Lucy Mission: NASA NASA’s Lucy mission — set to explore a group of asteroids that follow behind and in front of Jupiter’s orbit — hit a snag recently when one of its solar arrays failed to unfurl. NASA will perform two steps over the next several months to fully reveal an unfurled solar array. Launched […]
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Russia’s Withdrawal From UNWTO
Russia’s Withdrawal From UNWTO: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Russia has decided to withdraw from the UNWTO. The announcement was made by UN World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. According to the UNWTO, Russia decided to withdraw from this organization ahead of a vote by the body to suspend Russia for […]
Four Years Of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Four Years Of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 (UBA 2.0) has successfully completed four years on 25th April 2022. On this day in the year 2018, UBA 2.0 was launched with the aim of bringing transformational changes in the processes of rural development processes. The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship […]
World Intellectual Property Day
World Intellectual Property Day: Every year on the 26th of April, World Intellectual Property Day is observed across the globe. This day is celebrated with the aim of raising awareness regarding the impact of how copyright, patents, designs, and trademarks affect our day-to-day life. Intellectual property (IP) rights are used to encourage creativity and innovation […]
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions
ACI Worldwide Report On Real-Time Transactions: As per the ACI Worldwide Report on Real-time transactions, in the year 2021, India’s real-time transactions increased to 48.6 billion. This is almost threefold of China which is the closest challenger having 18 billion transactions. India’s transaction volume is seven times greater than the combined volumes of the U.S., […]
Pratapsingh Rane : Lifetime Status Of The Rank Of Cabinet Minister
Pratapsingh Rane : Lifetime Status Of The Rank Of Cabinet Minister The BJP govt had honoured the veteran Congress leader – Pratapsingh Rane – for his 50 years as MLA by providing the “lifetime status of the rank of Cabinet minister”. Pratapsingh Rane is a six-time Chief Minister of Goa and a legislator for a […]
Governor’s Powers To Appoint VCs Of State Universities
Governor’s Powers To Appoint VCs Of State Universities: Tamil Nadu has passed two Bills proposing to take away the Governor’s powers to appoint VCs of state universities. Highlights of the Bill: The Bills stress that “every appointment of the Vice-Chancellor shall be made by the Government from out of a panel of three names” recommended […]
Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020
Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020: Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in respect of the following: Going forward all modernisation requirements of the Defence Services and Indian Coast Guard are to be indigenously sourced irrespective of the nature of procurement. Import of defence […]
International Religious Freedom Report 2022
International Religious Freedom Report 2022: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended for the second year in the row to put India on a list (Countries of Particular Concern or CPCs) for the worst violations of religious freedoms in 2021. Earlier, the US State Department released a strong and critical report on […]
Kuril Islands
Kuril Islands: On April 22, Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 described the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls the Northern Territories and Russia as the South Kurils) as being under Russia’s “illegal occupation”. This is the first time in about two decades that Japan has used this phrase to describe the dispute over the Kuril Islands. […]
