Saint Vincent And The Grenadines: The Union Cabinet has approved an Agreement between India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the Exchange of Information and to provide assistance to each other in collection of tax claims. This is a new Agreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. There was […]
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New Doppler Radars In Maharashtra: IMD
New Doppler Radars In Maharashtra: IMD: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that it will install seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra, including Mumbai in 2021. In January 2021, the Union Minister for Earth Sciences commissioned two of the ten indigenously built X-Band Doppler Weather Radars (DWR) to closely monitor the weather changes over the […]
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary : Rajasthan Tiger Reserve
4th Tiger Reserve Of Rajasthan: Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary: The Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary received a nod from the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) technical committee to become the 4th Tiger reserve of Rajasthan. This will be the 52nd Tiger Reserve of India. The Global Tiger Day, celebrated on 29th July, is an annual event […]
Hubble Space Telescope Down
Hubble Space Telescope: Nasa reports trouble with the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope has been down for the past few days. The problem is a payload computer that has stopped working. The payload computer’s purpose is to control and coordinate the science instruments and monitor them for health and safety purposes. About the Hubble Space […]
Summer Solstice : 21st June 2021
Summer Solstice: 21st June: 21st June is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, technically this day is referred to as Summer solstice. In Delhi, the day length is around 14 hours. The amount of light received by a specific area in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer solstice depends on the latitudinal location of […]
Hallmarking Of Gold
Hallmarking Of Gold: The government has announced the phased implementation of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery with effect from June 16. In the first phase, gold hallmarking will be available only in 256 districts and jewellers having annual turnover above Rs 40 lakh will come under its purview. Hallmarking is the “accurate determination and official […]
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) : Gujrat
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) : Gujrat: The Ministry of Culture (MoC) and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) signed an MoU for Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat’. The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2019. National Maritime Heritage […]
Industrial Corridors Scheme
Industrial Corridors Scheme: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a USD 484 million loan for the Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project. The loan is to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai – Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu. The loan is in […]
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.
‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ And ‘Damini’.: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah called for giving maximum publicity to various mobile apps related to weather forecasting like ‘Umang’, ‘Rain Alarm’ and ‘Damini’. The Damini app monitors the lightning occurrence all over India and alerts the user of lightning near them by a GPS notification under 20km and […]
Jalgaon Banana GI Tag
Jalgaon Banana: A consignment of fiber and mineral-rich GI CERTIFIED Jalgaon banana has been exported to Dubai from Tandalwadi village, Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. In 2016, Jalgaon Banana got GI certification which was registered with Nisargraja Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Jalgaon. India is the world’s leading producer of bananas with a share of around […]
