Iconic Tourist Sites initiative
Context During her Budget speech earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 17 “Iconic Tourist Sites” in the country would be developed by the government “into world class tourist destinations,…
What is significant about Mission Shakti?
Anti-sat weapons date back to Cold War: Prime Minister announced that the DRDO-developed anti-satellite system A-SAT successfully destroyed a live satellite in the Low Earth Orbit. With this test, dubbed…
Mission Shakti
Context: In an incremental advance, India successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate the capability to shoot down satellites…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Context: Recently NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has observed water molecules moving around the dayside of Moon, an advance that could help us learn about the accessibility of water that can be…
ASTROSAT
ASTROSAT is India’s first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory. This scientific satellite mission endeavours for a more detailed understanding of our universe. ASTROSAT is designed to observe the universe in…
India-Bhutan
Context: Celebrating 50-years of formalization of diplomatic ties between India and Bhutan, a two-day international conference on 8th century Himalayan sage Guru Padmasambhava was held in New Delhi that saw the participation of distinguished scholars from both countries.…
The marvel at Bhitargaon
Context: The excavations of cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation testify to early urbanisation, as early as 2,600 BCE. Rock-cut architecture began to develop from the 3rd century BCE. Though…
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) & Canister Based Launch System
It was conceived by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to enable India attain self-sufficiency in field of missile technology. It was approved by Government of India in 1983 and completed in March 2012. The 5 missiles (P-A-T-N-A) developed…
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
Context: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the design for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). About SSLV: SSLV or the ‘baby rocket’ will provide on-demand access to space, with…
ISRO tastes first success of 2019, places military satellite Microsat-R in orbit
Context: Under a starry night and a waning gibbous moon, ISRO’s PSLV C-44 broke the silence over a brimming Pulicat lake as it lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,…
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