Project Information System & Management: SERB The Science and Engineering Board (SERB) has set up a portal called PRoject Information System & Management (PRISM) that offers real time information on the various research projects supported by it. Key Points About PRoject Information System & Management (PRISM): It is called ‘SERB – PRoject Information System &

Autocratisation Goes Viral Report India has been classified as an “electoral autocracy” in the annual report named Autocratisation Goes Viral of Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute. This report comes just after the US watchdog Freedom House downgraded India’s status to “partly free” in its ‘Freedom in the World 2021’ Key Points About V-Dem: The

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung Mt. Sinabung, an active volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has erupted. Earlier, other volcanoes of Indonesia- Merapi volcano and Semeru volcano– had erupted. Key Points Sinabung: Sinabung (2,600-metre) is located in Karo regency, North Sumatra. Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due

France’s First Space Military Exercise: AsterX Amid the growing competition among the world powers in the field of space, France has begun its first space military exercises to test its ability to defend its satellites. Key Points About the Exercise: The exercise drills are codenamed “AsterX” to commemorate the first French satellite Asterix from 1956