'THAAD is a missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short- to medium-range ballistic missiles during their final flight phase.' It uses a "hit-to-kill" approach where an intercepto Read More...

'Elon Musk-owned SpaceX successfully intercepted the returning booster back of its Starship rocket by using the mechanical arms in its launch pad, achieving a tremendous feat.' This is the first Read More...

'The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences  awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2024 to three US-based economists — Daron Acemoglu, Simon John Read More...

'The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, has been one of the most empowering laws for Indians. ' From exposing corruption in the delivery of basic rights to bringing to light the truth behind the Read More...

'In India, this year’s summer shattered records, with red alerts issued nationwide. Over 200 lives were lost to heatwaves (official), but countless more went unrecorded.' Delhi experienced Read More...

'The Delhi High Court last week issued directions aimed at improving the availability of so-called “orphan drugs”, which are medications used to treat “rare diseases” — d Read More...

'For its “efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons”, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo.' The members of Nihon Hidankyo are survivo Read More...

'A deadly new weapon has taken to the skies in the Russia-Ukraine war.' Dragon drones essentially release a substance called thermite — a mixture of aluminium and iron oxide — developed Read More...

'A recent study revealed that plant cover in Antarctica has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades and is growing at an alarming rate.' Antarctica, the world’s most remote frozen Read More...

'The Nobel Prize for Literature 2024 has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.' Read More...