The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015. NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs. It has replaced planning commission as the premier think tank. While designing strategic… Continue reading What is NITI Aayog?
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What are Gravitational waves?
Gravitational waves are ‘ripples’ in the fabric of space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. The strongest gravitational waves are produced by catastrophic events such as colliding black holes, the collapse of stellar cores (supernovae), coalescing neutron stars or white dwarf stars and the remnants of gravitational radiation… Continue reading What are Gravitational waves?
What is National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research?
The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is an Indian research and development institution, situated in Vasco, Goa. It is an autonomous Institution of the Department of Ocean Development (DOD), Government of India which is responsible for administering the Indian Antarctic Program and maintains the Indian government’s Antarctic research station, Maitri. NCAOR has been playing a major role in national Antarctic programs. It is… Continue reading What is National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research?
What is Maitri?
Maitri Maitri is India’s second permanent research station in Antarcticaas part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. Maitri is situated on the rocky mountainous region called Schirmacher Oasis. It is only 5 km away from Russian Novolazarevskaya Station. The station has modern facilities to carry out research in various disciplines, such as biology, earth sciences, glaciology, atmospheric sciences, meteorology, cold… Continue reading What is Maitri?
What is DNA?
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it… Continue reading What is DNA?
What is INS Kalvari?
About Kalvari The Kalvari class is a class of submarines based on the Scorpène-class submarine being built for the Indian Navy. It is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine. Khanderi and Vikrant The second Scorpene submarine will begin sea trials on June 1. As for the construction of the first indigenous aircraft-carrier Vikrant, it would start trials in 2019 and take delivery in 2020. More about INS Khanderi The… Continue reading What is INS Kalvari?
What do you mean by GDP, GNP and GVA?
GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. GDP includes all private and public consumption, government outlays, investments, private inventories, paid-in construction costs and the foreign balance of trade (exports are added, imports are subtracted) Thus the… Continue reading What do you mean by GDP, GNP and GVA?
What is GSLV MkIII-D1?
All you need to know about GSAT-19 Type of Satellite: Communication Launch mass: 3136 Kg Mission Life: 10 years Launch Vehicle: GSLV Mk III-D1/GSAT-19 Mission Manufacturer: ISRO Owner: ISRO Application: Communication Orbit type: GSO GSAT-19 carries Ka/Ku-band high throughput communication transponders. It carries a Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) payload to monitor and study the nature… Continue reading What is GSLV MkIII-D1?
What is GIFT City?
What is GIFT City? Gujarat International Finance Tec-City or GIFT is an under-construction central business district between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in the Indian state of Gujarat. Its main purpose is to provide high quality physical infrastructure (electricity, water, gas, district cooling, roads, telecoms and broadband), so that finance and tech firms can relocate their operations… Continue reading What is GIFT City?
What is Project 751-class submarine?
The Project 75I-class submarine is follow-on of the Project 75 Kalvari-class submarinefor the Indian navy. Under this project, the Indian Navy intends to acquire 6 diesel-electric submarines, which will also feature advanced Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems to enable them to stay submerged for longer duration and substantially increase their operational range. The P-75I submarines will be more modern and advanced with… Continue reading What is Project 751-class submarine?
