India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) Based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System.: POWERGRID has fully commissioned India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System. It has commissioned Monopole-I of the 2000 Mega-Watt (MW), Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) […]
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Sardar Sarovar Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam: Sardar Sarovar Dam is providing irrigation water in summer for the first time in history. The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam is a terminal dam built on the Narmada river at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district. According to the 1979 award of the Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal, the power benefits from the project […]
National Maritime Heritage Complex: Lothal
National Maritime Heritage Complex: Lothal: The Ministry of Culture (MoC) and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)’ at Lothal, Gujarat. NMHC will be developed in Lothal region of Gujarat. It would be developed as an international tourist destination, […]
60th Anniversary Of The Antarctic Treaty
60th Anniversary Of The Antarctic Treaty: The 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty was celebrated. The Antarctic treaty remains the only example of a single treaty that governs a whole continent. It is also the foundation of a rules-based international order for a continent without a permanent population The Antarctic Treaty was signed between 12 […]
Information Fusion Centre For Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)
Information Fusion Centre For Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR): The United Kingdom has appointed a liaison officer to the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), which is meant for maritime domain awareness. The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional […]
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
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 […]
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 […]
