Steriphopus Wangala : New Spider Species A new spider species named Steriphopus wangala has been discovered in Meghalaya. Steriphopus Wangala is a newly discovered species of spider from the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. It has been named after the Garo community’s harvest festival, the Wangala festival, or the 100 Drums Festival. This spider […]
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NASA’s Juno Probe
NASA’s Juno Probe New findings from NASA’s Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiter’s moon Io. JUNO is an acronym for Jupiter Near-Polar Orbiter. It is a NASA spacecraft designed to orbit the planet Jupiter. Juno was launched by an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, […]
Rhisotope Project
Rhisotope Project: South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns under the Rhisotope Project to curb poaching. Rhisotope Project was started in 2021 in South Africa. It aims to make the rhinoceros horns easier to detect at border posts and render them useless for human consumption. The project involves inserting two tiny radioactive […]
Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket
Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Microwave Obscurant Chaff (MOC) is a niche technology developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur It obscures radar signals and creates a microwave shield around […]
Bhuvan Panchayat Geoportal 4.0
Bhuvan Panchayat Geoportal 4.0: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology will launch the two Geoportals namely Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0) & National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0) on 28th June in New Delhi. Bhuvan Panchayat geoportal 4.0 is an online geospatial data and services dissemination platform to support integration […]
Raimona National Park
Raimona National Park: A team of scientists recorded a lone mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) at 96 metres above the mean sea level in western Assam’s Raimona National Park. Raimona National Park is located in the state of Assam along the Indo-Bhutan border. The northern part of it shares the Indo-Bhutan international border with Phibsoo […]
Regulations On Financial Influencers
Regulations On Financial Influencers: SEBI has barred regulated entities from making claims about investment returns, aiming to protect investors from misleading information. The regulator has also tightened criteria for stocks in the F&O market, requiring them to meet specific market value and trading volume thresholds. Fin-fluencers are individuals who use public social media platforms to […]
Space MAITRI
Space MAITRI: ISRO is set to launch the 450kg Optimus spacecraft, Australia’s largest designed and built spacecraft, on its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). This mission, named Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India’s Technology, Research, and Innovation), marks a significant collaboration between NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Australia’s Space Machines Company. The mission underscores the strategic […]
64th International Sugar Organization Council Meeting
64th International Sugar Organization Council Meeting: India is hosting the 64th International Sugar Organization (ISO) Council Meeting in June 2024 in New Delhi. A workshop titled “Sugar and Biofuels-Emerging Vistas” was organised in which international delegates, Indian sugar mill executives, industry associations, and technical experts participated. It discussed the future of the global sugar sector, […]
Banking Current Affairs : 29th June 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 29th June 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc Central Electronics Ltd granted ‘Mini RATNA’ (Category-1) status: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced the grant of “Mini RATNA” status (Category-1) for Central Electronics Limited (CEL) at its Golden Jubilee celebration at the Ghaziabad campus. CEL is […]
