S-400 Air Defence Missile System: Ukraine recently destroyed a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft system on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. S-400 Air Defence Missile System: The S-400 Triumf (NATO: SA-21 Growler) is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system. It is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track numerous […]
Tag: 25th Aug 2023
Pench Tiger Reserve : Introduced Cycle Safaris
Pench Tiger Reserve : Introduced Cycle Safaris The Pench Tiger Reserve recently introduced cycle safaris, allowing visitors to experience the beauty of nature on wheels. Pench Tiger Reserve located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and continues in Nagpur district in Maharashtra as a […]
Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme
Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme: The Central Government is expected to launch its awaited ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ scheme soon. Mera Bill Mera Adhikar Scheme is a Goods and Services Tax (GST) invoice incentive programme that offers cash incentives for uploading invoices. It would initially be introduced in the states of Assam, Gujarat, and Haryana, […]
ASTRA Missile
ASTRA Missile: Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 successfully fired the ASTRA off the coast of Goa on August 23, 2023. ASTRA Missile is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile It is to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aerial targets. It is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory […]
Equal Contrast Technique (ECT)
Equal Contrast Technique (ECT): Scientists developed a new methodology, called Equal Contrast Technique (ECT), to analyse Sun images in white light, which can help prevent temporal and latitudinal variations in observations related to instrument and sky conditions. It is known that there are large numbers of regions of weak magnetic field on the sun, which […]
Microsites Project
Microsites Project: The National Health Authority (NHA) announced 100 Microsites projects for accelerated adoption of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) across the country Microsites project are defined geographical regions where focused outreach efforts would be made to onboard small and medium-scale private healthcare providers. Types of facilities to be covered under a Microsite: Private […]
Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On Moon’s South Pole
Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On Moon’s South Pole: Chandrayaan-3 made history by becoming the first mission to soft-land on the lunar south pole, a region that has never been explored before. The mission aimed to demonstrate safe and soft lunar landing, rover mobility, and in-situ scientific experiments. India now joins the United States, Russia, and China […]
World Water Week : 20th To 24th August, 2023
World Water Week : 20th To 24th August, 2023 World Water Week, taking place from 20th to 24th August, 2023 is the yearly global water forum organized by Stockholm International Water Institute. This year’s theme, “Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World,” spotlights innovation in addressing current water challenges. In line, Jal Jeevan […]
Katchatheevu Island
Katchatheevu Island: The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister revived the debate over the Katchatheevu, a longstanding point of contention between India and Sri Lanka, particularly with regard to fishing rights and sovereignty over the uninhabited island. Katchatheevu is a 285-acre uninhabited speck in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka, an island located about 14 […]
Project Worldcoin
Project Worldcoin: A project called Worldcoin has been launched by OpenAI, an Artificial intelligence company. The project claims to be building the world’s largest identity and financial public network. Project Worldcoin is an initiative to create a digital network in which everyone can claim some kind of stake, and join the digital economy. The initiative […]
