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AstroSat: India’s Eye to the Universe

Introduction India launched AstroSat in 2015 with the intention of a 5-year life cycle, but a decade later, the remarkable space observatory is still probing the secrets of the universe, far beyond its expected lifetime. As India’s first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory, AstroSat is a milestone accomplishment for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which […]

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Why Cloudbursts Matter for UPSC? Dharali 2025 Case Study

On 5th August 2025, the sleepy village of Dharali, close to Harsil Valley in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand experienced a cloudburst which caused flash floods and landslides, all of which wreaked havoc on the delicate Himalayan environment. The cloudburst resulted in the loss of lives and damaged some twenty plus houses, and blocked many

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