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CRUISE AND BALLISTIC MISSILE

Current Affairs 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.

HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS

Current Affairs 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. 

Zinc-Air Batteries

Current Affairs 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. 

Tribo-Electric Nanogenerator (TENG) Technology

Current Affairs 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. 

Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs)

Current Affairs 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.

Integrated Guided Missile Development Program

Current Affairs 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. 

INDIA’S BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE PROGRAM

Current Affairs 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. 

Long-term impacts of deep-sea mining

Current Affairs 03-Apr-2025

A research study on the long-term impacts of deep-sea mining was published in the journal Nature.

Zero Poverty – P4 Initiative

Current Affairs 03-Apr-2025

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the ‘Zero Poverty – P4’ initiative under the ‘Golden Andhra Vision 2047’ on the occasion of Telugu New Year Ugadi.