News: NASA might have a follow-up mission of LCROSS. Facts: About LCROSS: Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a robotic spacecraft operated by NASA. It was launched in 2009 along with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LCROSS had an attached Centaur booster rocket which into the crater Cabeus near the south pole of… Continue reading LCROSS
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WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023
(WHO) India Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2019–2023: A Time of Transition” Facts: About Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS): It provides a strategic roadmap for WHO to work with the Government of India towards achieving its health sector goals, in improving the health of its population and bringing in transformative changes in the health sector. Focus Areas:… Continue reading WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023
Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme (PMILP)- ‘DHRUV’
News:Union Human Resource Development Minister will launch the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme- ‘DHRUV’ from Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) on 10th October,2019. Facts: About the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme- ‘DHRUV’: The programme is named DHRUV after the Pole Star with the same name.Every student selected under this programme will be called as ‘Dhruv Tara’.… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme (PMILP)- ‘DHRUV’
Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship(MGNF) Programme
News:The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a contract with Indian Institute of Management(IIM)-Bangalore to launch a new programme ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)’. Facts: About Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship(MGNF): Aim:The program aims to address the challenge of non-availability of personnel for implementation of various programmes at national, state and district levels.… Continue reading Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship(MGNF) Programme
Saturn
News:Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most number of moons. Facts: The discovery of 20 new moons of Saturn has made Saturn the planet with the highest number of moons (82) against 79 moons of Jupiter. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The discovery have been… Continue reading Saturn
GEMINI
News:Union Minister for Earth Sciences launched the Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information (GEMINI) device. Facts: About GEMINI: GEMINI stands for Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information. The device has been developed by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is electronically designed… Continue reading GEMINI
The Lord as a juristic person:What legal rights do deities enjoy?
News:Among the parties in the Ayodhya title suit appeals, Lord Ram is considered as a litigant in court since he is considered as a juristic person. Facts: Who is a juristic person? A juristic person as opposed to a natural person(human being) is an entity whom the law vests with a personality. In the Shiromani… Continue reading The Lord as a juristic person:What legal rights do deities enjoy?
Effects of global slowdown more pronounced in India: IMF chief
News:The International Monetary Fund(IMF) President has said that the world economy is experiencing a synchronized slowdown and emerging economies such as India and Brazil are the most affected by the slowdown. Facts: The IMF chief said that she expects slower growth in nearly 90% of the world this year. She said that trade tensions had… Continue reading Effects of global slowdown more pronounced in India: IMF chief
Daily Quiz #7 UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 10, 2019
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Advanced Air Quality Early Warning System
News: The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched an advanced Air Quality Early Warning System. Facts: About the advanced Air Quality Early Warning System: It has been developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, under MoES. The system uses data of stubble burning incidents from the past 15 years to predict the… Continue reading Advanced Air Quality Early Warning System
