K9-Vajra : Procurement The Defence Ministry has started the process for the procurement of 100 more K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers. The 100th gun was delivered to the Army in 2021 The K9 Vajra is a 155 mm, 52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer (a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities) built in […]
What Is SAIME Initiative?
What Is SAIME Initiative? Under Sustainable Aquaculture In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative, farmers have taken up cultivation of shrimp at 30 hectares in West Bengal. The community-based initiative of sustainable shrimp cultivation is being conceived by NGOs- Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and Global Nature Fund (GNF), Naturland, Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS). […]
International Year Of Millets 2023
International Year Of Millets 2023: India has shared the vision to make International Year of Millets 2023 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the ‘Global Hub for Millets’. India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023 was approved by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2018 and the United Nations […]
Indian Rupee Depreciated By 10% Against The US Dollar
Indian Rupee Depreciated By 10% Against The US Dollar: The Indian Rupee depreciated by around 10% against the US dollar and the rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022. This decline was mainly on account of appreciation in the US currency on safe haven appeal amid fears of recession and inflation across many parts […]
King Penguin : Threatened By Climate Change
King Penguin : Threatened By Climate Change A recent study in the Antarctic reveals that king penguins are threatened by climate change. They are the 2nd largest penguin species. Habitat: They live on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Major colonies are found on Crozet, Prince Edward Island, Kerguelen Island, Heard Island, South Georgia and Macquarie Island. […]
Conservation Of The Nilgiri Tahr
Conservation Of The Nilgiri Tahr: The Tamil Nadu government launched an initiative for the conservation of the Nilgiri Tahr at Rs 25 crore. Under The Nilgiri Tahr project, the Tamil Nadu government plans to: Develop a better understanding of the Nilgiri Tahr population through surveys and radio telemetry studies Reintroduce the Tahrs to their historical […]
108th Indian Science Congress : Theme
108th Indian Science Congress: Prime Minister will inaugurate inaugural session of the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on January 3, 2023. Indian Science Congress, the annual gathering of researchers in the country is organised by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). Theme: “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment.” The first […]
Dinesh Kumar Shukla : New Chairman Of AERB
Dinesh Kumar Shukla : New Chairman Of AERB Dinesh Kumar Shukla, former Executive Director of AERB & Distinguished Scientist assumed the charge as Chairman, AERB on 31st December 2022. The AERB was constituted on November 15, 1983, by the President of India by exercising the powers conferred by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to carry […]
Birth Anniversary Of Satyendra Nath Bose
Birth Anniversary Of Satyendra Nath Bose: The 129th birth anniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose has been celebrated On Jan 1 2023 Satyendra Nath Bose was a Mathematician and physicist from India. Born on January 1, 1894, Bose collaborated with Einstein to develop what we now know as the Bose-Einstein statistics. He was appointed to the […]
Remote Electronic Voting Machine
Remote Electronic Voting Machine: The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently said that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines (RVMs). Remote Electronic Voting Machine: The new RVM prototype will enable a voter, who is listed in constituencies, to exercise voting rights from a single […]
