| TOPICS | SUBJECT | PAPER |
| CHINA WILL SEND AN ASTRONAUT TO ITS SPACE STATION | TECHNOLOGY | PRELIMS/MAINS GS3 |
| INDIA’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TECHNOLOGY | PRELIMS |
| OVERSEAS TRAVEL SPENDING BY INDIANS FALLS TO $1.09 BILLION IN MARCH | ECONOMY | PRELIMS |
| EARTH’S OUTER CORE | GEOGRAPHY | PRELIMS |
| METHYL METHACRYLATE | CHEMICAL | PRELIMMS |
| BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE | GEOGRAPHY | |
| JUDICIAL CUSTODY | POLITY | PRELIMS |
| What did the Supreme Court say about bail under UAPA? . | POLITY | MAINS GS3 |
CHINA WILL SEND AN ASTRONAUT TO ITS SPACE STATION
China will send an astronaut to its space station on Sunday (May 24, 2026) for a year, a record length for the country, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as Beijing works towards its ambition of a crewed moon landing by 2030.
Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan, and Li Jiaying, who is the first astronaut from Hong Kong
INDIA’S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
India’s electrical system operates on a standard voltage of \(230\text{ V}\) and an alternating current (AC) frequency of \(50\text{ Hz}\). The grid operates synchronously as a unified “One Nation, One Grid” system. Power is generated from diverse sources and managed centrally by the Ministry of Power.
OVERSEAS TRAVEL SPENDING BY INDIANS FALLS TO $1.09 BILLION IN MARCH
With lesser overseas travel, foreign exchange outgo will reduce, and that can help in curbing rupee depreciation
The legal framework for administration of foreign exchange transactions in India is provided by the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, (FEMA), which came into force with effect from June 1, 2000. Under FEMA, all transactions involving foreign exchange have been classified either as capital or current account transactions. All transactions undertaken by a resident that do not alter his / her assets or liabilities, including contingent liabilities, outside India are current account transactions.
In terms of Section 5 of the FEMA, persons resident in India are free to buy or sell foreign exchange for any current account transaction except for those transactions for which drawal of foreign exchange has been prohibited by Central Government, such as remittance out of lottery winnings; remittance of income from racing/riding, etc., or any other hobby; remittance for purchase of lottery tickets, banned / proscribed magazines, football pools, sweepstakes, etc.
EARTH’S OUTER CORE
Earth’s outer core is a highly fluid, molten layer composed primarily of iron and nickel. It lies about 2,889 km (1,795 miles) beneath the Earth’s surface and is roughly 2,260 km (1,400 miles) thick. The circulation of this hot liquid metal generates Earth’s vital magnetic field
METHYL METHACRYLATE
Context:tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion
The tank contains 7,000 gallons (26,000 liters) of methyl methacrylate, a volatile and flammable liquid used to make plastics.
BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE
Located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is globally renowned for having one of the highest densities of Royal Bengal Tigers
JUDICIAL CUSTODY
- judicial custody means the accused is in custody under the supervision of the Judicial Magistrate. The term ‘judicial custody’ can be defined as follows:
- The accused is in the custody and under the purview of a Judicial Magistrate.
- The accused is lodged in either any of the Central or State prisons as directed by the Judicial Magistrate.
- The concerned Judicial Magistrate may, if required, detain the accused.
- During the period of judicial custody, the police may interrogate the accused but only after obtaining due permission from the Court.
- In the case of State v. Gali Chalapathi Rao And Ors. (1974) , the Andhra High Court held that in case of judicial custody, the police can only interrogate the accused in jail after obtaining the permission of the Court