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As more and more countries are joining the race to launch more and more satellites into space, the Low earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. Highlight the associated issues and international efforts taken in this regard.

Low earth orbit extends to 2000 km from the earth’s surface. It mainly includes satellites for observation and reconnaissance. Issues due to crowding of lower earth orbit: Space...

October 28, 2023

How the BharatNet project seeks to revolutionise the connectivity in rural India?

BharatNet is touted as the world’s largest connectivity project. The features of the BharatNet project are: The project envisages laying of about 8 lakh kilometre of incremental optical...

October 28, 2023

Why India needs to address the issue of overcrowding in prisons?

Much has been debated about the need of prison reforms in the India. But very little has been moved in this direction even after reports submitted by many...

October 28, 2023

Drought has been recognised as a disaster in view of its party expense, temporal duration, slow onset and lasting effect on various vulnerable sections. With a focus on the September 2010 guidelines from the National disaster management authority, discuss the mechanism for preparedness to deal with the El Nino and La Nina fallouts in India.

El Nino and the Indian monsoon are inversely related. Monsoons have generally been poor in the El Nino years, with most of India’s droughts occurring in the El...

October 28, 2023