CONTENTS
- P-8I Aircraft
- Ahom warrior Lachit Borphukan
- Black Carbon
- UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula
P-8I Aircraft
Context:
Aviation and defence colossus Boeing delivered India’s 12th maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare P-8I aircraft .
Relevance:
GS III- Science and Technology, Various Security Forces & Agencies & Their Mandate
Dimensions of the Article:
- About P-8I Patrol Aircraft
- Naval operations
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Ahom Warrior Lachit Borphukan
Context:
In Assam on a three-day visit, President inaugurated the year-long celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, commander of the Ahom forces and an icon of Assamese nationalism, in Guwahati. He also laid the foundation stone for the Alaboi war memorial, a tribute to soldiers who had fought and suffered a setback against the Mughals at Alaboi, two years before Lachit’s decisive victory at the battle of Saraighat in 1671.
Relevance:
GS I- History
Dimensions of the Article:
- Lachit’s era
- Alaboi and Saraighat battles
- Legacy of Lachit Borphukan
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Black Carbon
Context:
Black carbon (BC) concentration in Antarctica is considerably higher around research stations and popular tourist destinations than other parts of the continent, according to a new report published in Nature Communications.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Black Carbon?
- Adverse Effects of Black Carbon
- Brown Carbon
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UNEP’s Fire Ready Formula
Context:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) called on global governments to adopt a new ‘Fire Ready Formula,’ as it warned that incidences of wildfires would rise in the future.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment and Ecology
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Fire Ready Formula
- Need of such Formula
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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