Zero Discrimination Day

Zero Discrimination Day is annually observed to underscore the critical need to cease all forms of inequalities related to income, sex, age, health, occupation, disability, ethnicity, race etc., across the world. It was launched by the UNAIDS on occasion of ..

INS Karanj

INS Karanj is the third Scorpene-class submarine manufactured at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited under “Make in India” initiative. It is to be commissioned by the Indian Navy in Mumbai on March 10. The Indian Navy already has two Scorpene-class submarines ..

Swachh Survekshan

Unveiled in 2016, Swachh Survekshan was introduced to improve urban sanitation by inducing competition among cities and encouraging mass participation. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the field assessment of Swachh Survekshan recently. This is the sixth edition ..

Real-Time Monitoring System of Toll Plazas

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways launched the real-time monitoring system of toll plazas at national highways across the country. It will be used to measure the Daily Congestion Index for each plaza and overall congestion across national highway ..

Olive ridley

The olive ridley is a species of turtle found mainly in Pacific and Indian oceans. It is also found in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles in ..

Ejiao

Ejiao is a hard gel used in food or drink or in cosmetics. It is believed to improve blood circulation and is being used by people with anaemia or reproductive problems. It is used in the Chinese market for manufacturing ..

Sugamya Bharat app

Sugamya Bharat app is to be launched by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Ghelot. It is a crowdsourcing mobile application to sensitise and enhance accessibility in the three pillars of the Accessible India Campaign – built environment, transportation ..

Sindhu Netra satellite

Sindhu Netra satellite was successfully launched into space recently. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to boost India’s surveillance capability and improve monitoring of all activities in the Indian Ocean Region. The launch was made ..

Chicxulub crater

Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It was formed after the large Chicxulub impactor hit the Earth more than 66 million years ago. Space dust in this crater confirmed the role of the impactor ..

CONAT

CONAT is a new military unit launched in Colombia to target the structures of drug trafficking and transnational threats related to unlawful mining and human and wildlife trafficking. The unit consists of 7,000 personnel. It will be deployed in Catalumbo ..