Lake Natron
Climate impact is impacting Lake Natron.
- Location – Tanzania
- A unique composition of warm waters and salt, caustic soda, and magnesite deposits resulting in pH as high as 10.5.
- Significance – Regular breeding site for Lesser Flamingo.
- Added to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands List in 2001.
Space MAITRI Mission
NSIL (India) and Space Machines (Australia) signed an agreement to launch Space Machines Company’s second Optimus spacecraft.
- Aim – To foster closer ties among commercial, institutional, and governmental space organizations from both countries in the space domain
- New Space India Limited (NSIL) – Under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Migration and Development Brief 2024
Migration and Development Brief 2024 released
- Released by – World Bank.
- Top 5 remittance recipient countries – India ($120 billion), followed by Mexico, China, Philippines, and Pakistan.
- Top destinations Countries – US, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and UK.
- Largest origin countries – Ukraine, China, Mexico and Venezuela.
- Largest migration corridor – Mexico to US
Anusandhan National Research Foundation
ANRF supported research on to production of hydrogen gas from a mixture of methanol and paraformaldehyde.
- Genesis – Established as a statutory body by the ANRF Act 2023.
- Apex Ministry – Ministry of Science and Technology
- Responsibilities – An apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy.
Central Electronics Limited
CEL is granted “Mini RATNA” status (Category-1).
- Functions under – Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology.
- Established in – 1974. With an objective to commercially exploit indigenous technologies.
- A pioneer in the country in the field of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV)