellurium, indium, and gallium are vital for the production of photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels.
India’s current solar capacity of 64 GW is heavily dependent on these minerals.
✅Rare earth elements like dysprosium and neodymium are used in permanent magnets for wind turbines.
India aims to increase its wind energy capacity from 42 GW to 140 GW by 2030
✅Lithium, nickel, and cobalt are key materials used in lithium-ion batteries.
#gs3
#economy
#prelims@thegameoftoppers
#National_Park
Shirui (sirohi) National Park
▪️ Shirui National Park is a national park located in the state of Manipur in India.
▪️ It was established in 1982.
▪️ Among the animals that make their homes here include the tragopan, the tiger and leopard.
▪️ It is here that the famous shirui lily (Lilium maclineae) grows naturally.
▪️ The main peak of Shirui abounds with flowers during the monsoon and it is a veritable paradise.
Shirui (sirohi) National Park
▪️ Shirui National Park is a national park located in the state of Manipur in India.
▪️ It was established in 1982.
▪️ Among the animals that make their homes here include the tragopan, the tiger and leopard.
▪️ It is here that the famous shirui lily (Lilium maclineae) grows naturally.
▪️ The main peak of Shirui abounds with flowers during the monsoon and it is a veritable paradise.
🔆 River Names
📍 Ancient Names & Modern Names
✅ Kubhu → Kuram
✅ Kubha → Kabul
✅ Vitastata → Jhelum
✅ Askini → Chenab
✅ Purushni → Ravi
✅ Shatudri → Satluj
✅ Vipasha → Beas
✅ Sadanira → Gandak
✅ Drishdvati → Ghaghara
✅ Gomti → Gomal
✅ Suwastu → Swat
✅ Sindhu → Indus/Sindhu
✅ Sarsuti / Drishtwarti → Ghaghar / Saraswati Rakshi/Chittag
✅ Sushoma → Sohan
✅ Marudvridha → Maruvarman
#history
📍 Ancient Names & Modern Names
✅ Kubhu → Kuram
✅ Kubha → Kabul
✅ Vitastata → Jhelum
✅ Askini → Chenab
✅ Purushni → Ravi
✅ Shatudri → Satluj
✅ Vipasha → Beas
✅ Sadanira → Gandak
✅ Drishdvati → Ghaghara
✅ Gomti → Gomal
✅ Suwastu → Swat
✅ Sindhu → Indus/Sindhu
✅ Sarsuti / Drishtwarti → Ghaghar / Saraswati Rakshi/Chittag
✅ Sushoma → Sohan
✅ Marudvridha → Maruvarman
#history
🔆Thilawa Port
📍In news?
✅India delivered 442 metric tonnes of food aid to Myanmar, including rice, cooking oil, noodles, and biscuits, through the Thilawa Port, as part of "Operation Brahma" after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28th.
✅Thilawa Port is the largest port terminal in Myanmar and, alongside the Port of Yangon, is one of the two main ports of Yangon
📍Yangon river :
✅The Yangon River, also known as the Rangoon River, is a marine estuary in southern Myanmar formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers, emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea, and is navigable by ocean-going vessels
#gs2
#prelims
#mapping
#Places_in_news
📍In news?
✅India delivered 442 metric tonnes of food aid to Myanmar, including rice, cooking oil, noodles, and biscuits, through the Thilawa Port, as part of "Operation Brahma" after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28th.
✅Thilawa Port is the largest port terminal in Myanmar and, alongside the Port of Yangon, is one of the two main ports of Yangon
📍Yangon river :
✅The Yangon River, also known as the Rangoon River, is a marine estuary in southern Myanmar formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers, emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea, and is navigable by ocean-going vessels
#gs2
#prelims
#mapping
#Places_in_news