What is the News? Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette, is participating in the 3rd edition of Exercise SITMEX. About Exercise SITMEX Exercise SITMEX is a trilateral annual maritime exercise between India, Singapore and Thailand. Aim: To enhance mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices between the Indian, Singapore and Thailand Navy.… Continue reading INDIAN NAVY PARTICIPATES IN INDIA, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND TRILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE ‘SITMEX’
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Explained: What is Kamo’oalewa?
What is the News? A study in the journal Communications Earth and Environment has provided details about Kamo’oalewa. What is Kamo’oalewa? Kamo’oalewa is a quasi-satellite. This means that it is a near-Earth object that orbits the Sun and yet remains close to the Earth. Discovered by: This quasi-satellite was discovered by the PanSTARRS telescope in 2006… Continue reading Explained: What is Kamo’oalewa?
India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
What is the News? India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the Antarctic. Click Here to Read about India’s Antarctic Expeditions What is the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica? The 41st expedition is being led by scientists from the National Centre… Continue reading India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
Explained: How the climate has warmed over the last 24,000 years
What is the News? Scientists from the University of Arizona have studied and reconstructed Earth’s climate since the last ice age which was about 24,000 years ago. What are the key findings of the study? The study has suggested that current temperatures are unprecedented in 24,000 years. It has three main findings, which are: Firstly,… Continue reading Explained: How the climate has warmed over the last 24,000 years
PM launches multiple key initiatives for the welfare of Janjatiya community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan
What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched multiple key initiatives for the welfare of the Janjatiya (Tribal) community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan. What are the key initiatives launched by the Prime Minister? ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme in Madhya Pradesh Under this scheme, the ration will be distributed in the village itself through… Continue reading PM launches multiple key initiatives for the welfare of Janjatiya community at Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Mahasammelan
Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
What is the News? Union Cabinet has approved 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas to remember the contributions of tribal freedom fighters for the country. This date was chosen as it is the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda who is revered as Bhagwan by tribal communities across the country. Who is Birsa Munda? Birsa Munda… Continue reading Remembering Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
Ahead of PM’s trip, station gets Gond queen’s name
What is the News? Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has renamed the Habibganj railway station after Rani Kamlapati. Who is Rani Kamlapati? Rani Kamalapati was the 18th Century Gond queen of the region. She was the widow of Gond ruler Nizam Shah, chief of Ginnorgarh. She is known to have shown great bravery in facing aggressors… Continue reading Ahead of PM’s trip, station gets Gond queen’s name
Multicopter DRONE design & developed by National Aerospace Laboratories- NAL has successfully demonstrated Covid-19 Vaccine delivery at remote location in outskirts of Bengaluru
What is the News? CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL)’s “Octacopter” drone has successfully delivered 50 vials of Covid vaccines to a primary health centre in Karnataka. What is an Octacopter? Octacopter is an indigenous medium-class drone developed by National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) a constituent of CSIR. Features of Octacopter The drone is made of lightweight carbon fibre… Continue reading Multicopter DRONE design & developed by National Aerospace Laboratories- NAL has successfully demonstrated Covid-19 Vaccine delivery at remote location in outskirts of Bengaluru
Cybercrime went up by 500% during pandemic: Chief of Defence Staff
What is the News? The Chief of Defence Staff has delivered an inaugural address of the 14th edition of c0c0n, the annual cyber security and hacking conference. What are the key highlights of his address? Increased cybercrime Incidents: Cybercrimes have gone up by almost 500% in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dependence on Technology: During… Continue reading Cybercrime went up by 500% during pandemic: Chief of Defence Staff
Kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal’s State butterfly
What is the News? For the first time, Arunachal Pradesh’s cabinet meeting was held outside the State capital Itanagar. It was held at Pakke Tiger Reserve. During that, Arunachal Pradesh’s Cabinet approved Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh and adopted Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 declaration. About Kaiser-i-Hind Kaiser-i-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) literally means Emperor… Continue reading Kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal’s State butterfly
