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UPSC Current Affairs

What is NPS Vatsalya Scheme?

NPS Vatsalya Scheme: It is a child pension plan which was started in India by a government. It is aimed at giving the parents and guardians the way to invest on behalf of their children for the future moneta...

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UPSC Current Affairs

Cold war and Reason for Cold War

Cold war is believed to be started after the end of the Second World War. Notwithstanding numerous amicable connections, the Cold War persisted until the dissolution of communism in Eastern Europe (1989-91).

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UPSC Current Affairs

All About Weather Forecasting

Weather forecasting is the foresight of the weather, thus temperature, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover and even precipitation within a given period of time in a particular region can be predicted.

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UPSC Current Affairs

Sputnik 1 - First Artificial Satellite

Sputnik-I, the first artificial satellite into orbit around the Earth. It was metallic ball like with a smooth, spherical shape of 58 cm (23 inches) in diameter and only 83.6 kgs in mass.

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UPSC Current Affairs

Tsunami Early warning system

Tsunami Early Warning System refers to a system used in identifying tsunamis in the initial stages and alerting the communities on the potential dangers associated with the natural disaster.

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UPSC Current Affairs

Manav Sampada Portal – All You Need to Know!

Manav Sampada is a multifaceted comprehensive portal that envisions addressing the need of Human Resources Management Solutions (HRMS) in multiple governmental sectors. This will equally serve as a one-stop-...

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