Gorkhas

The Gurkhas or Gorkhas with the endonym Gorkhali, are soldiers of Nepalese nationality and Gorkha Indian ethnicity originating from South Asia. They are recruited for the Nepalese Army, British Army, the Indian Army, the Gurkha Brunei Reserve Unit, the Singapore ..

ASKAP

An array of radio telescopes from the Murchison Radio Astronomy Observatory (MRO) is Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). It is operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and is part of the Australian National Telescope Facility. ..

Territorial Army

Territorial Army (TA) is a second line of defense after the regular Indian Army. It is not a job, profession, or source of employment. It is only aimed at people already working in various civil professions. Employment or self-employment in ..

Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti

On the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, it was announced that the center would launch the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Master Plan. It is a 100 lakh crore rupee project to develop infrastructure which is holistic. Highlights This project ..

USS Carl Vinson

USS Carl Vinson (CVN70) is the third Nimitz-class super carrier in the United States Navy. She is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of her service to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched in the ..

National Postal Week

From 9th to 16th October every year, the National Postal Week is celebrated by India Post. This is celebrated with the aim to raise awareness about the contribution and role of the postal sector to economic and social development and ..

Molnupiravir

Molnupiravir is an orally effective experimental antiviral drug developed to treat the influenza flu. It is a prodrug of the synthetic nucleoside derivative N4hydroxycitidine and by introducing copy errors during viral RNA replication it exerts its antiviral effect. Highlights The ..

Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian socialist, pro-independence activist, theorist, and political leader. He was popularly known as Lok Nayak. Also known as the Hero of the Quit India Movement, he is known for leading the opposition to Prime Minister Indira ..

Lake Jezero

Jezero is a crater on Mars in the Syrtis Major Quadrangle with a diameter of approximately 45.0 km. The crater is said to have been flooded with water and contains a clay-rich Fan delta deposit. The lake in the crater ..

International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of the Girl Child is an international holiday declared by the United Nations. This day is also called International Girls’ Day and Girls ‘Day. 11th October, 2012 was the first observed girls’ day. The aim of this day ..