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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon is set to undertake his maiden spacewalk next week as part of ongoing maintenance and upgrade work aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Menon will carry out three spacewalks to prepare the orbital laboratory for the installation of solar arrays. #CA2026

Value Addition: Gen Z has shifted protest from leader-centric and speech-based mobilisation to digital, decentralised and algorithm-driven participation, making dissent more visual, participatory and viral.

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Resignation in Public Life: Constitutional Morality over Political Expediency 1. Resignation is an instrument of accountability, not political pressure -A genuine resignation stems from conscience, moral responsibility and public ethics, not merely public outrage or political compulsion. -It helps restore the credibility of democratic institutions. 2. Constitutional morality vs. populism -Ministers are accountable to constitutional principles, collective responsibility and ethical governance, not only shifting public opinion. -Excessive reliance on media or street pressure can weaken institutional norms. 3. Historical examples -Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1948): Offered resignation after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, accepting moral responsibility despite no direct culpability; Nehru declined it. -Lal Bahadur Shastri (1956): Resigned as Railway Minister after the Ariyalur train accident, setting the benchmark for ministerial accountability. -V.K. Krishna Menon (1962): Resigned after the Sino-Indian War, reflecting acceptance of responsibility for policy failure. 4. Democratic significance -Voluntary resignation strengthens public trust, ethical leadership and constitutional conventions. -Forced resignations driven purely by political campaigns risk reducing accountability to a tool of partisan politics. 5. Way forward -Resignations should be guided by constitutional morality, transparency and personal integrity, while governments must ensure institutional accountability through inquiries, parliamentary oversight and corrective reforms.

Bhargavastra is an indigenous vehicle mounted Counter Swarm Drone System developed by Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. under the Make in India initiative. -- It provides a hard kill defence against weaponised drones loitering munitions and autonomous drone swarms using unguided rockets and precision micro missiles. -- Integrated with advanced C4I radar (10 km range) EO/IR and RF sensors it offers real time detection tracking and engagement. -- Designed for deserts plains and high altitude regions up to 5000 metres it supports network centric warfare. -- The Indian Army reviewed and successfully witnessed its system demonstration on 24 July 2026. #CA2026 #DEFENCE