Poseidon Torpedoes: Russia plans to form a division of special-purpose submarines that will carry Poseidon torpedoes as part of the country’s Pacific Fleet by the end of 2024. Poseidon Torpedo is a massive Russian, nuclear-powered autonomous torpedo armed with a nuclear warhead built to strike enemy coastal targets from great distances. It is about 65 […]
Month: April 2023
Exercise Cope India
Exercise Cope India: India-U.S. air exercise ‘Cope India’ to begin next week. Exercise with the US Air Force (USAF) will begin at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal. It is a bilateral joint exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF). Cope India began in 2004 as a fighter training […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd April 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 3rd Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Capulopsyche keralensis: Bagworm Moth Species
Capulopsyche keralensis: Bagworm Moth Species Researchers from the Zoology Department at St. Thomas College Thrissur have discovered the bagworm moth from the coffee plantations of Kerala. The newly found bagworm moth species was named Capulopsyche keralensis. Capulo means coffee and psyche means moth or butterfly. The name, therefore, translates as ‘Coffee moth of Kerala’ as […]
Solar Flare
Solar Flare: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory detected a powerful “X-class” solar flare that was classified as an X1.2 flare. The X1.2 flare erupted from sunspot AR3256 near the southwestern limb of the star in our Solar System. It led to a strong shortwave radio blackout in south-east Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Solar storms are […]
Assamese Gamosa
Assamese Gamosa: The ‘hybrid’ gamosa which was used for felicitating guests at a function sparked protests across Assam. Assamese gamosa is a hand-woven rectangular cotton piece of cloth with red borders and different designs and motifs. It is traditionally offered to elders and guests as a mark of respect and honour by Assamese people. It […]
Utkal Dibas
Utkal Dibas: The Prime Minister of India greeted the people on Utkal Dibasa. The modern state of Odisha was established on 1 April 1936 at Kanika Palace, Cuttack, as a province in India, and consists predominantly of Odia speakers.1 April is therefore celebrated as Utkal Divas (Odisha Day). The British had occupied the Northern Circars, […]
Bandipur Tiger Reserve : 50 Years As a Project Tiger Reserve
Bandipur Tiger Reserve : 50 Years As a Project Tiger Reserve Bandipur Tiger Reserve recently completed 50 years as a Project Tiger Reserve. Bandipur Tiger Reserve was established in the 1930s as a wildlife sanctuary, which became a tiger reserve in 1973 under Project tiger. It is situated in two contiguous districts (Mysore and Chamarajanagar) […]
Ultramassive Black Hole : Discovery
Ultramassive Black Hole : Discovery Astronomers have discovered an ultramassive black hole using gravitational lensing, a phenomenon where a foreground object bends light from a distant object behind it. Researchers used supercomputer simulations to simulate light from a distant galaxy travelling through the Universe, each simulation had a black hole of a different mass. The […]
National Mission On Natural Farming
National Mission On Natural Farming: The Government of India has launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) as a separate and independent scheme to promote chemical-free and climate-smart agriculture. The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) has been formulated by upscaling the Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) to promote natural farming across the country. […]
