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1) Cloudbursts: are short-duration, intense rainfall events over a small area. It is a weather phenomenon with unexpected precipitation exceeding 100mm/h over a geographical region of approximately 20-30 square km. In the Indian Subcontinent, it generally occurs when a monsoon cloud drifts northwards, from the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea across the plainsRead more

1) Derecho: is “a widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm” that is associated with a “band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms”. The name comes from the Spanish word ‘la derecha’ which means ‘straight’. Straight-line storms are those in which thunderstorm winds have no rotation unlike a tornado Being a warm-weather phenomenon, a derecho generally – notRead more

1) Verstehen: Verstehen is the interpretative theory given by Max Weber, it is the method to understand why one behaving and reacting the way they are in any situation. The word derived from the German word meaning ‘to understand’ It refers to understanding the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view. It isRead more

1) Nairobi flies: also called Kenyan flies or dragon bugs, are small, beetle-like insects that belong to two species, Paederus eximius and Paederus sabaeus. They are orange and black in colour, and thrive in areas with high rainfall, as has been witnessed in Sikkim in the past few weeks. Like most insects, the beetles areRead more

1) Large Hadron Collider: It is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It was constructed by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in partnership with scientists and engineers from over 100 countries. The objective of the LHC was to help physicists test predictions of various theories of particleRead more

1)  Ramagundam solar plant: India’s largest floating solar power plant was made fully operational by NTPC at Ramagundam, Telangana. The capacity of solar plant is 100 MW. The floating platform comprises a transformer, inverter and a HT breaker. The presence of floating solar panels will reduce evaporation rate from water bodies. Thus, it will serveRead more

1) POEM: The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module is a platform that will help perform in-orbit experiments using the final, and otherwise discarded, stage of ISRO’s workhorse rocket, PSLV. The PSLV is a four-stage rocket where the first three spent stages fall back into the ocean, and the final stage (PS4) — after launching the satelliteRead more

1) CAPSTONE: NASA’S new satellite, launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, is heading toward an orbit intended in the future for Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost. It is a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). CAPSTONE aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validatingRead more

1) Hermit: it is a spyware (on the lines of Pegasus) developed by an Italian vendor called RCS Lab The spyware can steal stored account emails, contacts, browser bookmarks/searches, calendar events, etc. The spyware can also upload files from the device, read notifications, and take pictures of the screen. Because it can gain access toRead more

1) Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal: it is a proposed 214-kilometer long canal to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. However, the proposal met obstacles and was referred to the Supreme Court. The creation of Haryana from the old (undivided) Punjab in 1966 threw up the problem of giving Haryana its share of river waters.Read more