Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System
- SMART system was successfully flight-tested from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
- About SMART
- It is a Next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system.
- A torpedo is a type of missile or bomb fired underwater.
- Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- It is a canister-based missile system and is equipped with parachute-based release system.
- It consists of advanced sub-systems like two-stage solid propulsion system, electromechanical actuator system, etc.
- It will enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy far beyond the conventional range of lightweight torpedo.
- It is a Next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system.
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- SMART System
- Torpedo
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Middle-power
- Middle powers, lacking a universally agreed-upon definition, typically rank below great powers but exert influence over global politics.
- Great powers are countries with a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
- Middle powers have extensive diplomatic, economic, multilateral, and military heft.
- They comprise:
- Global North countries like Australia, Canada and South Korea.
- Global South nations like India, Argentina, Brazil and Indonesia
- Significance: Strengthen multilateralism; represent the voice of the global south, etc.
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- Middle-power
- Global South
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Blue Hole
- Researchers found evidence that Taam Ja' Blue Hole is the deepest in the world.
- It is located in Mexico's Chetumal Bay, on the eastern side of the Yucatán Peninsula.
- About Blue hole
- These are water-filled caverns that form below the seafloor. These are often found in coastal areas where the bedrock is prone to erosion.
- They develop as ocean water seeps through cracks, dissolving minerals as they go, leading to sinkholes. Over time, they can grow quite large.
- Other Prominent Blue Holes: Dragon Hole in the South China Sea, Great Blue Hole near Belize and the Dahab Blue Hole (Egypt).
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- Blue Hole
Antarctic Treaty
- India is set to host the prestigious 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
- Meeting will be organised by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- About Antarctic Treaty:
- Signed in 1959 and entered into force in 1961.
- Total Parties to the Treaty is 56.
- India signed the treaty and received the consultative party status in 1983.
- Enacted Indian Antarctic Act, 2022, reaffirming its commitment to the Antarctic Treaty.
- Key provisions: Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes, Freedom of scientific investigation, etc.
- Key Protocol and Conventions:
- Protocol on Environment Protection (Madrid Protocol) to the Antarctic Treaty, 1991
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 1980