Marburg Virus Disease : First-Ever Outbreak The World Health Organization recently said that Equatorial Guinea had confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease. Marburg virus disease (MVD) earlier known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a […]
Tag: 15th Feb 2023
President’s Colour Award
President’s Colour Award: Union Home Minister will present the President’s Colour Award to the state police at a ceremony at the Haryana Police Academy The President’s Colour is one of the highest honour that can be awarded to any military unit, military training establishments, and state/UT Police Forces of India. It is bestowed upon in […]
TAPAS UAV
TAPAS UAV: The Prime Minister of India has shared aerial coverage of Ground and Air displays captured from an indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance TAPAS UAV during rehearsal from a height of 12000 feet. TAPAS UAV is known as Tapas-BH (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201), formerly referred to as Rustom-II. The […]
14th Edition Of Aero India 2023
14th Edition Of Aero India 2023: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru. Aero India is a premier global aviation trade fair, which provides an opportunity for the Indian aviation-defence industry, to showcase its products, technologies and solutions to the national decision-makers. The Aero India show is […]
Aadi Mahotsav 2023
Aadi Mahotsav 2023: Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the Aadi Mahotsav festival of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) on February 16 in New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. Aadi Mahotsav is an annual Tribal Festival that was started in the year 2017. It is a joint initiative of the […]
All India Domestic Workers Survey Is At Final Stage
All India Domestic Workers Survey Is At Final Stage The Minister of State for Labour and Employment recently informed Lok Sabha that the Labour Bureau has undertaken an All India Domestic Workers Survey. All India Domestic Workers Survey: This is the first-ever such surveyin independent India which was initiated in 2021. The survey would cover […]
Growth In Agriculture Sector : Report
Growth In Agriculture Sector : Report The agriculture sector in India has experienced buoyant growth in the past two years. India’s agricultural exports are poised to scale a new peak in the financial year ending March 31, 2023. But so are imports, bringing down the overall farm trade surplus. The value of farm exports in […]
MicroLEDs : New Display Technology
MicroLEDs : New Display Technology Apple is reportedly working on a new display technology called microLEDs, which is considered the next big thing in the display industry. MicroLEDs are self-illuminating diodes that have brighter and better colour reproduction than Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display technology. MicroLED technology is based on the use of sapphires, […]
Diyodar Meteorite
Diyodar Meteorite: Scientists from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, are claiming that the meteorite that crashed in two villages in Banaskantha, Gujarat on August 17, 2022, has been identified as an aubrite. The PRL group used a gamma-ray spectrometer to determine the mineral composition of aubrite. The group also classified the meteorite as a monomict […]
Nirman Se Shakti Initiative
Nirman Se Shakti Initiative: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) presented an initiative named as ‘Nirman Se Shakti’ to modernize infrastructure. The ‘Nirman Se Shakti’ initiative includes : upgradation/modernization of ESI Scheme (ESIS) hospitals and dispensaries in a phased manner, formulation of standard design for 100/200/500 bedded hospitals with better modern facilities, online real-time dashboard for […]
