[Flash Cards] Current 26th April 2024 | For Prelims 2024

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• The Jiadhal River is a significant northern tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Assam.

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• The Hubble tension is a significant unresolved issue in cosmology, arising from differing measurements of how fast the universe is expanding.

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• When rockets are launched into polar orbits from SDSC, it has to follow "dog-legging,” (initial eastward then southward trajectory), which consumes more fuel and are costly. It is closer to Mahendragiri’s ISRO Propulsion Research Complex, where the propellants for rockets are produced, making it easier to transport the rocket components safely & quickly.

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• It is a waste management technology based on the pyrolysis system, designed to run on the waste generated by rural households.

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• Critically Endangered