UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on India’s indigenous satellite navigation system and deep sea mining (Week 96)
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box ...
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NASA’s SWOT Satellite Offers Fresh Insight into Ocean Floor Mapping
SWOT's groundbreaking observations of the ocean floor offer unprecedented insights into underwater features, crucial for ...
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U.S. Navy’s SM-6 Missile Moves Closer to Hypersonic Intercept Capability After Successful Aegis Destroyer Test
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully simulated an intercept of a mock advanced hypersonic missile using a ...
Pacific news in brief for 26 March
Twelve members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) took part in the operation from 3-21 March. The agency ...
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VIDEO: Peru fisherman lost for 95 days in Pacific Ocean returns home
Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a green forested area, with a rain storm on the horizon. Photo shows Shots fired in police chase: Tactical police officers, some rolling ...
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Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, according to NASA analysis
The Pacific Ocean is shown in this NOAA satellite image. Human-amplified climate change is the primary cause for present-day rising sea levels, climate research shows. Heat from the ocean's ...
France 2418d
From oil spills to new species: how tech reveals the ocean
Uncovering hidden oil spills Satellite imagery means large oil spills in the ocean are relatively easily detected. When a tanker crashes or a pipe bursts, scientists know where to look.
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How ocean giants are born: tracking the long-distance impact and danger of extreme swells
Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure system in the North Pacific generated waves up to 20 metres high, and damaged coastlines and property thousands of kilometres from its ...
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10 facts about Vanuatu, the Pacific Island nation that cancelled Lalit Modi’s passport
1. Where is Vanuatu? Vanuatu is an archipelago of about 80 islands located in the South Pacific Ocean, between Fiji and Australia. It spans over 1,300 km but has a total land area of just 12,189 ...
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World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
as seen in the new satellite images. "When icebergs make it this far north, they eventually succumb to the warmer waters, winds and currents that make this ocean area a challenge for all seafarers ...
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China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit
Scientists in China have created a satellite with laser-imaging technology powerful enough to capture human facial details from more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) away. This breakthrough ...
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Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Scientists have long known that there are LLVPs — one below the Pacific Ocean and the other below Africa. In these regions, seismic waves from earthquakes travel 1% to 3% more slowly than they ...