Gandaki River : 15 Year Bridge Collapsed A 15-year-old bridge over the Gandaki River collapsed in Bihar’s Saran district recently, marking the third bridge collapse incident in the district within 24 hours. Gandaki River also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the […]
Tag: 9th Jul 2024
Bharat Bill Payment System : RBI
Bharat Bill Payment System : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced that all credit card bill payments via third-party applications must now be routed through the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is a payment channel system conceptualized by the RBI and driven by the National Payments Corporation […]
CAMCOPTER S-100
CAMCOPTER S-100: India is in the process of harnessing the capability of a rotary unmanned aerial system as part of a deal with Austrian company Schiebel for their renowned Camcopter S-100 ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to the country. CAMCOPTER S-100 is an Australian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) using a rotorcraft design. Produced by […]
Vizhinjam International Seaport
Vizhinjam International Seaport: With the completion of the first phase of the country’s first exclusive trans-shipment port, the Vizhinjam Port is all set to receive its first mothership. Vizhinjam International Seaport is India’s first deepwater container transshipment port. It is located at Vizhinjam, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. It is located around 10 […]
Pearl Spot Fish
Pearl Spot Fish: The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) is preparing to launch a genome editing mission to boost pearl spot fish production. Pearl Spot Fish is commonly known as “Karimeen” in Kerala is an indigenous fish extensively found along the east and south-west coasts of Peninsular India. It is an important […]
Brown Palm Civet
Brown Palm Civet: The Discover Koyna group, renowned for their discoveries of rare owls and butterflies, observed a rare brown palm civet in the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Brown Palm Civet is also known as Jerdon’s palm civets, are endemic to the Western Ghats and play a vital ecological role as seed dispersers. It is solitary […]
Copernicus Climate Centre Service
Copernicus Climate Centre Service: The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that the world witnessed its warmest-ever June last month with the average temperature being 0.67°C above the 1991-2020 average. Copernicus Climate Centre Service (C3S) is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union. Copernicus is […]
89th Birthday Of Buddhist Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama
89th Birthday Of Buddhist Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama: The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the largest and most influential tradition in Tibet. There have been only 14 Dalai Lamas in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, and the first and second Dalai Lamas were given the title posthumously. The […]
Axiom-4 Mission
Axiom-4 Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has shortlisted two of its four trained Gaganyaan astronauts for the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in collaboration with the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Axiom-4 Mission: NASA and Axiom Space, an american privately funded space infrastructure developer signed an order […]
Social Security For Gig Workers
Social Security For Gig Workers: Karnataka became the second state after Rajasthan to come up with legislation for Gig Workers. Through a draft version of the law (Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill), the Karnataka government aims to regulate the social security and welfare of platform-based gig workers in the state by […]
