Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope : Detected Atomic Hydrogen From a Far-Away Galaxy A radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy was detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the telescope to […]
Month: January 2023
Abdul Rehman Makki : Listed As a Global Terrorist By UNSC
Abdul Rehman Makki : Listed As a Global Terrorist By UNSC Abdul Rehman Makki is a Pakistan-based terrorist who was recently listed as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) under its ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee. He has been sanctioned based on his links to the 2000 Red Fort attack […]
Giving To Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Initiative
Giving To Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) Initiative: The World Economic Forum, in partnership with over 45 organizations, has launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative. The goal of GAEA is to fund and grow new and existing public, private, and philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs) to unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year […]
Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars
Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars: Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has found evidence of “solitary waves” in the weak magnetic field around Mars for the first time. Scientists used high-resolution electric field data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft to make the discovery of solitary […]
State Finances: A Study Of Budgets Of 2022-23
State Finances: A Study Of Budgets Of 2022-23 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report stating that the Gross Fiscal Deficit (GFD) of states is expected to decrease to 3.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022-23, from 4.1% in 2020-21. This is due to a broad-based economic recovery and an increase […]
Remote Voting For Migrants
Remote Voting For Migrants: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has proposed a new Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM), which will allow domestic migrants to vote in national and regional elections. The EC proposed using this in a State Assembly election as a pilot so internal migrants within a state can cast their ballots. Hearing […]
Advance Medical Directive
Advance Medical Directive: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the utility of executing an advanced medical directive in India when a person is anyway free to refuse invasive treatment and accept death. Advance Medical Directive/Living will: It is a document prescribing a person’s wishes regarding the medical treatment the person would want […]
Greater Scaup : Species Of Duck Sighted In Loktak Lake
Greater Scaup : Species Of Duck Sighted In Loktak Lake A rare species of duck, Greater Scaup, was recently sighted in Loktak lake in Manipur’s Bishnupur district after a gap of over 90 years. The Greater scaup is locally known as Sadangman. It is a medium-sized diving duck species that belongs to the family of […]
Grameen Udyami Scheme
Grameen Udyami Scheme: Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship will attend the felicitation ceremony of over 200 tribal women who have completed training under Phase 3 of the Grameen Udyami Scheme in Jharkhand. Grameen Udyami Scheme was launched to augment skill training in tribal communities for inclusive and sustainable growth. It is […]
Indo-Russian Joint Venture Begins Manufacturing AK-203 Assault Rifles In U.P
Indo-Russian Joint Venture Begins Manufacturing AK-203 Assault Rifles In U.P: The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), has started producing AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh. The AK-203 rifles are manufactured in a joint venture between India and Russia. These are high-quality, convenient and modern small arms. This model combines excellent ergonomics, adaptability […]
