UPSC Mains & Interview Focus (GS-III)! NITI Aayog’s proposed optional presumptive taxation is critical: understand how this fixed-rate system provides tax certainty and resolves complex PE/SEP disputes. Grasp the key policy mechanism and its vital impact on attracting FDI and boosting the Make in India mission.
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”
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How safe is India? The NCRB 2023 Report has the data. 📊
The latest numbers from the National Crime Records Bureau are out, and they offer crucial insights into crime rates, convictions, and policing across the country.
The latest numbers from the National Crime Records Bureau are out, and they offer crucial insights into crime rates, convictions, and policing across the country.
EU’s ‘Drone Wall’: Ambitious but Challenging
Objective:
Protect EU eastern border from Russian and allied drone threats.
Strengthen air defences and prevent hybrid warfare incidents.
Concept:
Networked anti-drone shield (not a literal wall):
Sensors: Radar, acoustic, AI-enabled detection.
Electronic warfare: Jam navigation & communication.
Kinetic: Automated guns, nets, interceptors.
Designed for cost-effective detection and interception of cheap, swarm-capable drones.
Challenges:
Scale: Borders with Russia & Belarus exceed 3,400 km.
Funding: High cost, limited national budgets, political disagreements.
Coordination: Multi-country integration and AI-based threat management required.
Technology: Swarm drones and decoys complicate detection.
Current Status:
Conceptual stage; reluctance from France & Germany slows progress.
Implementation will require years, consensus, and cost-sharing.
Bottom Line:
Necessary for EU security, but technical, financial, and political hurdles make it a long-term project.
Objective:
Protect EU eastern border from Russian and allied drone threats.
Strengthen air defences and prevent hybrid warfare incidents.
Concept:
Networked anti-drone shield (not a literal wall):
Sensors: Radar, acoustic, AI-enabled detection.
Electronic warfare: Jam navigation & communication.
Kinetic: Automated guns, nets, interceptors.
Designed for cost-effective detection and interception of cheap, swarm-capable drones.
Challenges:
Scale: Borders with Russia & Belarus exceed 3,400 km.
Funding: High cost, limited national budgets, political disagreements.
Coordination: Multi-country integration and AI-based threat management required.
Technology: Swarm drones and decoys complicate detection.
Current Status:
Conceptual stage; reluctance from France & Germany slows progress.
Implementation will require years, consensus, and cost-sharing.
Bottom Line:
Necessary for EU security, but technical, financial, and political hurdles make it a long-term project.
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