Types of Orbits
Sun Synchronous Orbit UPSC
Sun Synchronous Orbit Sun-synchronous orbit or a heliosynchronous orbit very important because of its particular importanc…
Types of Orbits
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) UPSC
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) LEO systems fly about 1,000 kilometers above the Earth and, unlike GEOs, they appear travelling acro…
Types of Orbits
Polar Orbit UPSC
Polar Orbit A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited (u…
Types of Orbits
Geosynchronous Orbit UPSC
Geosynchronous Orbit A geosynchronous orbit is a high Earth orbit that allows satellites to match Earth's rotation. L…
Types of Orbits
Geostationary Orbit (GEO) UPSC
Geostationary Orbit (GEO) As all the points on circular orbit are at equal distance from earth's surface, a satellite …
Govt schemes
Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) UPSC
Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) Objective of Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) • To enab…
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Bilateral Netting UPSC
Bilateral Netting • A bilateral netting agreement enables two counterparties in a financial contract to offset claims agai…
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National Medical Commission (NMC) UPSC
National Medical Commission (NMC) NMC has been setup under National Medical Commission Act (NMC Act), 2019 which repealed …
International Organisations
BIMSTEC ( Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation ) UPSC
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) About BIMSTEC • BIMSTEC was estab…
Govt Initiatives
Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) UPSC
Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) • Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) was launched by the GOI in January 2018 to…
S&T
Scramjet vs Ramjet UPSC
Scramjet VS Ramjet Ramjet engine A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to …
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Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) UPSC
Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) The Indian Government has recently launched Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM). It is considere…
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Ocean Deoxygenation UPSC
Ocean Deoxygenation • Ocean deoxygenation refers to the loss of oxygen from the oceans. • The ocean gains oxygen in the u…
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Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) UPSC
Dedicated Freight Corridor • Dedicated Freight Corridor is a high-speed and high-capacity railway corridor dedicated exclu…
Indian Agriculture
Stubble Burning UPSC
Stubble Burning What is Stubble Burning ? Stubble burning is, quite simply, the act of removing paddy crop residue from th…
Non-Constitutional Bodies
National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) UPSC
National Council for Transgender Persons (NCTP) Composition and structure of National Council for Transgender Persons : -…
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National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) UPSC
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) About NATGRID • National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) , an attached office of Ministr…
International relations
India Maldives Relations UPSC
India and Maldives relations India Maldives Economic relations India and Maldives signed a trade agreement in 1981, now b…
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Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) UPSC
Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) The Indian agriculture is dominated by small and marginal farmers who account for almo…
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Urban Heat Island UPSC
Urban Heat Island A recent study from IIT Kharagpur called “Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in I…
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22nd Law Commission UPSC
Law Commission The Union Cabinet has given its approval to set up 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of three years…
