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Key Facts: Deep Carbon Observatory
The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global research program to outreach carbons role on Earth. It is a community of scientists including physicists, biologists, geo – scientists and chemists working across several traditional disciplinary lines. Key highlights of DCO ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
India relaxes e-visa rules for Chinese nationals
India has announced significant relaxations in its e-visa policy or rules for Chinese nationals. The announcement comes at a time when the leaders of the two nations Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping had met for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
India extends over $60 million line of credit to Comoros
India has extended more than $60 million line of credit to Union of Comoros in the field of Energy and Maritime Defence Cooperation. The announcement was made during the first-ever high-level official visit to Comoros by Vice President M. Venkaiah ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
ICON Space Weather Satellite: launched by NASA to Study Earth’s Ionosphere
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has launched a satellite called ICON or Ionospheric Connection Explorer to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. The ICON satellite rocketed into orbit following a two-year delay and was dropped from ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
PM Modi – President Xi Informal Summit
On October 11, 2019, the Chinese President Xi Jing Ping arrived at the Chennai airport along with 90 delegations for a 2 day long informal summit. His welcome ceremony was grand and was organized by the Tamil Nadu Government in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
India- Bangladesh Navies to participate in maiden bilateral drill at Visakhapatnam
Navies of India and Bangladesh will participate for the first time in a IN-BN Bilateral Exercise at Visakhapatnam from 12 to 16 October 2019. This exercise which takes place a week after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Panel to revive GST Collections
The GST collection in September 2019, dropped sharply to a 19-month low. This reflects the widening slowdown of the economy. The tax collections were Rs 91,916 crore in September. This was 2.67% less as compared to September 2018. GST Collection ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
2021 census through mobile application
Every 10 years the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs carry out the massive exercise to count different aspects of India’s billion plus population. At the recently held conference of state coordinators and ..