Context In a recent address, the Minister of State for Education highlighted the government’s commitment to transforming India into a global skilling hub within the first 100 days of their administration. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to ensure that the youth of India are equipped with the necessary skills and education for …
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Early Warning & Control Aircraft Context: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to procure 12 early warning aircraft. What are Early Warning Aircraft? They are special military planes that have powerful radars and sensors which help them detect and track other aircraft, ships or vehicles from very far away. They act like flying radar …
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Context: The Supreme Court issued a set of directives to both the Centre and the states, mandating that no inmate should be assigned work or housing arrangements based on their caste. More in News Under the present system, menial jobs of cleaning and sweeping are given to the marginalised communities, while the upper castes are …
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Context: Temperatures, more than rainfall or reservoir levels, have become the dominant factor in predicting food production and inflation in India. More in News Rising average temperatures and increasing volatility are strongly correlated with declining crop yields and rising food prices. This suggests that the country’s agricultural output is highly sensitive to heat stress. Trends …
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Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a large area of water in the western Atlantic Ocean, located between latitudes 9° and 22° N and longitudes 89° and 60° W. It covers about 2,753,000 square kilometers. To the south, it is bordered by Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama. To the west, it touches Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, …
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The Staff Selection Commission finished all the three shifts of the SSC MTS Exam on 7 October 2024. In this article we share some information about the number of questions asked in different topics with their difficulty level. Candidates with upcoming shifts are eager to know what kind of questions were asked in all the …
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Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the second-largest part of the Indian Ocean after the Arabian Sea. It covers an area of 2,600,000 square kilometers and is about 2090 kilometers long and 1610 kilometers wide. The average depth is 2600 meters with a maximum depth of 4694 meters. It is the largest body …
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Sea of Okhotsk A small sea in the western Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk is situated between the Japanese island of Hokkaido on the south, the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Sakhalin on the west, and a section of the eastern Siberian coast …
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Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov is named after the ancient Azov fortress on the Don River. It covers about 39,000 square kilometers and has a coastline of 2300 kilometers. Most of the northern coast is in Ukraine while the rest of the northern and eastern coasts are in Russia. To the west is …
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On January 28, 2024, a significant milestone was achieved in India’s water resource management sector with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, along with the Government of India, for the implementation of the Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP). This project aims to integrate the …
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