Context: UNION COMMUNICATIONS Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified last week that spectrum for satellite communication (satcom) would be allocated “administratively”, rather than through an auction of airwaves, which was proposed by Reliance Jio earlier this month. About Satellite spectrum: Satellite spectrum refers to the range of radio frequencies used by satellites to communicate with ground stations,…
Context: SPRAYING MILLIONS of tonnes of diamond dust in the upper atmosphere could be an effective way of cooling down the Earth and fixing the problem of global warming, a new study has concluded. Solar Radiation Management ( SRM) Several other materials including compounds of sulphur, calcium, aluminium, and silicon, have been suggested previously for…
Why in News? ONE PERSON has died and10 have been hospitalized in the US due to an E.coli infection after eating McDonald’s burgers. The outbreak is restricted to10 states in the United States. coli: Coli is a group of bacteria that can cause infections in your gut (GI tract), urinary tract and other parts of…
Context: The All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey for 2021-22, released earlier this month, found that 57% of rural households in the country—including households in semi-urban centres with a population of less than 50,000—were “agricultural”. This was significantly higher than the 48% reported in the previous survey of 2016-17. About key findings of the Survey…
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora – their structure, mandate. Introduction The United Nations (UN), since its inception in 1945, has aimed to prevent conflicts, promote global peace, and protect human rights. Mandated by its Charter, the UN is empowered to resolve conflicts peacefully (diplomacy, mediation) and, if required, through force. However, significant shortcomings have emerged, as seen in Rwanda, Bosnia, Ukraine, and West Asia conflicts. These limitations raise calls…
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