News: China has successfully launched a Mars mission called Tianwen-1. Facts: Tianwen-1 mission: It is China’s first Mars exploration mission.The name comes from the long poem “Tianwen,” meaning Questions to Heaven. Objectives: The mission was launched to fulfil three objectives: To orbit the red planet for comprehensive observation. To land on Martian soil and send… Continue reading China successfully launches first Mars mission
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India holds the first ever INDSAT exam under ‘ Study in India’ Programme
News: Ministry of Human Resource Development(HRD) has conducted the first ever Indian Scholastic Assessment(Ind-SAT) Test 2020 under its ‘Study in India’ programme. Facts: Ind-SAT: It is an exam conducted for grant of scholarships and admissions to foreign students for studying in select Indian universities under the Study in India programme. Additional Facts: Study in India… Continue reading India holds the first ever INDSAT exam under ‘ Study in India’ Programme
WHO launches Covid-19 law lab for implementing legal frameworks to manage pandemic
News: The World Health Organization(WHO) has launched COVID-19 Law Lab initiative. Facts: COVID-19 Law Lab: It is a database of laws that countries have implemented in response to the pandemic.It includes state of emergency declarations, quarantine measures, disease surveillance, legal measures relating to mask-wearing, social distancing and access to medication and vaccines. Purpose: This database… Continue reading WHO launches Covid-19 law lab for implementing legal frameworks to manage pandemic
Union Home Minister to launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan
News: Union Home Minister will launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan in the presence of Union Minister of Coal. Facts: Vriksharopan Abhiyan: It is a tree plantation campaign organized by the Ministry of Coal. Purpose: It involves all Coal/Lignite PSUs carrying out large scale plantations in mines, colonies, offices and other suitable areas and the seedlings will also… Continue reading Union Home Minister to launch Vriksharopan Abhiyan
EU leaders clinch €750 billion coronavirus Recovery Fund
News: European Union has agreed upon a historic €750 billion ($860 billion) coronavirus recovery fund. Facts: Coronavirus Recovery Fund: The fund is aimed at containing an unprecedented economic downturn in the EU countries caused due to Covid-19 induced disruption. What does the fund contain? There are two parts of the fund: Euro 360 billion in… Continue reading EU leaders clinch €750 billion coronavirus Recovery Fund
Explained: The significance of Kakrapar-3
News: Prime minister has congratulated India’s nuclear scientists after the third unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project(KAPP-3) achieved its first criticality — a term that signifies the initiation of a controlled but sustained nuclear fission reaction. Facts: Kakrapar-3 Atomic Power Plant: It is a nuclear power station located in Gujarat. It is the country’s… Continue reading Explained: The significance of Kakrapar-3
Union Minister launches RAISE Initiative
News: Union Power minister has launched the Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency(RAISE) national programme. Facts: Aim: To develop healthy and energy efficient buildings by improving indoor air quality, thermal comfort and energy efficiency(EE) in workspaces across the nation. Bodies Involved: It is a joint initiative of Energy Efficiency… Continue reading Union Minister launches RAISE Initiative
HIV/AIDS vulnerable groups petition global fund
News: Vulnerable groups such as sex workers, transpersons, HIV/AIDS have petitioned Global Fund for AIDS,TB and Malaria(GFATM) against being deprived of sources of livelihood during the pandemic. Facts: Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria(GFATM): It was created in 2002 as a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by… Continue reading HIV/AIDS vulnerable groups petition global fund
Army Gets World’s Most Agile, Lightest Surveillance Drone “Bharat”
Facts: Bharat is an indigenously developed drone developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).The drone is equipped with artificial intelligence that helps it to detect friends and enemies and take action accordingly.
NFRA constitutes technical advisory committee
News: National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA) has constituted a Technical Advisory Committee(TAC) under chairmanship of R.Narayanaswamy to aid and advise NFRA on issues related to the drafts of accounting standards and auditing standards. Facts: National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA): It is an audit regulator constituted in 2018 by the Government of India under section 132(1) of the… Continue reading NFRA constitutes technical advisory committee
