Testing Of NASA’s Artemis Program: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rolled out its Artemis I moon mission to the launchpad for testing at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States. NASA’s Artemis mission is touted as the next generation of lunar exploration, and is named after the twin sister of Apollo from […]
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World Tuberculosis Day 2022 : Theme
World Tuberculosis Day 2022 : Theme World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24th March to spread awareness about the disastrous health, social, and economic consequences of TB and to take efforts to end the TB epidemic globally. Earlier in 2021, Centenary celebration was observed for the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is presently the […]
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards: WEP is an initiative by the NITI Aayog to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India, assisting them in their journey from starting up to scaling up and expanding their ventures. The idea of the Platform was first proposed by Amitabh Kant, […]
Article 355
Article 355: Congress party in West Bengal has demanded that the law and order situation in West Bengal is completely broken and Article 355 should be invoked to ensure the State is governed as per the provisions of the Constitution. On 21st March 2022, there was a violent fight between two groups of the ruling […]
12th Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand : Pushkar Singh Dhami
12th Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand : Pushkar Singh Dhami Pushkar Singh Dhami recently took took oath as the 12th chief minister of Uttarakhand. Since, according to the constitution, the chief minister is appointed by the governor, the swearing in is done before the governor of the state. The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor. […]
Demand For Restarting Mid-Day Meals In Schools
Demand For Restarting Mid-Day Meals In Schools: Congress President Sonia Gandhi Wednesday made a strong demand for restarting mid-day meals in schools as they open after the long closure due to the Covid pandemic. The mid-day meal scheme was stopped when schools were shut down due to the Covid pandemic. Children were given dry rations […]
Minamata Convention On Mercury
Minamata Convention On Mercury: Indonesia has introduced a global declaration that calls on parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury to tackle illegal trade of mercury. The declaration was read in Nusa Dua, Bali, where Indonesia is hosting the fourth Conference of Parties (COP4) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The conference is being held […]
Hypersonic Missiles Used By Russia For The First Time Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict
Hypersonic Missiles Used By Russia For The First Time Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict: Russia used a hypersonic missile for the first time in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. A hypersonic missile is a weapon system which flies at least at the speed of Mach 5 i.e. five times the speed of sound and is manoeuvrable. […]
Wings India 2022 : Objectives
Wings India 2022 : Objectives The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is jointly organising Wings India 2022 from 24th – 27th March 2022, Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, India. It is Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation (Commercial, General and Business Aviation). Objective […]
INS Shivaji : Centre of Excellence In The Field Of Marine Engineering
INS Shivaji : Centre of Excellence In The Field Of Marine Engineering The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has recognised INS Shivaji as the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the field of Marine Engineering. MSDE’s designation of INS Shivaji as a Centre of Excellence is the first of its kind for any military […]
