Falcon Heavy Rocket: On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. This is considered as a National Security Space Launch for the U.S. military. This is the fourth launch of the giant rocket system, […]
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Malaria Vaccine For Children
Malaria Vaccine For Children: In October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time recommended the large-scale use of a malaria vaccine for children living in areas with moderate-to-high malaria transmission. The RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) was developed by GlaxoSmithKline. Malaria kills nearly 600,000 people every year, the majority of whom are children under the […]
Snow Leopard Population Assessment Of India (SPAI)
Snow Leopard Population Assessment Of India (SPAI): The first-ever recording of the snow leopard from the Baltal-Zojila region has renewed the hope for the elusive predator in the higher altitudes of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Snow leopard surveys have often focused in neighbouring areas of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The survey was expanded […]
Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse: A total lunar eclipse will occur on 8 November, 2022. The eclipse is visible from all places of India at the time of Moonrise. An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon when Earth is located directly between the Sun and the Moon and only if […]
RISAT-2
RISAT-2: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite)-2 satellite has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere at the predicted impact point in the Indian Ocean near Jakarta. RISAT-2 is India’s first “eye in the sky” which keep surveillance on the country’s borders as part of anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations. RISAT-2: […]
3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival
3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival: Artists from across the world take part in the 3rd Edition of National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on the event of state foundation day. Nearly 1,500 dancers from across India and countries like Mozambique, Mongolia, Tonga, Russia, Indonesia, Maldives, Serbia, New Zealand and Egypt arrived for […]
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano
Mauna Loa : The largest Active Volcano Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, may erupt in the near future. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii. It is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes to […]
Adaptation Gap Report 2022 : UNEP
Adaptation Gap Report 2022 : UNEP According to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report, 2022, global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are not enough to prepare vulnerable communities around the world to adapt to the rising risks from the impacts of climate change. The report found some progress on adaptation […]
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission: Aibawk cluster in the Aizwal, Mizoram becomes the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission. SPMRM was launched by the Prime Minister in February 2016 with a vision to provide amenities to rural areas which are perceived to be urban and have the potential to […]
Fourth Edition Of ‘Innovations For You’ : Coffee Table Book Series
Fourth Edition Of ‘Innovations For You’ : Coffee Table Book Series Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) NITI Aayog recently launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book featuring 75 successful women entrepreneurs of India. ‘Innovations For You’ is a Coffee Table Book series with 3 editions being released previously. The book captures success […]
