Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum has signed MOU with Air India, AirAsia and Vistara (all under TATA), for SAF to achieve net zero emissions (NZE). International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has put the target of net zero in the aviation sector by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuels are biofuels made from sustainable […]
Month: September 2022
Sittanavasal
Sittanavasal: With much of the art in Sittanavasal either damaged or vandalised, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access. Sittanavasal is considered by historians to be one of the oldest inhabited areas in the district and a major centre of Jain influence. This is […]
Rohini Sounding Rocket
Rohini Sounding Rocket: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. RH-200 of the Rohini sounding rocket family has completed 198 consecutive successful flights. The 199th launch will happen in October 2022 during the World Space Week (4th-10th October) celebrations. The […]
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022: At the Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, India’s representative has said that “sustainable biofuels play a key role to reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector.” The US, for the first time, hosted Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint convening […]
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: NASA
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is about to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. It is the first Kinetic Impactor Method of planetary defence, where a DART spacecraft will be colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos. The Kinetic Impactor Method involves sending one or more […]
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: The Central government announced a special tourist circuit named Ambedkar circuit, which encompasses five key sites associated with Dr B.R. Ambedkar. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016, but the conceptualisation of the plan could be held recently. The five cities in the tourist circuit as announced by […]
Megh Chakra Operation
Megh Chakra Operation: The operation code-named “Megh Chakra” is being carried out following the inputs received from Interpol’s Singapore special unit based on the information received from the authorities in New Zealand. It is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation […]
Swachh Toycathon
Swachh Toycathon: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will launch Swachh Toycathon, a unique competition to make toys from waste. The competition will be open to individuals and groups to bring forth innovation in toy designs using dry waste. It will focus on efficient designs that can be replicated at a larger scale, and toys […]
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah: The Prime Minister Modi has extended his warmest greetings to the Prime Minister of Israel, Yair Lapid and the Jewish people around the world on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah, literally “day of shouting or blasting.” It […]
Internal Democracy Within Parties
Internal Democracy Within Parties: After taking action against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to comply with norms, the Election Commission is likely to take up the issue of internal democracy within parties next, according to EC sources. Though the Representation of the People Act does not mandate internal elections, the EC’s guidelines for […]
