First Navigation Chart : India- Maldives During a three–day visit to the Maldives, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Adm R. Hari Kumar unveiled the first navigation chart that has been jointly produced by India and Maldives. He also handed over hydrography equipment to strengthen the Maldivian National Defence Forces’ (MNDF) capabilities. He also visited the […]
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Western Disturbances
Western Disturbances: Variations in the intensity and locations of the Western Disturbances have brought heavy rainfall to Delhi during some months and kept the city dry and in the grip of a heat wave at other times. Western disturbances are storms that originate in the Caspian or Mediterranean Sea, and bring non-monsoonal rainfall to northwest […]
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes: Important Points
What Are Genetically Modified Mosquitoes? The US conducted an open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes which shows promising results. The aim of the study is to reduce the population of wild Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are a vector for viruses such as chikungunya, dengue, zika and yellow fever. The mosquitoes had already been field-tested in […]
Government Order GO 111
Government Order GO 111: Environmentalists and activists are criticizing the Telangana government for withdrawing an over 25-year-old government order (GO) 111 protecting the historic Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Hyderabad, which they say will destroy the fragile surrounding ecosystem. On 8th March, 1996, the government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh had issued GO […]
Regulatory Framework For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
Regulatory Framework For Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: The government is reportedly considering a regulatory framework for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). An SPAC, or a blank-cheque company, is an entity specifically set up with the objective of acquiring a firm in a particular sector. An SPAC aims to raise money in an initial public offering […]
NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission
NASA-ISRO NISAR Mission: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America to jointly realise a satellite mission named ‘NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)’ for scientific studies of Earth. The NISAR mission is scheduled for launch in 2023. NISAR is optimised for studying […]
Europa
Europa: Researchers have said that there might be an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges on Jupiter’s moons Europa. Europa’s surface is mostly solid water ice. Double ridges are the formations which are most common on Europa’s surface and are similar to those seen on Earth’s Greenland ice sheet. Europa is slightly […]
Earth Day
Earth Day: On 22nd April 2022, the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated. Earth Day is an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest In our Planet”. Earth Day was first observed in 1970 when 20 million took to the streets […]
Dr. Suman K Bery : New Vice Chairperson Of NITI Aayog
Dr. Suman K Bery : Vice Chairperson Of NITI Aayog Dr. Suman K Bery has been appointed new Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog. He will take charge as Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog from the 1st of next month. In an order, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that Vice Chairperson of […]
Paris Book Festival 2022
Paris Book Festival 2022: India is designated as the Guest of Honour Country at the Paris Book Festival 2022 being organized from 21st to 24th April, 2022 as announced under the PM Narendra Modi – President Emmanuel Macron Joint Statement released in 2018 during the French President’s visit to New Delhi. The Paris Book Festival […]
