Storm Shadow Missiles: Russia’s Defence Ministry recently said that Ukrainian aircraft had struck two industrial sites in the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain. Storm Shadow Missile is a long-range cruise missile with stealth capabilities, jointly developed by the UK and France. The missile is intended to […]
Model Prisons Act, 2023
Model Prisons Act, 2023: Union Home Ministry recently said that comprehensive ‘Model Prisons Act, 2023’ has been finalized. The government had earlier decided to review and revise the colonial-era outdated Prison Act in tune with contemporary modern-day needs and correctional ideology. The Model Prison Act, 2023 may serve as a guiding document for the States, […]
One Station One Product
One Station One Product: Under the One Station One Product’ (OSOP) scheme of Indian Railways, 728 stations are covered with 785 OSOP outlets in 21 States and 3 Union Territories across the country so far. Ministry of Railways launched this scheme in March, 2022. The objective is to promote ‘Vocal for Local’ vision of the […]
First Ministerial Meeting Of The India-EU Trade And Technology Council
First Ministerial Meeting Of The India-EU Trade And Technology Council: The first Ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council will be held in Brussels on 16th May. The meeting will be co-chaired on the Indian side by the Ministers for External Affairs, Commerce and Industry, and Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology. Trade and […]
INS Hansa
INS Hansa: INS Hansa in Goa has become the very first Joint-User International Aerodrome in the South-Asia Pacific region to be augmented with the Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach. This RNP approach will provide near Category-I ILS accuracies, thereby aiding unhindered flying operations even when the aforementioned equipment is unserviceable or under maintenance. INS Hansa […]
Allegator Gar : A Rare Type Of Fish
Allegator Gar : A Rare Type Of Fish The Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) recently discovered a rare type of fish known as a “Alligator Gar” for the first time in Srinagar’s Dal Lake. Allegator Gar is a ray-finned euryhaline fish and is one of the largest of all freshwater fishes. […]
Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines 2023
Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines 2023: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has launched ‘Harit Sagar’ Green Port Guidelines 2023 to achieve the Zero Carbon Emission Goal. Sagar Shreshtha Samman awards were also conferred to major ports for their exceptional achievements in various operational parameters. Harit Sagar Guidelines 2023 reflects the vision of making […]
Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Target Olympic Podium Scheme: Olympian and World Championship silver medallist archer Atanu Das has been re-introduced in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Other big names to be included in TOPS are rifle shooter Mehuli Ghosh and 15-year-old Tilottama Sen, who won bronze in 10m air rifle event at International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup […]
Fomalhaut : NASA
Fomalhaut : NASA NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovered a complex and fascinating dusty structure around the young star Fomalhaut. Fomalhaut is located 25 light-years from Earth It was one of the first exoplanets ever discovered in visible light by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2004. Exoplanets are the planets that orbit around stars other […]
Restrictions On Gay And Bisexual Men From Donating Blood Ended
Restrictions On Gay And Bisexual Men From Donating Blood Ended: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ended the longstanding restrictions on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The prohibition was first implemented during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s and has been long decried as discriminatory by the LGBTQI+ community and its […]
