07-Apr-2025
The Variable Repo Rate (VRR) is a type of liquidity adjustment tool used by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), where banks can borrow funds for the short term at market-determined interest rates through an auction mechanism.
05-Apr-2025
Critical minerals refer to natural resources that are vital for the economic security, technological advancement, and environmental sustainability of a country or region.
03-Apr-2025
Cruise missiles and ballistic missiles are both advanced weapon systems used in military operations, but they differ significantly in terms of design, operation, and application.
03-Apr-2025
A hydrogen fuel cell is a device that generates electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, with water as the only by-product.
03-Apr-2025
Zinc-air batteries are a type of metal-air battery that uses zinc (Zn) as the anode and atmospheric oxygen (O₂) as the cathode.
03-Apr-2025
Tribo-Electric Nanogenerators (TENGs) are innovative devices that harness mechanical energy (such as motion or vibration) and convert it into electrical energy using the triboelectric effect.
03-Apr-2025
Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) are advanced systems that use concentrated electromagnetic energy or particle beams to disable, destroy, or damage enemy equipment and facilities.
03-Apr-2025
The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was launched by India in 1983 with the aim of making the country self-sufficient in the field of missile technology.
03-Apr-2025
BMD systems are designed to protect against aerial threats, such as drones, fighter jets, and ballistic and cruise missiles, by launching interceptors to neutralize these threats.
03-Apr-2025
A research study on the long-term impacts of deep-sea mining was published in the journal Nature.