International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT)

Preliminary > Science and Technology > Global research projects and India > Global research projects and India

Why in news? The Union Minister of Science & Technology has inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal in Uttarakhand. About International Liquid Mirror Tel...

MAR 23

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

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Why in news? India has supplied four km of cryolines, capable of operating at temperatures ranging from minus 269 degrees Celsius to minus 193 degrees Celsius, for the ITER nuclear fusion project taking shape in Fr...

SEP 29

LIGO Project

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Why in news? The Hingoli revenue department has handed over 225 hectare of land here in Maharashtra to authorities of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project for setting up the first ...

NOV 20

Draft Arctic Policy

Mains > International relations > India and Global Regions > Global research projects and India

IN NEWS: India has unveiled a new draft Arctic policy THE ARCTIC REGION: The Arctic region, or the Arctic, is a geographic region spreading around the North Pole. Location: The Arctic Circle (66° ...

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For Prelims, location based questions on littoral countries around Arctic and various efforts of India can be asked.
For Mains, questions on the geopolitical and environmental significance of the Arctic can be asked. The content can also be used in questions related to India's energy security and efforts to address climate change.

FEB 3

Shukrayaan Mission

Mains > Science and Technology > Space technology > Global research projects and India

IN NEWS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has short-listed 20 space-based experiment proposals for its proposed Venus orbiter mission 'Shukrayaan'. SHUKRAYAAN-1: Shukrayaan-1 is a proposed o...

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For Prelims, questions on the features of Venus, various international space missions and other interplanetary missions can be asked.
For Mains, the content can also be used in questions related to developments in India's space technology.

NOV 25

India and the Arctic region

Mains > International relations > India and Global Regions > Global research projects and India

IN NEWS: Russia declared a state of emergency after a fuel leak in its Arctic region caused 20,000 tons of diesel oil to escape into a local river called Ambarnaya. The power plant is located near Norilsk city, ...

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For prelims, questions can be expected on the location of various marginal seas in the Arctic, geographical phenomenons in the region and India's other polar expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic.
For mains, questions can be expected on the impact of global warming on Arctic region, the region's geopolitical potential in the coming future and what India should do.

JUN 11

LIGO-India Project

Mains > Science and Technology > Global research projects & India > Global research projects and India

WHY IN NEWS? A Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) is being built at Hingoli district in Maharashtra. It is expected to be operational by 2025. LIGO-India LIGO-India project is envisage...

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Mains: Relevance of LIGO-Project, its prospects for India can be asked in exam. Also, the topic can be used in questions related India's advancement in Science and Technology, and international science projects in India.
Prelims: Questions on gravitational waves, LIGO Project in India and other gravitational wave detectors can be asked in exam.

FEB 26

KATRIN

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ABOUT KATRIN KATRIN is a very large scale tritium-beta-decay experiment aimed at determining the mass of the neutrino. It is a German acronym (Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment) for an undertaking to measure ...

FEB 4