| TOPICS | SUBJECT | PAPER |
| THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | GEOGRAPHY | PRELIMS |
| PATHFINDER | TECHNOLOGY | PRELIMS |
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a major global supplier of minerals including cobalt, copper, diamonds, gold, tantalum, and tin. The DRC supplies over 60% of global cobalt, and mineral exports account for more than 95% of the country’s export revenues
PATHFINDER
Bengaluru-based Pixxel has announced a strategic partnership with Sarvam to build and launch India’s first orbital data centre satellite, named Pathfinder.