India conducted its first nuclear tests on May 18, 1974, in Pokhran, Rajasthan, as part of the “Smiling Buddha” operation, announcing to the world that it had joined the select group of nations that possess nuclear weapons.Then, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi referred to the occurrence as a “peaceful nuclear explosion,” perhaps in an effort to …
The Collegium, which is headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, stated in a statement released on Tuesday (January 31) that it “took into account the seniority of Chief Justices and senior puisne judges” when recommending two names for appointment as Supreme Court justices. What do you mean by “puisne judges” – They, who? …
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) will release the Economic Survey for the current fiscal year on Tuesday, 2022–2033. Because union budgets are scheduled to be announced on February 1, the survey is always issued on January 30, the day before the Finance Minister makes the announcement of the union budget for the upcoming fiscal year …
The government announced 25 Padma Shri awards and one Padma Vibhushan on January 25. Dilip Mahalanabis, who invented ORS, will receive the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in the discipline of medicine (paediatrics). The Padma Awards, which attempt to “recognise achievements in all spheres of activity or disciplines where an element of public service is involved,” are …
Tuesday saw the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench, presided over by Justice K M Joseph, agree to change the rules for “living wills,” which were established in the court’s 2018 decision in Common Cause vs. Union of India & Anr, which authorised passive euthanasia. What are the issues at stake in this case, and what is …
By significantly increasing its imports of liquefied natural gas, the majority of which is fracking-produced in the US, the EU is weaning itself off piped Russian gas. But what exactly is LNG? Climate campaigners are describing the arrival of LNG tankers transporting fracked US gas in northern Germany as a significant defeat in the quest …
Ganeshi Lal, the governor of Odisha, has weighed in on a long-running and frequently contentious dispute by supporting foreigners’ admission to the renowned Jagannath Temple in Puri. “A foreigner should be permitted to gaze upon the Chakanayana if they are permitted to meet Gajapati, servitors, and Jagatguru Shankaracharya” (a name of Lord Jagannath). Whether or …
The breakthrough laptop, the MacBook Air, has a fifteen-year history. When describing the MacBook Air’s compact design at Apple’s Macworld 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs said, “It fits inside one of these [manila] envelopes, it’s that little,” and those words still have meaning in 2023. Even today, 15 years later, there is still no significant Windows-based …
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On Sunday, December 11, at 9:40 AM PST (11:10 PM IST), NASA‘s Orion capsule came back to our planet and landed in the Pacific Ocean, thus completing the inaugural Artemis 1 lunar mission. This event was especially meaningful as it was exactly 50 years since the Apollo’s ultimate lunar landing. According to a statement issued …
सिविल सर्विसेज हब पर आपका स्वागत है। चीन में नोवेल कोरोनावायरस का पता चलने के लगभग तीन साल बाद, देश के दो पूर्वी प्रांतों में अब तक पहचाने गए 35 संक्रमणों में एक नया जूनोटिक वायरस खोजा गया है। इस नए प्रकार के हेनिपावायरस को लैंग्या हेनिपावायरस या LeyV नाम दिया गया है। Henipaviruses को जैव सुरक्षा स्तर …