‘Strengthened, The human-rated rocket is ready for Gaganyaan’ Context : The head of ISRO says in an interview that hundreds of tests are being planned as India gets ready to launch astronauts into space in 2025. He claims that while the country looked to Russia, […]
Gaganyaan’s test flight to commence at 7 a.m. on Oct. 21 Context Mission Gaganyaan: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced on X (previously Twitter) that the TV-D1 test flight is planned for October 21, 2023, between 7 and 9 a.m. from SDSC-SHAR. TV-D1 will […]
Centre likely to raise the age of retirement of scientists to 65 Context A proposal to raise the retirement age of scientists to 65 is being developed by the Science and Technology Ministry. Retirement Age Proposal: The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is debating […]
The study estimates the count of UAVs required for the three Services Context Two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services have been commissioned by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. These platforms are armoured helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), […]
Stroke deaths likely to surge to 9.7 million by 2050 Context According to a paper released on Monday in the Lancet Neurology journal, stroke, a disorder that is largely treatable and preventive, might cause roughly 10 million annual fatalities by the year 2050, predominantly impacting […]
Urban unemployment rate drops to 6.6% in Q1 Context According to the National Sample Survey Office’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which was conducted between April and June 2023, the unemployment rate in urban regions of the nation decreased. What is the Periodic Labour Force […]
ISRO plans Gaganyaan unmanned flight tests, gears for abort mission Context The Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) has begun to be prepared for by the Indian Space Research Organisation, which intends to start unmanned flight testing for the Gaganyaan mission. What is Mission Gaganyaan? […]
Territorial Army inducts five Chinese language interpreters for border talks Context Five Chinese-speaking translators were hired by the Territorial Army (TA) in August to help the army at border personnel meetings (BPMs) with China, according to sources in the military. Additionally, plans exist to hire […]
ITBP on alert, conducting patrols along China border: Home Ministry Context According to the 2022–23 annual report of the Union Home Ministry, which was released on Friday, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) carried out 2,899 patrols along the Chinese border between April and December 2022. […]
GST Council affirms 28% tax on online betting from Oct. 1 Context The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council resolved several lingering issues on Saturday, including lowering the tax rates on some millet-based products, adjusting the age-related requirements for members of the eagerly anticipated GST […]