DOCTRINE OF HOT PURSUIT For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: About the doctrine News Flash The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat and seized 200 kg heroin, worth ₹600 crore in the international market. During the hot pursuit, the crew threw bags containing suspicious material into the sea. Doctrine of Hot Pursuit The doctrine of hot pursuit owes its origin to the law of the seas, and…
Continue readingU20 MAYORS SUMMIT For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: U20 Summit, Aim, Themes, News Flash The Tokyo Government hosted the 2019 Urban 20 (U20) Tokyo Mayors Summit. After a successful first U20 Summit in Buenos Aires, U20 cities continue to engage with G20 and call on their national governments to work together to address the most pressing challenges our world is facing. “Urban 20 seeks to collaborate and enrich the agenda of the G20…
Continue reading‘GOLDEN CARD’ SCHEME For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: Golden Card visa, benefits to India and UAE, Significance News Flash To attract more Indian Professionals and businessmen (exceptional talents) to the Gulf nation, United Arab Emirates launched a permanent residency scheme. The “Golden Card” programme is open to investors and “exceptional talents” such as doctors, engineers, scientists, students and artists. In the first batch, a total of 6,800 investors whose total investments exceed…
Continue readingEU PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION For: Mains Topic covers: Complete Election details – procedure, voter, voting system etc. News Flash Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is on course to win European parliamentary election in the United Kingdom while pro-European Union parties remain divided. Who can vote? Any adult who is a British citizen, an Irish, EU or qualifying Commonwealth citizen can register to vote in the election. British citizens living overseas who are registered as…
Continue readingNETHERLANDS’ ‘ROOM FOR THE RIVER’ PROJECT For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: Project’s details, advantages, features, significance News Flash The flagship project of the Dutch government is centered around protecting areas adjoining rivers from routine flooding and improving water management systems in delta regions. Recently, Kerala Chief Minister had made a visit to see the site of the ‘Room for the River’ project in the Netherlands. Rebuild Kerala Plan Kerala CM wants…
Continue readingCENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: Gunfire direction tracking device, CDAC, ARDE News Flash Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (CDAC) is developing an advanced instrument capable of tracking the precise direction of gunfire. Background A pilot model of the Acoustic Gunshot Detector was developed and handed to city-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 2015,…
Continue readingBrahMos (Ministry of Defence) WHAT IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target. The air launched BrahMos missile is a 2.5 ton supersonic air to surface cruise missile with ranges of close to 300 km, designed and developed by BAPL. The IAF became the first Air Force…
Continue readingGAS LAYER PROTECTING OCEAN INSIDE PLUTO For: Mains Topic covers: How gas layer protecting ocean, earlier findings, role of methane gas, Pluto News Flash The team from the Hokkaido University in Japan conducted computer simulations covering a timescale of 4.6 billion years when the solar system began to form. Scientists claim “an insulating layer of gas beneath Pluto’s icy exterior may be protecting a subsurface ocean from freezing“. Background In July 2015,…
Continue readingMOON BROUGHT WATER TO EARTH For: Mains Topic covers: How did water come to earth and related findings News Flash Scientists have found that a cosmic body that hit the Earth and led to the formation of the Moon about 4.4 billion years ago may have also delivered large quantities of water to our home planet, making it habitable. The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and…
Continue readingNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: NIN findings in Karnataka’s schools, Akshya Patra foundation, NIN – its objectives and mandates News Flash The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) stands by its findings certifying mid-day meals without onion and garlic provided by the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) in Karnataka schools as compliant with nutritional norms laid down by the State government. Issue In January, 2019, the Karnataka government had…
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