23rd Edition Of INDIASOFT: The 23rd edition of INDIASOFT was inaugurated recently INDIASOFT is held consecutively since 2001. It has emerged as the favourite meeting ground for Indian tech developers and global consumers. With more than 1000 IT and tech companies converging to meet and connect with each other, the show brings to the fore […]
Month: April 2023
Gamma Ray Burst Detected
Gamma Ray Burst Detected: A gamma-ray burst that recently hit our solar system was so bright, it temporarily blinded gamma-ray instruments in space, according to a NASA release. Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) are short-lived bursts of gamma-ray light, the most energetic form of light. GRB emits more energy in a few seconds than our Sun […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st April 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 1st Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Project Sky Canvas
Project Sky Canvas: A Tokyo-based space company, ALE, recently announced that it will create the world’s first artificial meteor shower in 2025 under the project Sky Canvas. Sky Canvas Project is the world’s first artificial meteor shower project. The aim of the project will be to collect atmospheric data in the mesosphere. Under this project, […]
Evidence Of The Piezoelectric Effect In Liquids
Evidence Of The Piezoelectric Effect In Liquids: Scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids, for the first time. Piezoelectric effect is a phenomenon where specific types of material produce an electric charge proportional to the mechanical stress applied to them. It was first time discovered in 1880, in quartz. Quartz is the […]
EOS-06 Satellite : Released Images Of Earth
EOS-06 Satellite : Released Images Of Earth The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently released a Global False Colour Composite (FCC) mosaic of images captured by the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) payload on board the EOS-06 satellite. The OCM senses the Earth in 13 distinct wavelengths to provide information about global vegetation cover on […]
Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: World Bank
Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: World Bank The World Bank (WB) has released a report titled “Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: Trends, Expectations, and Policies”, stating that the current decade (2020-2030) could be a lost decade for the whole world. The report uses a comprehensive database of multiple measures of potential growth. It examines trends in potential […]
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the ‘Corporate Debt Market Development Fund’ to prevent financial crisis. The ‘Corporate Debt Market Development Fund (CDMDF) is a backstop facility for specified debt funds during market dislocations. The fund is intended to provide liquidity support in the event of […]
Power Generating From Defunct Gold Mines
Power Generating From Defunct Gold Mines: An Australian renewable-energy company Green Gravity has proposed a scheme to generate electricity from the defunct Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), in Karnataka, using Low-Tech Gravity Technology. The plan is to find defunct mines, which often go hundreds or thousands of meters deep, and haul a Weighted Block, that may […]
National Contribution To Warming : India Ranking
National Contribution To Warming : India Ranking The research published in the journal “Scientific Data’ ranked India fifth among the top 10 contributors to global warming. Key Highlights of the Report: Top Contributor: The United States topped the list with its emissions causing 0.28°C (17.3%) of rise in temperature. China stood second and Russia took […]
