CBERS-4A: New China-Brazil earth resource satellite launched into space

The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A), a new satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil as part of a bilateral programme, was recently sent into space, thus further pushes forward the aerospace cooperation between two countries. It was launched on ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

ETRSS: Ethiopia’s first satellite launched from China

Ethiopia launched its first satellite, ‘Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite’ (ETRSS) from China. ERSS is a remote-sensing microsatellite, that was launched in order to help African country’s research into climate change. It was sent into space together with 8 other satellites ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Ethiopia launched its First Space Observatory Satellite

Ethiopia’s first remote sensing satellite was launched on Friday, 20th December 2019 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre located in Shanxi Province of China. The Satellite named- ETRSS-1, was launched as a secondary payload into space by the 3-stage Chinese ..

India is world’s third largest producer of scientific articles: US Report

According to a latest report by US National Science Foundation (NSF), India has emerged as the world’s third largest publisher of science and engineering articles. As per the statistics compiled in report, China has topped the list followed by US. ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

UN Security Council to discuss Kashmir issue on China’s request

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Tuesday, 17th December 2019 to discuss the present situation of the Jammu and Kashmir region of India following a request from Pakistan ally China. The Council had a similar closed-door meeting in ..

World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report

The World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap index was designed and first published in 2006 to measure gender equality by collecting data based on gender gap between women and men in four key areas: education, economy, health, and politics from ..

Deepika Padukone among recipients of 26th Annual Crystal Award

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will be conducted from 21-24 January 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The meeting will mark the 50th edition of the Annual Meeting, making it a special occasion to the legacy of the World Economic Forum. ..

ITBP launches Matrimonial Portal

One of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP) has launched a matrimonial site to help its unmarried, widowed and separated personnel in finding a suitable soulmate. The dedicated website portal was started last week ..