NASA’s DART Mission : In News NASA’s DART mission made history by successfully crashing a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos. This marked a major step forward in protecting Earth from possible asteroid impacts by testing ways to change the direction of threatening space objects. Dimorphids is the First Human-Made Meteor Shower As a result […]
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India Emerges as World’s Second-Largest 5G Smartphone Market
India Emerges as World’s Second-Largest 5G Smartphone Market: In a significant development for the global telecommunications industry, Counterpoint Research has reported that India has surpassed the United States to become the world’s second-largest market for 5G smartphones.
World Trade Centre to Anchor Ambitious AI City Near Hyderabad
World Trade Centre to Anchor Ambitious AI City Near Hyderabad: The government of Telangana has taken a significant step towards establishing itself as a global AI hub by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Trade Centres’ Association for the creation of a World Trade Centre (WTC) within the proposed AI City near […]
INS Malpe And INS Mulki
INS Malpe And INS Mulki: Two anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft vessels (ASWCWC) of the Indian Navy, INS Malpe and INS Mulki, were recently launched at Cochin Shipyard. INS Malpe and INS Mulki are two indigenously designed and constructed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercrafts (ASWCWC) built for the Indian Navy. This is the fourth and fifth ASWCWC […]
NIDHI Programme
NIDHI Programme: The Union Minister of Science and Technology virtually inaugurated 8 new NIDHI i-TBIs across India along with a new DST-NIDHI Website at IIT Delhi celebrating 8 years of the Department of Science and Technology’s initiative (DST-NIDHI). The National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) program was launched in 2016. It is an […]
Goods Trade Barometer
Goods Trade Barometer: Indian merchandise exports could likely improve in the second half of the year, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer indicated an upturn in global trade volume. Goods Trade Barometer was formerly known as the World Trade Outlook Indicator. It is developed by the World Trade Organization and provides “real-time” […]
WHO Global Framework For Pathogen Origins
WHO Global Framework For Pathogen Origins: WHO Launches First Global Framework For Understanding the Origins Of New Or Re-Emerging Pathogens It is Developed by SAGO (Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens) Established by WHO in 2021; consists of global independent experts Key Principles is to Aligns with International Health Regulations (IHR) and […]
State Mission Director for the National Health Mission
State Mission Director for the National Health Mission: Dr. Vinay Goyal has officially assumed the role of State Mission Director for the National Health Mission (NHM). He succeeds K. Jeevan Babu, who has moved to the Kerala Water Authority as Managing Director.
Sugamya Bharat App
Sugamya Bharat App: More than 1,400 complaints related to accessibility have been lodged through the Sugamya Bharat mobile application since its launch in 2021, with approximately 75 percent of those resolved, according to official data. Sugamya Bharat App is an initiative of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice […]
BepiColombo Spacecraft
BepiColombo Spacecraft: The BepiColombo spacecraft gave scientists their first clear view of Mercury’s south pole. BepiColombo spacecraft is a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission to Mercury. The mission was named after Giuseppe “Bepi” Colombo, an Italian mathematician and engineer who made significant contributions to the understanding of Mercury’s […]
