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Doklam Plateau Issue


  1. The region falls within Bhutanese Territory.
  2. India and Bhutan 2007 Friendship Treaty, Which provide regulations for border dispute
  3. The India side puts it near Batangla, while China claims that it is located at Mt.Gipmochi further south.
  4. The Chumbi Valley is vital for India, and any change is fraught with dangerous possibilities.
  5. The incident stems from difference between India and Bhutan on the one hand and China on the other hand as to the exact location of the tri-junction at BATANG LA between three countries .
ISSUES : 

INDIA - National Security .
CHINA- Sovereignty.

NOTE :

It would bring China within striking distance of India's vulnerable "Chicken Neck", the SILIGURI Coridor, the life line of North-East. This has always been seen as India's "ACHILLES HEEL(a weakness or vulnerable point.)" 

Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN)

  1. PETN is one of the most powerful explosive materials.
  2. It is also used as a Vasodilator drug to treat certain heart conditions, such as for management of Angina.



Goldilocks Zone

The Goldilocks Zone is distance from our star means , it is neither too hot, nor too cold to support liquid water- thought to be a key ingredient of life.

Proxima Centauri:

A cool dwarf star, situated near sun.

It is observed by the Astrosat, Chandra and Hubble Space Telescope.

SVAROP: Scientific Validation and Research on PANCHAGAVYA

" National Programme" Conducted by Department of Science and Technology, Department of Bio-Technology and CSIR of the Ministry of Science and Tech in collaboration with IIT-Delhi.

It will cover, " Scientific Validation of Panchagavya for Medicines and Health, Scientific Validation of its Agriculture Products and Applications , and Scientific Validation of Food and Nutrition.

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