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Boeing, NASA Set Starliner Launch for June 5
Boeing and NASA plan to launch the Starliner space capsule on June 5. The first effort to launch was called off because of technical problems. The launch was supposed to happen from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, but a problem with ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Haryana Launches $10B World Bank-Funded Clean Air Project
Chief Secretary of Haryana, announced that the World Bank will be funding a big project to help the climate. With Rs. 10 billion set aside to fight air pollution, the Haryana state government is about to start the “Haryana Clean ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Seoul to Suspend Military Deal Amid North Korea’s Balloon Provocations
On June 3, Seoul said it was ending a military deal with North Korea that was supposed to lower tensions. This decision was made by the National Security Council (NSC) of South Korea after North Korea sent hundreds of trash-filled ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Mission Karmayogi Aims to Transform India’s Civil Services by 2047
India is steadily working to reach its Viksit Bharat goals by 2047. It is putting a lot of effort into improving the manufacturing sector, increasing the number of value-added services it offers, and becoming a more important global source of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
NHCX Platform Streamlines Health Insurance Claims
The National Health Authority (NHA) along with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has developed a digital platform named NHCX. This initiative falls under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, which aims to make the process of filing a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Preston Curve Links Income and Life Expectancy
The Preston Curve is a well-known empirical relationship that shows how the life expectancy of a country’s people is related to its per capita income. The sociologist Samuel H. Preston first noticed the curve in 1975. It shows that people ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 4, 2024
41. Recently, ISRO collaborated with which company for sustainable space exploration through additive manufacturing? [A] Wipro 3D[B] Skyroot aerospace[C] Google 3D[D] IBM Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Wipro 3D] Notes:Wipro 3D and ISRO have successfully 3D-printed the PS4 rocket engine ..
Indian Forces Join US-Hosted Multinational War Games
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy are both taking part in military drills with other countries that are being held by the US. In Alaska, the Indian Air Force is taking part in the aerial combat training ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Defence Current Affairs
James Webb Telescope Discovers Earliest Giant Galaxy
The JADES-GS-z14-0 galaxy, which was seen by NASA’s most advanced space camera to date, was studied in a way that has never been done before by the James Webb Space Camera (JWST). This discovery is very important because it gives ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
New Blue Ant Species Discovered in Eastern Himalayas
In the Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, scientists have recently found an amazing new type of ant in the Eastern Himalayas. A group of entomologists from the University of Florida in the USA and the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs