Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan

Source: The post is based on the article “Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan”  published in Indian Express on 24th August 2023. What is the News? ISRO is preparing for one more lunar mission. This one will be in collaboration with Japanese space agency, JAXA. This mission will be called LUPEX… Continue reading Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan

Central Vigilance Commission reconstitutes advisory board on bank frauds

Source: The post is based on the article “Central Vigilance Commission reconstitutes advisory board on bank frauds”  published in The Hindu Business Line on 21st August 2023. What is the News? The Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) has reconstituted the advisory board on Banking and Financial Frauds (ABBFF). What is the Advisory board on Banking and Financial… Continue reading Central Vigilance Commission reconstitutes advisory board on bank frauds

Now, a bacteria that can eat methane. Can it reduce global warming? Researchers say it’s possible

Source: The post is based on the article “Now, a bacteria that can eat methane. Can it reduce global warming? Researchers say it’s possible”  published in Down To Earth on 22nd August 2023. What is the News? A study has found that a specific bacteria named Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense 5GB1C could help reduce methane emissions from… Continue reading Now, a bacteria that can eat methane. Can it reduce global warming? Researchers say it’s possible

LCA Tejas successfully test-fires Astra Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile

Source: The post is based on the article “LCA Tejas successfully test-fires Astra Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile”  published in The Hindu on 24th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Astra?3 What is Astra Mk-1 Missile?4 What is Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas? What is the News? The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)… Continue reading LCA Tejas successfully test-fires Astra Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile

After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon

Source: The post is based on the article “After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon”  published in Indian Express on 24th August 2023. What is the News? India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 scripted history by successfully landing on the lunar surface. What is Chandrayaan-3? Click Here to read The Chandrayaan-3 payloads will… Continue reading After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon

Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages

Source: The post is based on the article “Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages”  published in India TV on 23rd August 2023. What is the News? Meta, the technology company formerly known as Facebook has launched an advanced multilingual multimodal AI translation and transcription model named ‘SeamlessM4T.’ What is SeamlessM4T? SeamlessM4T is… Continue reading Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages

Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon

Source: The post is based on the article “Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon”  published in The Hindu on 24th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Chandrayaan-3?3 What is Soft Landing?4 Why does ISRO want to explore the South Pole?5 What happens after Chandrayaan 3 successfully lands… Continue reading Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon

India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM

Source: The post is based on the article “India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM”  published in The Hindu on 24th August 2023. What is the News? At the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, India has affirmed its endorsement for the BRICS expansion based on consensus. Current BRICS members include Brazil, Russia, India,… Continue reading India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM

National Curriculum Framework proposes Board exams twice a year

Source: The post is based on the article “National Curriculum Framework proposes Board exams twice a year”  published in The Hindu on 24th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the National Curriculum Framework(NCF)?3 What is the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE)?4 What are the key recommendations given in the framework?… Continue reading National Curriculum Framework proposes Board exams twice a year

[Download] Mains Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2023 – 3rd week

Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Mains Marathon for the month of August 2023 – Third week. Click on the following link to download Download About Mains Marathon Daily Mains Marathon is focused on UPSC Mains 2023. Under this initiative, we post, daily 2 articles, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Mains Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2023 – 3rd week

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