GSAT-20
Posted in Space Science

GSAT-20 | New Space India Limited (NSIL)

India to use SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket to Launch Communications Satellite GSAT-20 in 2024.

bubble baby
Posted in Biology

Bubble Baby Syndrome

A two-month-old who has Bubble Baby Syndrome become the youngest to receive bone marrow transplant.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 03 January 2024

New Packaging Rules | Health tax | West Bengal Notified State Day & State Song | Thangka Paintings

MGNREGS
Posted in Social Sector Economy Schemes and Initiatives Vulnerable Section

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Aadhaar-based payment system (ABPS) becomes mandatory for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers.

Finance Commission
Posted in Polity Polity Institutions

16th Finance Commission

Government of India constituted the 16th Finance Commission recently.

WESAT
Posted in Space Science

WESAT

WESAT was launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV-C58.

Olive ridley Turtle
Posted in Species in news

Olive ridley Turtle

Olive Ridley turtles have washed ashore dead along the southern coast of Chennai over the last few days.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 02 January 2024

Pelagic Birds, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School, Valmiki

Srimukhalingam Temple
Posted in History Architecture Culture

Srimukhalingam Temple

ASI assures to send note to UNESCO over inclusion of Srimukhalingam temple in Andhra Pradesh in world heritage structures’ list.

Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC)
Posted in Geography

Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) | Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS)

Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) stated that there is no tsunami threat to India after a powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan.

Radiocarbon Dating
Posted in Physics Chemistry

Radiocarbon Dating

Article in the Hindu – What is radiocarbon dating? | Explained

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 01 January 2024

Green Deposits, Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme, Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND), One Nation-One Pass