Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – May 5, 2022 [Mock Test]

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Both neon and palladium are essential in semiconductor manufacturing. Neon is used in the photolithography process for fabricating integrated circuits, while palladium is used to coat electrodes and in plating microprocessors and printed circuit boards. Shortages of these elements can significantly impact semiconductor production globally.

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• Man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) are surface-to-air missiles that can be fired by an individual or a small team of people against aircraft. These weapon systems often are described as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. They help shield troops from aerial attacks and are most effective in targeting low-flying aircrafts.
• MANPATs or Man-Portable Anti-Tank Systems work in a similar manner but are used to destroy or incapacitate military tanks.
• The United States and the Soviet Union first deployed MANPADS—the Redeye and Strela systems respectively—in the 1960s to provide their infantries with portable anti-aircraft weapons.
• Stinger Missiles (US), Igla MANPADS (Russia), Starstreak (Britain), RBS-70 MANPADS Series (Sweden), Next Generation Light Antitank Weapon or NLAW missiles and Javelin missiles (US and NATO).

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The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) was jointly developed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with technical support from the World Resources Institute and the C40 Cities Network. The World Bank was not involved in providing technical support for the MCAP. The plan aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for Mumbai by 2050 through targeted sectoral strategies.