In Focus

#Atmnirbhar Bharat # Vande Bharat # Railway Ministry # India # China # Piyush Goyal

Major push to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat! Railways finalize tender for Vande Bharat Type train sets

JAN. 22, 2021 3 mins read

Rejecting China's proposal, Indian Railways gave a major push to the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and finalized the tender of Vande Bharat trains for 44 rakes of 16 car each. The procurement includes 5 years comprehensive annual maintenance contract with the supplier.

Space

#ultraviolet-bright stars # India's telescope # Space # Astrophysics #Department of Science # Galaxy

India's telescope AstroSat spots rare ultraviolet-bright stars in milky way galaxy

JAN. 22, 2021 3 mins read

In a major development, AstroSat’s ultraviolet imaging telescope spots rare ultraviolet-bright stars in a massive intriguing cosmic dinosaur in the Milky Way.

Science

#Hawk-i # Anti Airfield Weapon # India # Science # HAL # DRDO # CSIR labs #Army # Defence #

Hawk-i Successfully Test-Fires Smart Anti Airfield Weapon

JAN. 22, 2021 2 mins read

Strengthening the countries arm force State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has achieved the major milestone after it successfully test-fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha.

Boost to the women entrepreneurs! Flipkart, Niti Aayog collaborate to enhance women entrepreneurship platform!

Giving a push to the women entrepreneurs in India, NITI Aayog collaborates with e-commerce marketplace Flipkart to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to strengthen community experience for them.

ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote education

With an aim to educate the young minds about science and space via its Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Ayog collaborates with Indian Space Research on Monday.

India's 40th Scientific expedition to Antarctica launched

Government of India has launched the 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on Jan 5. The Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has launched the expedition.

Technology

# FAU:G # Akshay kumar # India # Indian Army # nCore

Witness the anthem of FAU:G! Akshay Kumar announces launch date; Know here-

JAN. 04, 2021 2 mins read

And the wait is over! Ending the suspense, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar finally shared the released date and the anthem of the upcoming multiplayer game, Fearless and United Guards. The game is developed by Bengaluru based Indian gaming company nCore. It is based on the Indian Army.

Technology

#China # Sea Wing Underwater Drone # Defence # Science # Technology # Xiangyanghong 06 # Indian Ocean Region

What is China's Sea Wing Underwater Drone?

JAN. 02, 2021 3 mins read

China has recently deployed underwater drones called 'Sea Wing (Haiyi) glider' in the Indian Ocean region.

Health

#Avian Flu # Rajasthan # Jhalawar # Section 144 # Avian Influenza # H5N1

Avian Flu hits Rajasthan's Jhalawar, kills fifty crows

JAN. 01, 2021 3 mins read

Jhalawar town of Rajasthan has imposed a curfew in one-kilo metre radius after it was confirmed that fifty crows died of Avian flu. Death of crows has also been reported from Jodhpur.

ISRO To Set Up Regional Academic Centre For Space At IIT-BHU At Varanasi

In a major development Indian Research space center is going to set up its Ltd regional Academic Center for Space at IIT-BHU in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Memorandum of Understanding MoU, which has been signed virtually by IIT-BHU and ISRO.

Astronomical Wonder In Centuries: The Conjunction of Gas Giants

For the first time after 400 years of a similar astronomical history, two of the gas giants of our solar system Jupiter and Saturn, are going to form 'The Great Conjunction' in the sky tonight just after sunset.

Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari gets selected for NASA's SpaceX Crew – 3 mission