Weekly Current Affairs: Week- 2 April 2024 (46 Topics)
TERMS OF THE DAY
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Conductor and Semiconductor |
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Circular carbon economy |
A circular carbon economy is a framework for managing and reducing emissions. It is a closed loop system involving 4Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle, and remove. |
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Direct current (DC) |
Direct current (DC) is an electric current that is uni-directional, so the flow of charge is always in the same direction. |
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Electronic voting machine (EVM) |
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Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) |
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft take off vertically like a helicopter. The key difference is that they are powered by electric motors instead of conventional combustion engines. |
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Import Restriction |
It refers to any one of a series of tariff and no-tariff barriers imposed by a country (importing nation) to control the volume of goods coming into the country from other countries. |
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Import substitution |
Import substitution is an economic or trade strategy focused on promoting the production of domestically produced goods over goods imported from other countries. It aims to decrease the reliance on imports, hoping to improve their own country's economic standing simultaneously. |
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) |
NCDs refers to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by an acute infection, result in long-term health consequences and often create a need for long-term treatment and care. These conditions include cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung illnesses. |
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National Airspace and International Airspace |
National Airspace only composes the land and territorial waters (i.e.: beyond 12NM). Airspace which is not within any country's territorial limit is considered as 'International Airspace'. |
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Territorial Waters |
Territorial waters, in international law, that area of the sea immediately adjacent to the shores of a state and subject to the territorial jurisdiction of that state. Territorial sea is defined under the UNCLOS as the 12-nautical mile zone from the baseline or low-water line along the coast. |
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Two-state solution |
Two-state solution is fundamentally about how or whether to split the country's territory between the Jewish and Arab populations. It means establishing two states for the people of two communities, that is, Israel for the Jewish people and Palestine for the Palestinian people. |
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Oil price cap |
An oil price cap is a limit imposed on the price of oil, usually set by a government or regulatory authority. It aims to prevent excessive price increases that could lead to economic instability or hardship for consumers. |
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Radioisotopes |
Radioisotopes are radioactive isotopes of an element. Atoms that contain an unstable combination of neutrons and protons, or excess energy in their nucleus. |
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Radionuclide |
A radionuclide is an unstable element that emits high-energy ionizing radiation from the atomic nucleus. |
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Space junk |
Space junk refers to fragments left behind in space. Most space junk is debris from rocket-launching material and disused satellites. |
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Subduction |
Subduction involves the descent of the edge of one lithospheric plate beneath that of another where two such plates collide. |
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Seedling transplantation |
Seedling transplantation is the process of transferring young seedlings from a seedbed or nursery to their final growing location in a field or garden, typically done to ensure optimal spacing and growth conditions for the plants. |
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