Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023: The Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023, one of the most anticipated hockey tournaments, is set to take place in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The prestigious trophy was unveiled by Anurag Thakur, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, in a grand ceremony held in New Delhi. Alongside the trophy, Thakur also […]
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Chandrayaan-3 : Launch News
Chandrayaan-3 : Launch News ISRO launched India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 perched on GSLV Mark 3 heavy-lift launch vehicle, named ‘Bahubali’ rocket, at 2.35 p.m. from Sri Harikota This is India’s second attempt at soft-landing robotic instruments on the lunar surface after the previous attempt, Chandrayaan-2, failed in 2019. Thus far, only three countries, the […]
United Nations Human Rights Council : Acts Of Desecration Of The Holy Quran
United Nations Human Rights Council : Acts Of Desecration Of The Holy Quran India voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution ‘Countering religious hatred […]
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer: scientists’ have analyzed data generated from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and said that climate change has altered the colour of 56 per cent of the world’s oceans. The waters in the tropics have turned green and the southern Indian Ocean, in particular, has seen a significant colour change. Changes in […]
SAGAR SAMPARK : Inaugurated The Indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System
SAGAR SAMPARK : Inaugurated The Indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated the indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS) ‘SAGAR SAMPARK. SAGAR SAMPARK is an indigenous Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS). The Differential Global Navigation Satellite System is a terrestrial based enhancement system which corrects […]
Beginning Of Anthropocene epoch : Evidence
Beginning Of Anthropocene epoch : Evidence Geologists recently said sediments at Crawford Lake in Canada’s Ontario have provided evidence of the beginning of the Anthropocene epoch. Anthropocene epoch is a proposed epoch that denotes the present geological time interval, in which the Earth’s ecosystem has gone through radical changes due to human impact. The word […]
Floating Gold : Found In The Belly Of a Dead Whale
Floating Gold : Found In The Belly Of a Dead Whale A massive chunk of “floating gold” was recently found in the belly of a dead whale beached on the Spanish island of La Palma. Floating Gold or Ambergris (commonly identified as a lump of vomit), is a substance extracted from the bile duct in […]
Solar Maximum : Expected To Reach In The Next Two Years
Solar Maximum : Expected To Reach In The Next Two Years It has been recently reported that the sun is expected to reach “solar maximum” in the next two years. Solar Maximum is when the sun goes through a natural solar cycle approximately every 11 years. The cycle is marked by the increase and decrease […]
50th Meeting Of GST Council
50th Meeting Of GST Council: At its 50th meeting, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council made changes to tax rates on various items and resolved the tax treatment for online gaming, casinos, and horse racing. The Council decided to levy a uniform 28% tax on the full face value of bets placed for […]
2nd Edition Of The Social Trailblazer Program
2nd Edition Of The Social Trailblazer Program: The Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, while addressing a Social Enterprise Conclave organized by Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) in partnership with LIC Housing Finance Limited has launched the 2nd edition of the Social Trailblazer Program, aiming to boost the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in India. […]