SmallSat Rideshare program

SmallSat Rideshare Program is the US-based SpaceX’s initiative that provides access to space for small satellite operators looking for reliable, affordable ride to orbit. Under this initiative, the aerospace company created a new world record by launching 143 satellites on ..

EU’s primary source of electricity

In a first, renewable source of energy surpassed fossil fuels in the European Union, making it the primary source of electricity. According to the study titled ‘The European Power Sector in 2020’, renewable energy generation accounted for 38% of the ..

e-EPIC programme

On the occasion of the National Voters’ Day, the ECI launched the Electors Photo Identity Cards (e-EPICs) programme to facilitate voters to download the digital version of voter ID. This is the first time for the government to issue digital ..

National Voters’ Day

25th January is marked as the National Voters’ Day to commemorate the foundation of the Election Commission of India, which was established on the same day in the year 1950. Since 2011, this day has been observed to highlight the ..

Exercise Kavach

‘Exercise Kavach’ is a large and joint military exercise that involves technical, electronic and human intelligence and assets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. This exercise is conducted under the aegis of the ..

Unique Document Identification Number

Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) is an 18-digit number assigned to documents attested by practicing Chartered Accountants. It is a system generated unique number that is generated for every new document. The use of UDIN for all the certificates issued ..

Goldman Environmental Prize

The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded every year in April to coincide with the World Earth Day. The prize aims to honor the personalities who have contributed significantly for protection of the Environment, contributed to protect natural habitats and raised ..

RT LAMP

RT Lamp (Reverse Transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification) is an advanced technology for COVID infection diagnosis. In the present commercially available method (RT PCR) the COVID infection is diagnosed by detecting the presence of viral nucleic acids in nasopharyngeal swab samples. ..

Yarlung Tsangpo

Yarlung Tsangpo is the upper stream of river Brahmaputra, which flows in the Tibet region. It is the longest river of Tibet. The river originates at the Angsi Glacier, which is located south east to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake. ..

La Nina

La Nina is an Ocean – Atmospheric phenomenon occurring in the central Pacific Ocean. La Nina is the opposite of “El Nino” and means “Little Girl” in Spanish. This complex climate phenomenon occurs as a result of strong Trade winds ..