Israel has launched the Beresheet- world’s first largely privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon. If the landing is successful, Israel will become the fourth nation to soft land on moon after the former Soviet Union (Luna 2, 1959), the USA (Ranger 4, 1962) and China (Chang’e 4, 2018) Beresheet was flown by Space… Continue reading Israel sends world’s first privately funded mission to moon
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India to have own DNS for safe browsing
Ministry of Electronics & IT has announced that India will come up with Public Domain Name Server (DNS) for the country. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) would configure the setup which would be offered to all citizens Domain Name System (DNS). Domain Name System translates human readable domain names (for example, www.google.com) to machine readable… Continue reading India to have own DNS for safe browsing
Travel on a jet, using a little cooking oil
Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun has successfully completed a pilot test to convert used cooking oil into bio-aviation turbine fuel (Bio-ATF) or bio-jet fuel. Bio-ATF is a biofuel used for aircraft. It can be blended with conventional ATF and used as aircraft fuel. Biofuel that can be used as jet-fuel can be prepared using… Continue reading Travel on a jet, using a little cooking oil
Apache copter delivery in July: Boeing
Boeing officials has said that India will receive the first batch of Apache attack helicopters and one C-17 transport aircraft in July-August this year. The AH-64 Apache is a multi-role combat helicopter and is used by the US Army and a number of international defence forces. It is equipped with all-weather and night-fighting features apart… Continue reading Apache copter delivery in July: Boeing
ILP will be applicable to entire Nagaland, including Dimapur
Nagaland Governor has said that the government has decided to make the Inner Line Permit applicable throughout the State, including the commercial hub of Dimapur. Under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act of 1853, non-Nagas should have ILP to visit the State, but Dimapur district was not included under the provisions. A British-era system, the… Continue reading ILP will be applicable to entire Nagaland, including Dimapur
Kartarpur Corridor meet may also be postponed
In the wake of terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, India might suspend its ongoing talks with Pakistan over Kartarpur corridor. The Kartarpur Corridor is a 4km long proposed corridor comprising border gates, road and a bridge to link Dera Baba Nanak gurdwara in Gurdaspur district in India to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur… Continue reading Kartarpur Corridor meet may also be postponed
Digital Bharat, Saksham Bharat -A Compendium on Digital India released
The Ministry of Electronics &Information Technology has released a Digital India Compendium on Digital Bharat, Saksham Bharat. The document seeks to disseminate and propagate the success of Digital India among masses. The document is divided in two sections- Digital profile of India and Digital profile of States & UTs. Digital profile of India comprises in-depth… Continue reading Digital Bharat, Saksham Bharat -A Compendium on Digital India released
India and Saudi agree to set up comprehensive security dialogue
In the backdrop of Saudi Arabia’s Crown prince visit to India,both countries have advanced the security relationship that was started in 2016 by instituting a comprehensive security dialogue to oversee common security issues. The dialogue will largely focus on (a) intelligence sharing (b) identifying threats (c)working on common solutions to security problems (d) cyber security… Continue reading India and Saudi agree to set up comprehensive security dialogue
After Pulwama, India to put Track II initiative with Pakistan on hold
The Indian government has put on hold the Track 2 initiative with Pakistan which was meant to promote people-to-people contact between the two countries. The decision comes in the wake of the terror attack in Pulwama, which was claimed by Pak-based terror group JeM. Track 2 diplomacy is an unofficial dialogue and problem-solving activities aimed at building relationships… Continue reading After Pulwama, India to put Track II initiative with Pakistan on hold
UN Security Council condemns Pulwama attack
The UN Security Council (UNSC) condemned the terror attack perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in a show of solidarity and support to India. France is also expected to move a proposal, along with the United States and the United Kingdom, to declare Masood Azhar a terrorist subject to UNSC sanctions under Resolution 1267,… Continue reading UN Security Council condemns Pulwama attack
