RSTV topic LOCUST ATTACK for UPSC IAS Examination

LOCUST ATTACK     IN NEWS In recent weeks, swarms of locusts have attacked crops in more than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has currently identified three critical points of threat of locust activity, where the situation has been described as “extremely alarming”: the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea region and south- west Asia. The Horn of Africa has been described as…

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Iran and Russia inaugurated Bushehr, Iran’s nuclear power plant

Bushehr   For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Bushehr, Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant   News Flash Iran and Russia inaugurated a new phase of construction for a second reactor at Iran’s sole nuclear power plant in Bushehr on the Gulf coast. The reactor is one of two officially under construction since 2017 at the Bushehr site.   Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is Iran’s first commercial nuclear reactor. The…

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Iran quadrupled its Uranium-enrichment production capacity

IRAN QUADRUPLED ITS URANIUM-ENRICHMENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY   Topic covers Preliminary: Uranium – its uses and occurrence Mains: Why it’s happening, Key issues, 2015 Nuclear Deal, Uranium   News Flash Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran’s atomic program.   Highlights Tehran has set a July 7 deadline for Europe to set new terms for the deal, or it will enrich closer to weapons-grade levels in the Middle East that…

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