Exercise Tarkash: The India-U.S joint exercise in conducting coordinated operations in urban counter terrorism contingencies will conclude in Kolkata. Exercise Tarkash is the seventh edition of the Indo-U.S. joint counter terrorism exercise. It is held between the elite National Security Guard (NSG) and the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) commenced on April 22, 2024. The […]
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Geomagnetic Storms : Hits Earth
Geomagnetic Storms : Hits Earth The strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades recently hit Earth, causing radio blackouts and extending the northern lights to the southern United States. Geomagnetic Storm is a major disturbance of Earth’s magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the […]
Doha Diamond League : Silver Medal To Neeraj Chopra
Doha Diamond League : Silver Medal To Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world champion in javelin throw, started his 2024 season on a strong note, securing a second-place finish at the Doha Diamond League 2024. Neeraj Chopra’s impressive throw of 88.36m on his final attempt fell just 2cm short of Czechia’s Jakub […]
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Award
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Award: The prestigious Sahitya Akademi Fellowship has been given to Ruskin Bond, a renowned British-Indian author. This honor was given to him on a Saturday at his home in Mussoorie. At first, Bond was named the winner of this prestigious award in September 2021. The official presentation had to be pushed back […]
World Wildlife Crime Report 2024
World Wildlife Crime Report 2024: The 2024 World Wildlife Crime Report was released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on May 13, 2024. This report provides insights into the illegal wildlife trade that occurred between 2015 and 2021. The rhino and pangolin were the animal species most affected: Rhino Horn Market: Largest […]
Prerna Programme : First Alumni Meeting
Prerna Programme : First Alumni Meeting The Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy virtually addressed the first alumni meeting of the Prerana Program. Prerana is an ‘Experiential Learning program’ that aims to offer a meaningful, unique, and inspiring experience to all participants, thereby empowering them with leadership qualities. It is driven by a strong […]
Xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation: The first recipient of a modified pig kidney transplant passed away around two months after the surgery was carried out. Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source or human body fluids, cells, tissues or […]
GPT-4o : ChatGPT
GPT-4o : ChatGPT The ChatGPT, OpenAI has brought the capabilities of GPT-4 through its latest model named GPT-4o. GPT-4o offers GPT-4 level intelligence and it is much faster and improves its capabilities across text, vision, and audio. It makes human-to-machine interaction much more natural and far easier. The voice mode on GPT-4o is efficient and […]
Exercise SHAKTI : 7th Edition
Exercise SHAKTI : 7th Edition The 7th edition of India-France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced at the Joint Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya recently. Exercise Shakti is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France. Aim is to enhance the joint military capability of both sides to undertake multi-domain operations in a Sub-Conventional […]
India International Bullion Exchange : SBI First Trading-Cum-Clearing Member
India International Bullion Exchange : SBI First Trading-Cum-Clearing Member State Bank of India (SBI) recently announced it has become the first trading-cum-clearing member at the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) is India’s first International Bullion Exchange. It is based at GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tech City) IFSC (International Finance […]
