Red Planet Day 2022: On November 28, 1964, the NASA mission Mariner 4 was launched, which ended up capturing significant information on, and photographs of, Mars for the first time thus marking Red Planet Day. Mars: It is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. Mars is about […]
Tag: 30th Nov 2022
Himalayan Yak : Approved As Food Animal
Himalayan Yak : Approved As Food Animal The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved the Himalayan Yak as a ‘food animal’. The move is expected to help check decline in the population of the high-altitude bovine animal by making it a part of the conventional milk and meat industry. Food Animals […]
Five New Species Of Black Corals
Five New Species Of Black Corals: Some researchers have discovered five new species of Black Corals living as deep as 2,500 feet (762 metres) below the surface in the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea off the coast of Australia. Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) can be found growing both in shallow waters and down to […]
4th India-France Defense Dialogue
4th India-France Defense Dialogue: The 4th India-France Defense Dialogue was held in India. Key Highlights: Both countries discussed Defence Industrial Cooperation with a focus on ‘Make in India’. A wide range of bilateral, regional and defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed during the dialogue. Both sides reviewed the ongoing military-to-military cooperation, which has increased substantially […]
Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki Campaign
Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki Campaign: The Ministry of Urban Development launches the “Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki”- A Community-led National Campaign Against Gender-Based Discrimination. Kerala also launched the campaign under the umbrella of the Kudumbashree Mission. Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki Campaign is a four-week campaign, aiming at equipping women to recognise and prevent violence and making […]
State Of The Climate In Asia 2021
State Of The Climate In Asia 2021: The State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report was published by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Findings of the Report: Floods and storms accounted for 80% of the natural disasters that struck Asia in 2021. […]
Seventh Edition Of The Global Technology Summit
Seventh Edition Of The Global Technology Summit: The seventh edition of the Global Technology Summit will be held from November 29, 2022 till the 1st of December in New Delhi in a hybrid format. The Summit is India’s annual flagship event on Geotechnology and is co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India. […]
India’s First Private Space Vehicle Launchpad
India’s First Private Space Vehicle Launchpad: Agnikul Cosmos sets up India’s first private space vehicle launchpad at Sriharikota. The facility, which was designed by Agnikul and executed in support with ISRO and IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center) has two sections to it: the Agnikul launchpad (ALP) and the Agnikul mission control center […]
Harike Wetland : Arrival Of Migratory Birds
Harike Wetland : Arrival Of Migratory Birds Migratory birds from different countries have started arriving at Punjab’s Harike wetland Harike wetland, spread over 86 square kilometers in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, and Kapurthala districts, serves as a home to rare species of migratory water birds during the winter season. Harike Wetland also known as “Hari-ke-Pattan”, with […]
Shiveluch Volcano : Russia
Shiveluch Volcano : Russia According to Scientists, the Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula may be gearing up for its first powerful eruption in 15 years. Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka, having erupted at least 60 times in the past 10,000 years. It has two main […]
