What is the News? The Valley of Flowers will be accessible to the public from June to October which remains covered in a blanket of snow for the remaining six months. What is the Valley of Flowers? Located in: Chamoli district of Uttarakhand Discovered by: The place was accidentally discovered in 1931 by Frank S… Continue reading UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Valley of Flowers’ opens for Tourists
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India is poised to play a leadership role in global digital revolution: Union Minister at World Summit of Information Society(WSIS) 2022
What is the News? The Minister of State for Communications has attended the opening ceremony of the World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 held in Geneva, Switzerland. What is the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) 2022? The World Summit on the Information Society(WSIS) 2022 represents the world’s largest annual gathering of Information… Continue reading India is poised to play a leadership role in global digital revolution: Union Minister at World Summit of Information Society(WSIS) 2022
Explained: Astra Mk-1 air-to-air missile — features, strategic significance
What is the News? The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with the Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd(BDL) for the supply of the Astra Mark-1 for deployment on fighter jets of the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. What is Astra Mark-1? The Astra Mk-1 is a beyond visual range(BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM). Note: BVM… Continue reading Explained: Astra Mk-1 air-to-air missile — features, strategic significance
Explained: How India, Bangladesh are rebooting their rail link
What is the News? India and Bangladesh are rebooting their rail links by launching several rail services between the two countries. What are the rail links launched between India and Bangladesh? Passenger Trains Bandhan Express: It was resumed by rebooting a long-forgotten rail link between Kolkata and the industrial hub of Khulna, the third-largest city… Continue reading Explained: How India, Bangladesh are rebooting their rail link
Health Ministry issues norms to tackle monkeypox
What is the News? The Ministry of Health has released “Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease”. What is Monkeypox? Click Here to read about it What is the natural host of Monkeypox? The natural reservoir of the virus is yet unknown. But certain rodents (including rope squirrels, tree squirrels, Gambian pouched rats, and dormice) and… Continue reading Health Ministry issues norms to tackle monkeypox
Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight.A New Tool Helps Spot Them
What is the News? A former NASA astronaut has developed a tool that could help us find killer asteroids. What is the tool developed to detect killer asteroids? The tool developed doesn’t rely on a new telescope or even new observations. Instead, it looked at older images stored in the digital archives at the National… Continue reading Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight.A New Tool Helps Spot Them
Machine learning helps predict new materials for nano alloys, semiconductors & rare earths
What is the News? Scientists have used machine learning to develop a design map of alloys at the nanoscale which can help predict the match of pairs of metals that can form bimetallic nanoalloys. What are Nanoalloys? Nano alloys are those in which one metal forms the core and another stays on the surface like… Continue reading Machine learning helps predict new materials for nano alloys, semiconductors & rare earths
The story behind the GDP-GVA Gap
What is the News? According to the data released by the government, the two measures of India’s economy— ‘gross value added’ and ‘gross domestic product’—have grown at widely different paces. What is the difference between GVA & GDP? GDP calculates national income by adding up all expenditures in the economy. On the other hand, GVA… Continue reading The story behind the GDP-GVA Gap
ICCR’s Gen Next Democracy Network programme concludes
What is the News? Ten day’s Gen Next Democracy Network programme of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) has concluded. What is Gen Next Democracy Network programme? Launched by: Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR). Under the programme, youth from democratic countries come to India to get acquainted with India’s heritage, culture and functioning of Indian democracy.… Continue reading ICCR’s Gen Next Democracy Network programme concludes
Explained: What is liquid nano urea, produced by IFFCO, which can potentially revolutionize the use of nitrogen fertilizers in India?
What is the News? The Prime Minister has officially inaugurated the country’s first liquid nano urea plant at Kalol, Gujarat. What is Liquid Nano Urea? It is essentially urea in the form of a nanoparticle. Urea is chemical nitrogen fertilizer, white in colour which artificially provides nitrogen, a major nutrient required by plants. Purpose: It… Continue reading Explained: What is liquid nano urea, produced by IFFCO, which can potentially revolutionize the use of nitrogen fertilizers in India?
