Quaoar : Dwarf Planet Astronomers have recently spotted a ring around a Pluto-sized dwarf planet called Quaoar in the outer reaches of the solar system. Quaoar is a dwarf planet that’s located in the Kuiper Belt at the solar system’s edge. It is about 697 miles wide (1,121 kilometers). It is roughly one-twelfth the diameter […]
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Jupiter : Planet With Most Moons
Jupiter : Planet With Most Moons Latest discovery revealed Jupiter has 12 more moons. With this, the count of Jupiter’s moons increased to 92. Today Jupiter has the maximum number of moons. The 12 new moons around Jupiter were discovered by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Of the 12 moons discovered, nine are distant These nine […]
Earthquakes In Turkey And Causes
Earthquakes In Turkey And Causes: Strongest earthquake to shake the region in more than 100 years and has killed at least 1,300 people across Turkey and Syria. Three earthquake measuring 7.8, 7.6, and 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale has devastated Turkey and Syria, while the impacting regions as far away as Cyprus (456 km […]
Mission For The Welfare Of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Mission For The Welfare Of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups: Union Finance Minister recently announced a mission for the welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the 2023-24 Union Budget. Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development mission will be launched as part of ‘Reaching The Last Mile’, one of the seven Saptarishi priorities enlisted in this […]
Upper Bhadra Project : Union Budget 2023
Upper Bhadra Project: Union Budget 2023 Finance Minister recently announced a grant of ₹5300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Irrigation Project. It is a major lift irrigation Scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka State. Objectives: To provide sustainable irrigation facility in khariff season. It also proposes to recharge ground water tables and […]
Yaya Tso Lake : Ladakh’s First Biodiversity Heritage Site
Yaya Tso Lake : Ladakh’s First Biodiversity Heritage Site Yaya Tso Lake was declared Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site under the Biological Diversity Act. The Biodiversity Management Committee, the panchayat of Chumathang village, along with the SECURE Himalaya Project recently resolved the issue and declared Yaya Tso Lake a biodiversity heritage site. Lake Yaya Tso […]
Chin-Kuki-Mizo Communities
Chin-Kuki-Mizo Communities: The Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO), representing the Chin-Kuki-Mizo communities, has sought the help from India in ending the “policy of extermination” of Ethnic Minorities inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. More than 300 people belonging to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group have taken shelter in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district since November 2022, following an […]
Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty: India recently issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). Indus Water Treaty was signed in September 1960 between India and Pakistan. The treaty was brokered by the World Bank, which too is a signatory to the treaty. The treaty fixed and delimited the rights and obligations […]
GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets
GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets GJ 1002 b and c: Two New Planets: An international group of researchers has recently discovered the presence of two planets with masses comparable to that of the Earth in orbit around the star GJ 1002. GJ 1002 b and c: The two new planets are named, […]
The National Logistics Portal (marine) In New Delhi
The National Logistics Portal (marine) In New Delhi: The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated The National Logistics Portal (marine) in New Delhi. The National Logistic Portal (marine) (NLP) is a project of national importance, as envisaged by the Ministry of Ports Shipping Waterways and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. Aim to […]
