Dark Oxygen: Scientists who recently discovered that metal lumps on the dark seabed make oxygen, have announced plans to study the deepest parts of Earth’s oceans in order to understand the strange phenomenon. Dark Oxygen is the oxygen that is being produced thousands of feet below the ocean, without any light or photosynthesis. Until now, […]
Category: Current Affairs
SCOT Mission
SCOT Mission: The Prime Minister recently lauded the Indian space startup Digantara at the success of Mission SCOT. SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking) is Digantara’s (an Indian space startup)inaugural mission dedicated to space surveillance. It is one of the world’s first commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) satellites. It was launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission. […]
Trajan Gun
Trajan Gun: The Trajan 155 mm towed artillery gun system, developed jointly by India and France, has bagged an export order from Armenia.It is a 155 mm towed artillery gun system, jointly developed by India (Larsen & Toubro) and France (KNDS). Several of this 52-calibre towed gun system are indigenously developed like the auxiliary power […]
Planet parade : Rare Phenomenon
Planet parade: Rare Phenomenon Four planets in our solar system namely Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars have formed a breathtaking arc across the night sky and created a rare phenomenon known as ‘planet parade’. Planet Parade refers to a situation when several planets in our solar system are visible in the night sky, at the […]
Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme
Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme: The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) announced the launch of its Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme. This program aims to build awareness and develop expertise in internet governance (IG) among Indian citizens. It will equip participants with the knowledge to effectively engage in global internet […]
Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber (iSNR) Platform
Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber (iSNR) Platform: The Rubber Board has rolled two new initiatives called iSNR (Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber) and INR Konnect. Indian Sustainable Natural Rubber (iSNR) Platform streamlines the compliance process, making it more efficient for stakeholders involved in the rubber supply chain targeting EU markets. It is designed to facilitate compliance with […]
Exercise LA PEROUSE
Exercise LA PEROUSE: The indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai is participating in the Exercise LA PEROUSE. It is a multilateral maritime exercise that takes place in the Indian Ocean Region. It is conducted by French Navy and held biennially. It is the fourth edition of the multinational exercise. This edition will […]
UNICEF’s Prospects for Children in 2025 Report
UNICEF’s Prospects for Children in 2025 Report: Highlights of the UNICEF Report on Children’s Challenges: In 2023, over 473 million children, or more than one in six globally, lived in conflict zones. The proportion of children affected by conflict has nearly doubled from 10% in the 1990s to 19%. Children face risks such as displacement, […]
International Year of Glaciers Preservation : United Nations
International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation : United Nations The United Nations will observe 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, with 21st March marked annually as World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025.Glaciers are large, slow-moving masses of ice formed from compacted snow over centuries.They form on land and move due to gravity, slowly […]
Gravity Energy Storage
Gravity Energy Storage: Gravity Energy Storage is emerging as an innovative and cost-effective solution to address a key challenge of renewable energy. It is also acting as a promising alternative to traditional battery energy storage.It is an innovative technology designed to store energy by leveraging the force of gravity.
