Exercise Vajra Prahar 2023: The Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya. VAJRA PRAHAR is a joint exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the US Army Special Forces. It aims at sharing best practises and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational […]
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Tantalum : Found In The Sutlej River Sand
Tantalum : Found In The Sutlej River Sand A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, found the presence of tantalum, a rare metal, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab. Tantalum is a rare metal with the atomic number 73—the number of protons found in one atom of the element. […]
Atmospheric Waves Experiment : NASA
Atmospheric Waves Experiment : NASA NASA is set to launch the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) to study ‘airglow’ to understand space weather. Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is a first-of-its-kind NASA experimental attempt aimed at studying the interactions between terrestrial and space weather. It is planned under NASA’s Heliophysics Explorers Programme. This mission will study the […]
Gambusia Fish : Released To Address Mosquito Menace
Gambusia Fish : Released To Address Mosquito Menace Various government and non-governmental organisations in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab have released Gambusia fish into local water bodies to address a mosquito menace. Gambusia fish is known as mosquitofish and, is widely used as a biological agent for controlling mosquito larvae. It is native to the […]
E Prime Layer : Outermost Part Of Earth’s Core
E Prime Layer : Outermost Part Of Earth’s Core A study by an international team of researchers revealed the formation of a new enigmatic layer – E prime layer at the outermost part of Earth’s core. E prime layer was believed that a material exchange between the core and mantle is small. But the experiments […]
Nitrogen-9 nucleus : Discovery
Nitrogen-9 nucleus : Discovery Scientists discovered hints of the new isotope, called nitrogen-9, by smashing beams of oxygen isotopes into beryllium atoms in the U.S. National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. Nitrogen-9 nucleus is characterised by seven protons and two neutrons – which is an unusually high proton-to-neutron ratio. This disparity has a critical effect on the […]
Kadalundi Mudflat : Shrinking
Kadalundi Mudflat : Shrinking The mudflat ecosystem in Kadalundi, located on the southwest coast of India, is shrinking rapidly due to natural and anthropogenic factors, with sand sedimentation covering the once-abundant inter-tidal mudflats. In the early 2000s, Kadalundi had approximately 8 hectares of nutrient-rich mudflats, but now it has dwindled to just about 1 hectare. […]
Javier Milei Wins Argentina Presidential Election
Javier Milei Wins Argentina Presidential Election: The Prime Minister of India congratulated Javier Milei for winning Argentina’s presidential election and emphasized diversifying and expanding India-Argentina’s strategic partnership. India‐Argentina relations were elevated to the level of Strategic Partnership in February 2019. India is the 4th largest trading partner of Argentina, with bilateral trade touching a historic […]
Highest Number Of Patents : Indian Patent Office
Highest Number Of Patents : Indian Patent Office The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has granted the highest number of 41,010 patents till November 2023. In 2013-14 fiscal year, 4,227 patents were granted. According to a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) report, patent applications by Indians grew 31.6% in 2022, extending an 11-year run of growth […]
54th International Film Festival Of India
54th International Film Festival Of India: The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) recently commenced with a grand opening ceremony at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was founded in 1952 under the patronage of the first Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and was […]
