NISAR
Posted in Space Science

NISAR

Context: NASA and ISRO successfully conclude crucial tests in preparation for the upcoming launch of NISAR early next year. About…

Euclid Space Mission
Posted in Space Science

Euclid Space Mission

European astronomers released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 16 November 2023

National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), Climate Change & Child report by UNICEF

Birsa Munda
Posted in History Personalities in History

Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas | Birsa Munda | Munda Rebellion

PM addressed program marking celebrations of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, 2023.

SATH Project
Posted in Education

SATH Project

NITI Aayog released the report Learnings for Large-Scale Transformation in School Education.

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Posted in Social Sector Vulnerable Section

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

Prime Minister launched the PM-PVTG Development Mission for most backward of the Scheduled Tribes.

Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act 2023
Posted in Polity Governance Legislations

Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act 2023

As a part of implementing Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023, Centre asks States to use tracking devices on prison inmates released on parole.

Red Sanders
Posted in Environment Species in news Treaties and Conventions

CITES’s Review of Significant Trade | Red Sanders

India has been removed from the CITES’s Review of Significant Trade (RST) for Red Sanders.

Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 14 November 2023

BONGOSAGAR-23, Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP), Battle of Surabaya

Posted in Environment Environment Schemes and Initiatives

Green Hydrogen | National Green Hydrogen Mission

According to a study by Climate Risk Horizons (CRH), the adoption of green hydrogen in India could exacerbate pollution if proper measures are not implemented.

Posted in Science & Technology Chemistry

Electric Batteries | Battery Standardization

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended standardizing batteries to enhance electric vehicle-to-grid charging.

Posted in History Culture

Portuguese Coins

A farmer in Goa unearthed a pot that contained 832 copper coins from Portuguese era (around the 16th or 17th Century) in Goa.