After Chandrayaan-3, what are ISRO’s plans? Context On August 23, at 6:03 IST, the Chandrayaan-3 lander made contact with the lunar surface in the south polar area. The spacecraft navigated itself from an altitude of around 30 km and a speed of 1.7 km/s down […]
Asian Development Bank, Centre to open climate change and health centre in Delhi Context India plans to open a climate change and health hub in New Delhi in partnership with the Asian Development Bank after securing the first WHO Centre for Global Traditional Medicine in […]
Study on the life cycle of different blow flies helps to estimate post-mortem interval Context The first insects to dwell and colonize a dead body are flies from the family Calliphoridae of the order Diptera. These insects, often referred to as blow flies, are crucial […]
Artists breathe new life into Seethakali folk art; all set to perform outside of Kerala Context : Long ago, beginning with Atham, the festival days of old Desinganad used to reverberate with the rhythm of Seethakali. It is a dance drama that features Dalit performers […]
The moon-landing spot is now ‘Shiv Shakti’ Context On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the location of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander’s landing would be known as “Shiv Shakti,” and the location of Chandrayaan-2’s lunar footprint would be known as “Tiranga.” Naming Lunar Points: Two […]
Indo Greek Relationship Indo-Greek Relationship From Ancient India Alexander the Great’s campaign in India lasted from 327 BC to 325 BC. The Macedonian army launched an invasion into the Indian subcontinent after taking the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Alexander exceeded the prior borders that had been […]
China, Bhutan hold first meeting on ‘delimitation’ of disputed boundary Context As officials from both sides met for four days in China and decided to expedite a boundary resolution, the newly formed joint technical team that China and Bhutan have established held its first meeting […]
Indore best city, M.P. top State in Smart Cities contest Context The best Smart City has been determined to be Indore, while the finest State for the Smart Cities Mission has been determined to be Madhya Pradesh. In the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC), […]