Near Isothermal Forging Technology : DRDO: Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high-pressure compressors (HPC) discs out of difficult-to-deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 MT isothermal forge press. The technology has been developed by the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), […]
Tag: 29th May 2021
YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors
YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors: Ministry of Education has launched “YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors”. YUVA is an Author Mentorship program that will train young and budding authors aged below 30 years in order to promote reading, writing, and book culture in India. It will also project India and […]
US- Russia Open Skies Treaty
US- Russia Open Skies Treaty: US administration led by Biden does not seek to re-join Open Skies Treaty with Russia. The treaty is a key arms control agreement, that allowed the US and Russia to fly surveillance aircraft over their military facilities According to the US administration, the US does not seek to renter the […]
Steadfast Defender 21 War Games: NATO
Steadfast Defender 21 war games: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is organizing “Steadfast Defender 21 war games” military exercises in Europe as tensions with Russia increases. In the war names, NATO troops, warships, and dozens of aircraft are taking part. Military exercises are taking place across the Atlantic, through Europe, and into the Black Sea […]
What Are Sherpas? BRICS
What Are Sherpas? BRICS: The second BRICS Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was conducted to discuss preparations for scheduled meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers on 1st June. The BRICS Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was convened under India’s Chair-ship from 25th to 28th of May. During the meeting, BRICS partners negotiated key deliverables for India’s […]
Transplantation Of Trees
Transplantation Of Trees: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) wants to transplant over 1,800 trees which are inside what used to be the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) complex, as part of the Central Vista redevelopment project. A tree cannot be transplanted by simply uprooting it and placing it in a pit […]
What is Yellow Fungus?
Yellow Fungus: After black and white fungus, the recent case of yellow fungus has become a cause for concern. Yellow fungus, also called mucor septic, initially develops by the presence of moulds (a type of fungi) in the environment. It may be present with unnecessary fatigue, rashes, burning sensation on skin, etc. Humidity levels below […]
Veer Savarkar Jayanti 2021
Veer Savarkar Jayanti: On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. He was an Indian independence activist, politician, lawyer, and writer. He is also known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar. Birth: Born on 28th May 1883 in Bhagur, a village near Nashik in Maharashtra. Founded a […]
DBT Of The Cooking Cost Component Of The Mid-Day-Meal Scheme
DBT Of The Cooking Cost Component Of The Mid-Day-Meal Scheme: The Ministry of Education has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) Scheme, to all eligible children. Implications of DBT for MDM Scheme: With schools closed for months due […]
Jayanti : A Species Of Cricket Insect
Jayanti : Species Of Cricket: Jayanti has become the twelfth subgenus, or species, of cricket identified under the genus Arachnomimus Saussure, 1897. Found in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh in April 2021, the new subgenus was named Jayanti after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country. Arachnomimus is the genus […]
