Global Positioning System (GPS): Cargo ships transiting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea are encountering a growing number of incidents related to GPS jamming. This trend has become more common since the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023. This situation is concerning, and some merchant ships have been additionally fitted with the GLONASS satellite […]
Tag: 15th Apr 2024
Time Standard For Moon
Time Standard For Moon: The United States officially directed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create a time standard for the Moon, which different international bodies and private companies can use to coordinate their activities on the lunar surface. According to Reuters, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology […]
Mercenary Spyware: Apple
Mercenary Spyware: Apple Apple issued threat notifications to iPhone users in India and 91 other countries, warning of potential attacks by mercenary spyware, including Israel’s Pegasus spyware. The notifications, sent via email, highlighted the possibility of specific targeting due to the user’s identity or activities. While Apple didn’t attribute the attack to any entity, it […]
India-Mauritius Tax Treaty
India-Mauritius Tax Treaty: India and Mauritius amended their double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) to include a principal purpose test (PPT) aimed at curbing tax avoidance. However, the amended protocol has not been ratified or notified by the Income Tax Department. There were concerns that investments through Mauritius might face increased scrutiny by tax authorities, potentially […]
PACE Satellite
PACE Satellite: NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing PACE satellite. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite is placed in Sun-synchronous orbit. The primary science instrument for PACE is the Ocean Colour Instrument(OCI) which is designed to measure the ocean’s colour across a spectrum from ultraviolet to shortwave infrared. […]
Kuchipudi : Struggle
Kuchipudi : Struggle Kuchipudi artists are struggling for survival and going through a tough phase due to lack of patronage. Kuchipudi is one of the Indian Classical dance belongs to the Andhra Pradesh. It was originally performed by a group of itinerant actors known as Bhagavathalu, who would travel from village to village, performing plays […]
Global Forest Watch : Report
Global Forest Watch : Report India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, according to the latest data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project. Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time using satellite data and other sources. It is a project of […]
Financial Services Institutions Bureau
Financial Services Institutions Bureau: FSIB recently recommended the name of SIDBI Chairman and Managing Director. FSIB has recommended Manoj Mittal as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Sanjay Shukla as the Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB). Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB): It’s a government body […]
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel: Steps to conserve the laterite-brick remnants of Fort Emmanuel, that was built along the beachfront by the Portuguese in 1503. Fort Emmanuel is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala. It was originally built in 1503 and reinforced in 1538. It was a symbol of the strategic alliance between […]
