India To Be a Part Of Artemis Team: A top NASA official recently said that India needs to be a part of the Artemis team, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration. The Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century. […]
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4th National Water Awards
4th National Water Awards: The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, conferred the 4th National Water Awards, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi 41 winners, including joint winners across 11 categories were awarded for their exemplary work in the field of water conservation and management. Each award winner was conferred with a citation […]
UNSDC Framework 2023-2027
UNSDC Framework 2023-2027: NITI Aayog and the United Nations in India signed the Government of India – United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027. GoI-UNSDC framework represents the UN development system’s collective offer to the Government of India, in line with the national vision for development, for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting […]
Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope
Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope: The Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), a unique space telescope developed by Pune’s Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) has been delivered to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) telescope is one of the seven payloads on Aditya-L1. It will provide full disk images of […]
One Nation One Anganwadi Program
One Nation One Anganwadi Program: More than 57,000 migrant workers have registered for the special one nation one Anganwadi program on Poshan Tracker App. Poshan app will allow migrant workers to access nurseries at their respective locations by using the Poshan Tracker App on mobile phones. Poshan Tracker App: The Ministry of Women and Child […]
Law Commission : Solicit Views On Idea Of a Uniform Civil Code
Law Commission : Solicit Views On Idea Of a Uniform Civil Code The Law Commission recently decided to solicit views from the public on the idea of a uniform civil code. Uniform Civil Code(UCC) refers to a common set of laws governing personal matters such as marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance and succession for all citizens, […]
What Is Fish Kill?
What Is Fish Kill? Thousands of dead fish washed up on the beaches of southeast Texas due to a phenomenon called “fish kill,” which occurs when low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water cause suffocation of the fish. Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. It is the […]
MQ-9B Predator Drone
MQ-9B Predator Drone: The Defence Ministry recently accorded its approval to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator drones (SeaGuardian variant) from the US to crank up the surveillance apparatus of the armed forces. The MQ-9B drone is a variant of the MQ-9 “Reaper”, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. These […]
Bangkok Vision 2030
Bangkok Vision 2030: According to the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit end of this year will adopt a Bangkok Vision 2030. Thailand presented “BIMSTEC Bangkok Vision 2030” aiming to build a Prosperous, Resilient, and Open (PRO) BIMSTEC by […]
Geminid Meteor Shower
Geminid Meteor Shower: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has shed new light on the origin of the intense Geminid meteor shower. Geminid meteor shower peaks during mid-December each year and is considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers. Unlike most meteor showers that originate from comets, the Geminid stream […]
