CSIR announces Young Scientist Award 2020
News: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) has announced the Young Scientist Award for the year 2020. Facts: Young Scientist Award: It was introduced in 1987 by CSIR in order …
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Natesa of Rajasthan temple returns to India
News: Natesa, a rare sandstone idol has been retrieved after 22 years by the Rajasthan police after it was smuggled to the UK. Facts: Natesa: It is a rare sandstone …
Read MoreIndia’s first solar-powered ferry Aditya wins global honour
News: India’s solar-powered ferry named ‘Aditya’ has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating. Facts: Aditya: It is India’s first solar-powered ferry and the …
Read MoreFive Rafale fighter jets arrive at Ambala air base
News: The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets has arrived at Haryana’s Ambala air base. Facts: Rafale Fighter Jet: It is a twin-engine medium multi-role combat …
Read MoreIndia’s first trans-shipment hub – Vallarpadam Terminal
News: Minister of State for Shipping has reviewed the development activities of India’s first trans-shipment hub – Vallarpadam Terminal. Facts: Vallarpadam Terminal: It is a part of the Cochin Port …
Read MoreDhruvastra: DRDO test fires ‘made in India’ anti-tank guided Nag missile
News: Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully conducted flight trials of Dhruvastra. Facts: Dhruvastra: It is a variant of the HELINA(Helicopter based NAG) Weapon System being inducted into the …
Read MoreExplained: The significance of Kakrapar-3
News: Prime minister has congratulated India’s nuclear scientists after the third unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project(KAPP-3) achieved its first criticality — a term that signifies the initiation of …
Read MoreArmy Gets World’s Most Agile, Lightest Surveillance Drone “Bharat”
Facts: Bharat is an indigenously developed drone developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).The drone is equipped with artificial intelligence that helps it to detect friends and enemies and take …
Read MoreFive volumes of Mongolian Kanjur presented to President
News: The Ministry of Culture has presented the first set of five volumes of Mongolian Kanjur published under the National Mission for Manuscripts(NMM) to the President. Facts: Mongolian Kanjur: It …
Read MoreBhopal’s zardozi artists hanging by a thread
News: Coronavirus induced lockdown has left the zardozi art workers with mounting losses and joblessness with no customers even during the wedding season. Facts: Zardozi Art: The word ‘Zardozi’ is …
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