Partial Solar Eclipse: India and a few other places in the world will witness a partial solar eclipse on October 25, 2022. An eclipse happens when the moon while orbiting the Earth, comes in between the sun and the Earth, due to which the moon blocks the sun’s light from reaching the Earth, causing an […]
Tag: 25th Oct 2022
Agni Prime : New Generation Ballistic Missile
Agni Prime: New Generation Ballistic Missile The Agni Prime new generation ballistic missile was successfully test fired off the coast of Odisha. The ‘Agni Prime’ is a two-stage canisterised solid-propellant missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system. The nuclear-capable missile has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The […]
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana: According to the Union Health Minister Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana has significantly reduced patients’ out-of-pocket expenditure. Jan Aushadhi Scheme was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in 2008 across the country. In 2015, the Jan Aushadhi Scheme was revamped as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY). In 2016, it […]
LVM3-M2 : ISRO
LVM3-M2 : ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, recently. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISRO’s maiden commercial mission. This mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial arrangement between New Space India […]
Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD)
Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD): Sandalwood spike disease (SSD) has recently started spreading to private fields where the cultivation of sandalwood has been taken up on a commercial basis. It is caused by phytoplasma — bacterial parasites of plant tissues — which are transmitted by insect vectors. The disease was first reported in Kodagu in 1899. […]
Bhoota Kola
Bhoota Kola: The recent Kannada movie Kantara opens up a controversy relates to the origins of Bhoota Kola, an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. Bhoota Kola is an annual ritual performance where local spirits or deities are worshipped. It is believed that a person performing the ritual has temporarily become […]
New Basmati Varieties
New Basmati Varieties: Five new Basmati varieties, developed by a group of scientists from Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), in 2020 and 2021 will bring changes in the way paddy is cultivated in the country. Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy. Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) and blast (leaf and […]
