ABHYAS : Flight Trials The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted four flight trials of the high-speed expendable aerial target ‘ABHYAS’ recently. ABHYAS is a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT). It is designed by the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). ABHYAS offers a realistic threat scenario for the practice of weapon systems. It […]
Day: February 7, 2024
Messinian Event
Messinian Event: The Geological Institute of Israel recently uncovered a never-before-known underwater canyon near Cyprus that dates back to the Messinian Event. Messinian Event also known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC), the Messinian event was a geological event during which the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or nearly complete desiccation (drying […]
Nagoya Protocol
Nagoya Protocol: Cameroon recently adopted the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation (the Protocol) is a legally binding global agreement that implements the access and benefit-sharing obligations of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). […]
