Tribute To Veer Savarkar On His Death Anniversary: Home Minister recently paid his tributes to Veer Savarkar on his death anniversary(26th Feb) Veer Savarkar was born in 1883 near Nasik in Maharashtra. He was the first to acknowledge the mutiny of 1857 as the first struggle for Independence and wrote the book ‘The History of […]
JO201 : Jellyfish Galaxy
JO201 : Jellyfish Galaxy The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of JO201, a jellyfish galaxy in the Abell 85 galaxy cluster. JO201 is a jellyfish galaxy which lies in Abell 85 galaxy cluster. It is at a distance of about 700 million lightyears, in the constellation of Cetus or the Whale. Jellyfish galaxies […]
Maternal Mortality Report
Maternal Mortality Report: Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died globally from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (target 3.1) is to reduce maternal mortality to less than 70 deaths per 100 000 live births by 2030. The report has been published by the United Nations Maternal Mortality […]
14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav
14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav: President of India addressed the 14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Bikaner, Rajasthan It is an annual flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture Organized in different states of India to promote National Unity and integrity through cultural exchange Started in 2015 to exhibit the rich cultural heritage of the country Participation: […]
First State To Use Robotics Technology For Cleaning Manhole : Kerala
First State To Use Robotics Technology For Cleaning Manhole : Kerala Kerala became the first state in the country to use robotics technology for cleaning all its commissioned manholes by pressing into service the robotic scavenger Bandicoot in the temple town of Guruvayur. Bandicoot Robot is the world’s first robotic scavenger i.e indigenously made by […]
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL The Supreme Court of India rejected a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) regarding menstrual leave for workers and students across the country. The court called it a policy matter and pointed out that menstrual pain leave has different dimensions and may also act as a disincentive for employers […]
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered a 1,300-year-old stupa right in the middle of a mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district at a Khondalite mining site. It is the place from where Khondalite stones were supplied for the beautification project around the 12th Century Shree Jagannath […]
Radio Galaxies : Discovery
Radio Galaxies : Discovery A team of astronomers from the National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Pune; Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Ahmedabad; and the University of Oxford recently discovered several ‘elusive dying radio galaxies’. Radio Galaxies, also known as radio-luminous galaxies or radio-loud galaxies, are a particular type of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 1st March 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 1st March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 28th February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
