India Flags Off First International Cruise Liner: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways flagged off the maiden voyage of the vessel Costa Serena, the first International Cruise Liner in India from Mumbai. The initiative aligns with the “Dekho Apna Desh” campaign, reflecting the government’s emphasis on promoting tourism. The development of cruise and […]
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Asteroid Dinkinesh
Asteroid Dinkinesh: NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, on a mission to observe Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, recently made an unexpected discovery. It found that the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, which it was set to fly by, is actually a binary system of two asteroids bound together. Preliminary analysis suggests that the larger asteroid is about 790 meters wide, […]
Lamprey : Two New Species
Lamprey : Two New Species Chinese palaeontologists have discovered two new species of lamprey from fossils considered 160 million years old. Lamprey species are primitive fishlike jawless vertebrates placed with hagfishes in the class Agnatha. They belong to the family Petromyzonidae. They live in coastal and fresh waters and are found in temperate regions around […]
GST Amnesty Scheme
GST Amnesty Scheme: The finance ministry has come out with an amnesty scheme for filing appeals against Goods and Services Tax (GST) demand orders. GST Amnesty Scheme will be open till January 31, 2024. It will be available for entities that were unable to submit their appeals against orders issued by the tax officer on […]
Alycaeus himalayae : New Snail Species
Alycaeus himalayae : New Snail Species A new snail species named Alycaeus himalayae was recently discovered from a cave in Arunachal Pradesh. Alycaeus himalayae is a new snail species belonging to the genus Alycaeus. Alycaeus is a genus of small land snails. The genus is the first to be reported in India, as this genus […]
Cnemaspis Rashidi : A New Species Of Gecko
Cnemaspis Rashidi : A New Species Of Gecko A new species of gecko has been discovered in the Western Ghats near Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu. Cnemaspis Rashidi is a new species of gecko. So far, 93 species of gecko have been documented, and this is the 94th species. The new species is also called Rashid’s […]
Panna Tiger Reserve
Panna Tiger Reserve: A delegation of senior forest officers and frontline staff from Cambodia came for training at Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) and studied India’s tiger reintroduction programme and all its aspects. Panna Tiger Reserve is a critical tiger habitat located in the Vindhyan mountain range in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh. It was […]
Apache Attack Helicopter
Apache Attack Helicopter: The Indian Army is preparing to induct six Apache attack helicopters armed with Stinger air-to-air missiles, Hellfire Longbow air-to-ground missiles, guns, and rockets. Apache Attack Helicopter is the world’s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter. Country of Origin is United States Manufacturer by Boeing It is also known as the Apache Guardian. The […]
Bulava Ballistic Missile : Successful Test Launch
Bulava Ballistic Missile : Successful Test Launch Russia recently carried out a successful test launch of the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads Bulava Ballistic Missile is a new Russian submarine-launched Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Development of this missile commenced in 1998. The first powered flight test of the Bulava missile occurred in […]
NexCAR19 : Gene Therapy
NexCAR19 : Gene Therapy The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted market authorisation for NexCAR19, India’s first indigenously-developed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (CAR-T cell) Therapy. India is now one of the first developing countries to have its indigenous CAR-T and gene therapy platform. NexCar19 is a type of CAR-T and gene therapy […]
