Today's Questions
23 May 2019
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Today's Editorial (Hindi)
23 May 2019
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Today's Editorial
23 May 2019
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Today's Headlines (Hindi)
23 May 2019
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Today's Headlines
23 May 2019
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'आरआईसैट-2 बी' का सफल प्रक्षेपण
पीएसएलवी-सी46 को उसके 48वें मिशन के साथ 22 मई 2019 पर सुबह साढे पांच बजे श्रीहरिकोटा के सतीश धवन अंतरिक्ष केन्द्र से लॉन्च किया गया। पीएसएलपी46 ने आरआईसैट-2बी को लो अर्थ ऑर्बिट में सफल तौर पर स्थापित किया।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20262-2-18
#RISAT2B #Pslvc46 #ISRO #ISTRAC #Telemetrytracking


उच्चस्तरीय समिति ने अपनी रिपोर्ट दी
सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के तेल और गैस उपक्रमों के बीच सामंजस्य पैदा करने के लिए कार्ययोजना तैयार करने से जुड़े मुद्दों की जांच करने; कर मामलों और सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के तेल और गैस उपक्रमों द्वारा जीएसटी से लाभ लेने के तरीकों संबंध में सरकार द्वारा गठित उच्च स्तरीय समिति ने नई दिल्ली में पेट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस तथा कौशल विकास उद्यमिता मंत्री श्री धर्मेन्द्र प्रधान को अपनी रिपोर्ट दी।
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#DharmendraPradhan #Gasenterprises #GST #Dr AnilKakodkar


8वीं भारत- म्यांमार समन्वित गश्ती
8वीं भारत-म्यांमार गश्ती (आईएमसीओआर) के उद्घाटन समारोह में हिस्‍सा लेने के लिए म्यांमार नौसेना के जहाज यूएमएस किंग टेबिन-श्‍वेलएचटी (773) और यूएमएस इनले (ओपीवी-54) 20 मई को पोर्ट ब्लेयर में अंडमान और निकोबार कमान पहुंचे।
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#IMCOR #UMSKingTabin #PortBlair #CMDE #AshutoshRidharkar

RISAT-2B launched
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) on 22 May 2019 successfully launched the RISAT-2B satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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#SDSC #RISAT2B #ISTRAC #SCL #Dr KSivan

Brahmos Air Launched Missile fired
On 22 May 2019, IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
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#BrahmosAir #MKIfighteraircraft #BrahMosmissile #IndianNavy

Gas layer protecting ocean inside Pluto
An insulating layer of gas beneath Pluto’s icy exterior may be protecting a subsurface ocean from freezing, scientists claim. The team from the Hokkaido University in Japan conducted computer simulations covering a timescale of 4.6 billion years, when the solar system began to form.
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#Pluto #HokkaidoUniversity #Gaslayer #solarsystem

SIMBEX-2019 concluded
The navies of India and Singapore on 22 May 2019 concluded their bilateral naval drill in the strategic South China Sea, where China is flexing its military muscles.
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#SIMBEX2019 #INSShakti #INSKolkata #IndianNavy #SingaporeNavy

How did water come on Earth?
A cosmic body that hit the Earth and led to the formation of the Moon about 4.4 billion years ago may have also delivered large quantities of water to our home planet, making it habitable, scientists have found.
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UNCCD COP 14 in India
A UN convention to combat desertification kicked off on 2 September 2019 at Greater Noida in which countries are expected to announce their targets for land restoration and agree on measures to address emerging threats including sand and dust storms and droughts.
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#UNCCD #COP14 #India #LDN #GreaterNoida #COP

India to chair A-WEB
The fourth general assembly of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) is being hosted by the Election Commission of India in Bengaluru on September 3. On the same day, India will take over as the chair of A-WEB for 2019-21.
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#India #AWEB #EMB #AAEA #Bengaluru #SunilArora #WorlDElectionBodies

Moon lander separation successful
In a key event of India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, lander 'Vikram' was separated from the orbiter on 2 September 2019, five days ahead of its planned lunar touchdown.
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#Moon #India #Chandrayaan2 #ISTRAC #IDSN #ISRO #Pragyan

Yutu-2 discovers ‘gel-like’ substance
China’s Yutu-2 rover, which landed on the far side of the Moon as part of the Chang’e 4 mission, has made an unusual find on the satellite’s surface. According to a report from Space.com, the Yutu-2 rover has found “gel-like” substance inside a crater.
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#Yutu2 #gellike #Moon #SPA #satellite #mission #China

World safest cities index
There’s a new surprise member of the world’s safest cities club. Washington, DC, has entered the top 10 in the Safe Cities index for the first time, while Hong Kong is a noticeable no-show after plummeting down the rankings.
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#World #safest #HongKong #Washington #ranking #EconomistIntelligenceUni

India's first CDS
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). General Rawat has been named the first CDS a day before he is scheduled to retire from service after his three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff. General Rawat was the frontrunner for the post that was announced just a few days ago.
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#CDS #BipinRawat #IndianArmy #DCAP #AAP #ICDP #Kargil

ISRO's Mission Aditya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last 'Mann ki Baat' programme of this year on 29 December 2019 said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch a satellite called Aditya to study the sun.
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#ISRO #MissionAditya #ASTROSAT #NarendraModi #ISTRAC #NASA

Scientist who edited babies’ genes sentenced
The Chinese scientist who created the world’s first genetically altered babies has been sentenced to three years in prison and a lifelong ban from working in reproductive technology, state media reported on 30 December 2019.
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#Scientist #babies #genetically #CRISPR #HIV #ZhangRenli

India-Nepal ties continue to grow
India’s relations with Nepal continued to grow in 2019 with high-level bilateral visits and increased energy collaboration, including the inauguration of the first-ever cross-border petroleum pipeline in South Asia, amidst China’s heavy investments in the landlocked country.
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#India #XiJinping #Nepal #VijayGokhale #RotiBetikaRishta #earthquake


Materials to produce energy from water
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati Researchers have developed materials that can produce energy from water, on a small scale. According to IIT-Guwahati these new ways of producing energy can be employed in household environments to support the concept of decentralization of energy sources.
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#Materials #IIT #Guwahati #India #water #ACS

Today's Headlines - 08 August 2023
Chandrayaan enters moon orbit
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)

TWENTY-THREE days after it left earth, Chandrayaan-3, aiming to become the first Indian spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon, entered lunar orbit, completing another milestone in its journey. This means that the spacecraft which had been moving towards the moon for the last five days — since it emerged out of its earth-bound orbit — has now begun to circle around the moon.

More about the Mission

MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3. I am feeling lunar gravity, said ISRO, putting words to what must only be an electronic signal from the spacecraft to the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC).
As of now, the spacecraft is in an elliptical orbit around the moon, that is 18,074 km from the lunar surface at its farthest and 164 km at the nearest.
This orbit altitude would be lowered progressively over the next few days, ultimately achieving a circular orbit of 100 km x 100 km, from which a final descent on the lunar surface is planned around 23 August 2023.
This is the third time that an Indian spacecraft has entered lunar orbit. The previous two Chandrayaan missions had also reached this phase.

Flashback

Chandrayaan-1 was only meant to be an orbiter, it did send out an instrument called Moon Impact Probe to crash land on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan-2 was supposed to make a soft landing but could not, faltering in the last few seconds of its journey.
Chandrayaan-3 has taken slightly less time to reach the lunar orbit compared to Chandrayaan-2, which reached this destination in 30 days. But Chandrayaan-3 will spend more time in the lunar orbit, before attempting the soft landing.
If the soft landing is successful, it will make India the fourth country in the world to do so after the US, Russia and China.
Chandrayaan-3 is attempting to become the first mission to land near the lunar south pole. Other missions have so far landed close to the moon’s equator.

#upsc #news #headline #chandrayaan #moon #orbit #space #technology #indian #spacecraft #softlanding #milestone #mission #ISRO #MOX #telemetry #tacking #network #ISTRAC #lunar