National Council for Vocational Education and Training(NCEVT)
NCVET has officially recognized the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) as an Awarding Body (Dual Category).
- Now, NISD can award, assess and certify the learners.
- NISD, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is the nodal training and research institute for social defence.
About NCVET
- Genesis: Established on 2018, the NCVET is the regulatory body for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
- Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE),
- Key Functions:
- Recognition and regulation of Awarding Bodies (ABs), Assessment Agencies (AAs), and Skill-related Information Providers.
- Approval of qualifications based on the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF).
- Tags :
- Social Defence
- NCVET
- National Institute of Social Defence (NISD)
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Euclid telescope
Euclid telescope has captured high-resolution images of 26 million galaxies.
About Euclid Telescope (2023)
- Name After: Euclid of Alexandria, an ancient Greek mathematician known for his contributions to geometry.
- Space Agency: Euclid is a fully European mission, built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), with contributions from NASA.
- Size: 1.2 m diameter
- Objectives:
- Euclid will study the Universe's evolution over the past 10 billion years, revealing how it expanded and formed structures, and providing insights into dark energy, dark matter, and gravity.
- It will create a 3D map by observing billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light-years away.
- Orbit: Positioned 1.5 million km from Earth at the stable Lagrange Point 2 (L2).
- Tags :
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Euclid Telescope
GSAT-18 Communication Satellite

Public Accounts Committee raised concerns over avoidable costs, as six transponders on the GSAT-18 satellite will remain unused until 2027.
About GSAT-18
- Launch: 2016, aboard Ariane-5 VA-231 from French Guiana.
Orbit: Placed in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), later moved to Geostationary Orbit. - Transponders: 48 in total across three frequency bands:
- Normal C-band
- Upper Extended C-band
- Ku-band
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- GSAT-18
- Ariane-5
- Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
Doctrine of ‘Eminent Domain’
Supreme Court in (DAMB v. Bhagwan Devi, 2025) ruled that land acquired for public use under eminent domain cannot be reversed by third-party claims or private agreements.
- Under doctrine of ‘eminent Domain’, the government can acquire private land for public use with just compensation.
Case Background
- 1963: Land acquired for Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board (DAMB) to establish a grain market.
- 1986: Compensation awarded to Bhagwan Deviunder Land Acquisition Act 1894.
- Later she claimed part of the land and made a private agreement with DAMB to get some of it back.
- The SC, quashed the agreement.
NOTE: Land Acquisition Act 1894 is replaced by The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act 2013)
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- Land Acquisition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Indiahas developed its first indigenous 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine
- It will be installed in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
- It is developed through a partnership of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), etc.
- Implementing agency: Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), Mumbai.
About MRI
- It is a non-invasive medical imaging test used to visualize soft tissues.
- They use large magnets and radio waves. No ionizing radiation is produced during an MRI exam, unlike X-rays.
- Images produced by an MRI scan can show organs, bones, muscles and blood vessels.
- Tags :
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
YuWaah
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) YuWaah have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to empower rural women and youth across India.
About (UNICEF) YuWaah, 2019
- It is a platform where youth-centric action is co-created, especially facilitated by young Indians from diverse backgrounds.
- Objective: Building skills and creating socio-economic and change-making opportunities for young people, with a special focus on women and marginalized groups.
- It will unlock the potential of India's 350 million young people.
- It fosters Public-Private-Youth Partnerships to drive innovative solutions, creating pathways for learning to earning transition and youth-led climate action.
- Tags :
- UNICEF
- YuWaah
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Abel Prize
Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara (78) won the Abel Prize, often called the "Nobel of Mathematics."
- He was honored for his work in algebraic analysis, representation theory, D-modules, and crystal bases.
About Abel Prize
- Annual award for outstanding mathematicians.
- Named after mathematicians Niels Henrik Abel (1802–29).
- Abel demonstrated the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation in radicals.
- He was also an innovator in the field of elliptic functions (Abelian functions).
- Established in 2002 by the Norwegian Government.
- Managed by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
- First winner: Jean-Pierre Serre (2003).
- Prize: 7.5 million kroner (~$720,000) and a glass plaque.
NOTE: International Mathematical Union, with UNESCO's support, declared 2000 as World Mathematical Year.
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- Abel Prize
- Nobel of Mathematics
T-800 Carbon Fibre
Public Accounts Committee reported on the premature closure of the T-800 carbon fibre project.
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre signed an MoU with NAL (chosen for its T-300 fibre expertise) in 2006 for an import substitute,
- But delays led to its closure in 2019.
T-800 Carbon Fibre
- T-800 carbon fibre is crucial for launch vehicles, spacecraft tanks, and Gaganyaan
- Carbon fibre (graphite fibre), is made of thin carbon strands (5-10 microns thick).
- It is lightweight yet very strong with high tensile strength.
- Carbon fibre (graphite fibre), is made of thin carbon strands (5-10 microns thick).
- Need for Indigenization: Due to dual-use potential and geopolitical risks, local production is crucial.
- Major suppliers: Toray (Japan), Formosa (Taiwan), Hyosung (Korea), and Hexcel (USA).
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- Carbon Fibre
- T-800
- Graphite Fibre