• NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched, opening a new era of astronomy. • The telescope is an international collaboration led by NASA in partnership with the European and Canadian space agencies. Functions of JWST • Webb will gaze…
• An international group of researchers has succeeded in measuring for the first time the characteristics of a flare on a distant magnetar. • The team includes astronomers from Norway, Spain and the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES),…
• Between 2009 and 2019, 600 elephants died in India due to electrocution, according to data from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. In total, 116 people died in Karnataka, 117 in Odisha, and 105 in Assam.…
• The Central Government has released more than 27 thousand crore rupees so far under the Smart Cities Mission. Over 22 thousand crore rupees has already been utilized out of the total released amount. Six thousand 452 projects worth more…
• The Ministry of Power has reviewed the implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. About the scheme: • In July 2021, the government launched a Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. • The Scheme seeks to improve the…
• As part of yet another deployment undertaken by the Indian Navy since 2020 under Mission SAGAR, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered the Port of Maputo, Mozambique recently. About: • This is the eighth such deployment in consonance with the…
• Anahat Singh becomes the first Indian girl to become the winner of the Jr. Squash Open In the US. Anahat Singh, an Indian teen, has made history by winning the prestigious Junior US Open Squash tournament in Philadelphia in…
• Loh Kean Yew Bagged the gold medal in BWF World Championship 2021 The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships (formally known as the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021) was an annual competition held in Huelva, Spain. The competition…
• The first batch of next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV), indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, and manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, was formally inducted into the Indian Army. About the vehicle • AERV is manufactured with more than…
• The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said that having three aircraft carriers will considerably enhance combat capabilities of the Navy. • The country’s first IAC (IAC-I) Vikrant is currently undergoing sea trials and is scheduled to be commissioned next…
• The Government of India conducted a workshop on Mission Karmayogi. • The aim of “Mission Karmayogi” is to impart futuristic vision to civil services which could effectively determine the roadmap for next 25 years and shape the Century India…
• Mastercard and Google Pay have partnered to tokenize card-based payments. Google Pay users can now safely transact with their Mastercard credit and debit cards thanks to a tokenization method announced by Mastercard and Google. Google Pay Android users can…
