NASA’s InSight Mars mission won an Emmy Award

EMMY AWARD TO INSIGHT MISSION For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Emmy awards and NASA’s InSight Mission News Flash NASA won two Emmy Awards this past weekend. One was for its InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) mission to Mars and the other for its first test of a spacecraft that will help bring crewed launches to the International Space Station back to US soil. NASA’s InSight mission…

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub News Flash India, among countries with the highest bacterial disease burden, has become a part of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub on September 12, 2019. The Kolkata centre would be the hub for research on antibiotic resistance not only for the country but for the entire South Asia.…

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Impact of global food industry on environment and on human health

Impact of the global food industry on the environment and on human health For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the report and key findings News Flash A new global study has quantified the damage that the modern food industry does to human health, development and the environment costs. The study was carried out by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), a global alliance of economists and scientists. Mandate The report…

The country’s first central police university to be set up in Greater Noida

The country’s first central police university For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Central Police University. Features and Advantages. News Flash The country’s first central police university will be set up by the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida. This will help improve the law and order situation of the country and intensify the training for cops. Key Highlights The university will offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses on policing, internal security, cybercrime…

Ms. Kharshiing - International Hrant Dink Award

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Meghalaya based activist Ms. Kharshiing conferred with Hrant Dink Award

11th International Hrant Dink Award For: Preliminary Topics covered: About International Hrant Dink Award News Flash Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes Kharshiing received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award along with Turkish activist against male violence Nebahat Akkoç. The award commemorates the memory of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007, in Istanbul. Since 2009, the Hrant Dink Award is presented every year to individuals, organisations or groups that work for a…

Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act – Current Affairs

Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: What is the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act? What happens after PSA is used? Why is it considered draconian? What constitutional safeguards are guaranteed to a person so detained? News Flash Former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA). Public Safety Act of Jammu & Kashmir allows the government to detain a…

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Indian Air Force receives Spice-2000 bomb, boost aerial firepower

SPICE-2000 BOMB For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the Spice-2000 bombs News Flash In a major boost for India’s aerial firepower, the Indian Air Force has started receiving the ‘building blaster’ version of the Balakot air strike-fame Spice-2000 bombs at the Gwalior airbase. The Israeli firm has started the delivery of the Spice-2000 bombs to India. Why delivered to Gwalior? The weapons have been delivered to Gwalior as it is the…

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Country’s oldest department, Survey of India, is mapping the country

SURVEY OF INDIA For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the department of Survey of India. News Flash The Survey of India (SoI), the country’s oldest scientific department, will be using drones to map the country for the first time in its history. The Survey of India department will deploy 300 drones for mapping country. Apart from helping the organisation in creating high-resolution maps of the land in villages, the drone will also help…

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Vulture Care Centre- Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centres

Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centres For: Mains Topics covered: About Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centres? Why VCBC were created and what are their significances? What are the causes of the deaths of vultures? News Flash The number of vultures in the country declined from 40 million in the 80s to a few thousand by 2009. To study the cause of deaths of vultures, a Vulture Care Centre (VCC) was set up at Pinjore,…

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World’s first floating nuclear power plant – Diligent IAS

WORLD’S FIRST FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT For: Preliminary Topics covered: About the floating nuclear power plant News Flash Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plant has reached its final destination in the country’s remote the Far East after a three-week, 5,000-kilometer journey. Russia’s world-first floating nuclear power station is designed to meet the energy needs of remote communities. Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear energy company, announced the arrival in the Arctic port town of Pevek of the…

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