Yuva Utsav India @2047: The Youth Affairs Ministry has organized an event called ‘Yuva Utsav India @2047’ in all districts of India. The event will be held from March to June 2023, and it will have three levels. The first level of the ‘Yuva Utsav India @2047 will be a one-day district-level programme. It […]
Tag: 11th Mar 2023
Captain Shaliza Dhami : First Woman Officer In The Indian Air Force
Captain Shaliza Dhami : First Woman Officer In The Indian Air Force Group Captain Shaliza Dhami has made history as the first woman officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) to be appointed as the leader of a frontline combat unit in the Western sector. She will be in charge of a missile squadron, marking […]
Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition : Initiative By Local MLA
Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition: Initiative By Local MLA Around 148 villages and 24 tea gardens in Assam’s Khumtai Assembly constituency are taking part in an “Inter-Village Tea Garden Cleanliness Competition.” Participating villages have to clear the plastic waste and improve cleanliness throughout the villages. The winning gets a one-km concrete road and other cash […]
Women Icons Leading Swachhata (WINS) Awards 2023
Women Icons Leading Swachhata (WINS) Awards 2023: To highlight the impact of women in sanitation and waste management, the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the ‘Women Icons Leading Swachhata’ (WINS) Awards 2023 on the eve of International Women’s Day. It aims to recognize celebrate and disseminate inspiring and exemplary initiatives in […]
Gene-Editing In Embryos
Gene-Editing In Embryos: A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has warned of the potential consequences of gene editing technology, which is still not fully understood. Key findings: Using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) to delete harmful disease-causing mutations could create more problems CRISPR could lead to extensive gene copying from […]
PALM-400 Drones : Tested Succcessfully
PALM-400 Drones : Tested Succcessfully The Indian army has recently tested the prototype version of the PALM-400 drones successfully. The PALM 400 – acronym for ‘Precision Attack Loitering Munition’ is a long-range, high-precision loitering munition system. It is the result of a joint venture between AVision Systems (Israel), UVision Air Ltd, and Aditya Precitech Private […]
What Is Glacial Retreat?
What Is Glacial Retreat? Recent studies on Himalayan glaciers show that the variability in retreat rate and mass balance in different sectors of the mountain range is primarily linked to topography and climate. A team from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (Uttarakhand) studied two glaciers with different characteristics, the Pensilungpa Glacier (Ladakh) and the Durung-Drung […]
Kinzhal Missile : Russia
Kinzhal Missile : Russia Russia recently fired hypersonic Kinzhal missiles as part of a massive wave of strikes on Ukraine. The Kh-47M2, nicknamed “Kinzhal” is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile. It was one of six “next generation” weapons unveiled by Russian President Putin during a speech in March 2018. The Kinzhal can reach speeds […]
Multi-Angle Imager For Aerosols Mission
Multi-Angle Imager For Aerosols Mission: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with the Italian Space Agency ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana) to build and launch the MAIA mission. It is a joint mission between NASA and the Italian Space Agency ASI. This will investigate the health impacts of […]
BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting : Virtually
BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting : Virtually The Minister of State for External Affairs participated in the 19th The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ministerial Meeting virtually from Bangkok. During the meeting, the Ministers approved several documents including rules of Procedure for Core BIMSTEC Mechanisms, Sectoral BIMSTEC Mechanisms and BIMSTEC’s External […]
