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18 Jun 2025

New START Treaty – Explained

18 Jun 2025 GS 2 International Relations

What it is: The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Purp...

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India increased its nuclear warhead count to 180 in 2024: SIPRI report

18 Jun 2025 GS 2 International Relations

Global Nuclear Modernization TrendsAll 9 nuclear-armed nations (U.S., Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel) continued mod...

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India-France joint exercise

18 Jun 2025 GS 2 International Relations

Indian Army contingent (90 personnel) from a Jammu and Kashmir Rifles battalion departs for France.Participates in 8th India-France joint exercise...

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17 Jun 2025

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) & NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission

17 Jun 2025 GS 3 Science & Technology

What is SAR?SAR uses microwave pulses (instead of visible light) to create high-resolution images, even in darkness or cloudy weather.A small movin...

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Ax-4 mission: ISRO, Axiom Space coordinate on crucial experiments before launch

17 Jun 2025 GS 3 Science & Technology

Mission OverviewLaunch Date: June 19 (rescheduled 4 times earlier)Indian Astronaut: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (14-day ISS stay)Partners: ISRO,...

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Registrar-General of India issues notification for Census

17 Jun 2025 GS 2 Governance

2027 Digital Census NotificationTimeline:Reference Date: March 1, 2027 (for most states).Snow-bound Areas: October 1, 2026 (Ladakh, parts of J&K, Hima...

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