India to host Interpol general assembly
India on 1 September 2019 proposed to host the Interpol general assembly in 2022, as part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the country’s Independence.
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#India #AmitShah #INTERPOL #75thAnniversary #Independence

Fifth lunar orbit manoeuvre
India’s Chandrayaan-2 successfully completed its fifth and final lunar-bound orbit maneuver on 1 September 2019. The final and fifth Lunar bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully on September 01, 2019 at 1821 hrs IST.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21359-fifth-lunar-orbit-manoeuvre
#orbit #Chandrayaan2 #India #IST #spacecraft #ISRO #SatishDhawan

Fingerprint of Earth’s atmosphere
Astronomers at Canada’s McGill University have made a “fingerprint” for the Earth, which could be used to identify a potentially life sustaining planet beyond the solar system.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21358-fingerprint-of-earth-s-atmosphere
#Fingerprint #Earth #McGillUniversity #SCISAT #JWST #TRAPPIST1

Evolution of antibiotic resistance in E. coli
It is well known that low concentrations of antibiotics can cause resistance to evolve among bacteria. Now, a group of researchers from IISER Pune has taken this further to explore how exactly this happens.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21357-evolution-of-antibiotic-resistance-in-e-coli
#Ecoli #IISER #Pune #antibiotic #Evolution #bacteria

India to host Interpol general assembly
India on 1 September 2019 proposed to host the Interpol general assembly in 2022, as part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the country’s Independence.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21360-india-to-host-interpol-general-assembly
#India #AmitShah #INTERPOL #75thAnniversary #Independence

Fifth lunar orbit manoeuvre
India’s Chandrayaan-2 successfully completed its fifth and final lunar-bound orbit maneuver on 1 September 2019. The final and fifth Lunar bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully on September 01, 2019 at 1821 hrs IST.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21359-fifth-lunar-orbit-manoeuvre
#orbit #Chandrayaan2 #India #IST #spacecraft #ISRO #SatishDhawan

Fingerprint of Earth’s atmosphere
Astronomers at Canada’s McGill University have made a “fingerprint” for the Earth, which could be used to identify a potentially life sustaining planet beyond the solar system.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21358-fingerprint-of-earth-s-atmosphere
#Fingerprint #Earth #McGillUniversity #SCISAT #JWST #TRAPPIST1

Evolution of antibiotic resistance in E. coli
It is well known that low concentrations of antibiotics can cause resistance to evolve among bacteria. Now, a group of researchers from IISER Pune has taken this further to explore how exactly this happens.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21357-evolution-of-antibiotic-resistance-in-e-coli
#Ecoli #IISER #Pune #antibiotic #Evolution #bacteria

CARTOSAT-3 launched
ISRO has successfully launched its third-generation earth-imaging satellite CARTOSAT 3 into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22118-cartosat-3-launched.html
#CARTOSAT3 #PSLVC47 #ISRO #SSLV #SpaceFlight #SatishDhawan

Bill to ban e-cigarettes passed
Lok Sabha on 27 November 2019 passed a bill which seeks to ban electronic cigarettes, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying such a measure was necessary to protect the youth from a new intoxication being promoted by companies as a new "fashion".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22117-bill-to-ban-e-cigarettes-passed.html
#LokSabha #ENDS #HarshVardhan #cigarettes #Manufacture

Framework on currency swap revised for SAARC
The Reserve Bank said it has put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries for 2019-2022.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22116-framework-on-currency-swap-revised-for-saarc.html
#Framework #SAARC #ReserveBank #RBI #CurrencySwap

Extension to 15th Finance Commission approved
The union cabinet on 27 November 2019 extended to the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by a year, asking it to submit an interim report for fiscal year 2020-21 and a full report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26—a decision apparently taken to factor in Jammu and Kashmir’s new status.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22115-extension-to-15th-finance-commission-approved.html
#FinanceCommission #ammuandKashmir #UnionCabinet #Article280

Transgenders Bill passed
The Rajya Sabha on 26 November 2019 passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on August 5.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22114-transgenders-bill-passed.html
#TransgendersBill #RajyaSabha #DMk #ThawarChandGehlot

ISRO launched RISAT-2BR1
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully completed its 50th spaceflight on 11 December 2019, placing country's advanced radar-imaging satellite RISAT-2B1 into space from Sriharikota.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22317-isro-launched-risat-2br1.html
#ISRO #RISAT #2BR1 #PSLV #AAI #IRNSS #GSO #SatishDhawan

ILP extended to Manipur
The inner line permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on 11 December 2019 with President Ram Nath Kovind signing the order in this effect.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22316-ilp-extended-to-manipur.html
#ILP #LokSabha #RamNathKovind #AmitShah #Manipur

Recycling of Ships Bill
Parliament passed a landmark “The Recycling of Ships Bill 2019’’ for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22315-recycling-of-ships-bill.html
#ShipsBill #GDP #revised #SOC #Gujarat #HKC

World’s newest nation
The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea, results showed on December 11.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22314-world-s-newest-nation.html
#ABG #Bougainville #BertieAhern #BCL #Worldsnewestnation

UN Global Climate Action Award
IT services major Infosys Ltd was presented with the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category at the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22313-un-global-climate-action-award.html
#UN #GlobalClimate #ActionAward #UNGCAA #IT

WTO's appellate body becomes dysfunctional
WTO's dispute settlement mechanism will be impaired with the departure of two of the three judges on its appellate body following completion of their term on 10 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22312-wto-s-appellate-body-becomes-dysfunctional.html
#WTO #ASEAN #India #RohanShah #dysfunctional #GRA

Niti begins work to improve data quality
Niti Aayog, India’s key policy think tank, has begun work on a roadmap that will suggest steps to swiftly tackle quality issues confronting official data.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22356-niti-begins-work-to-improve-data-quality.html
#NitiAayog #India #MoSPI #GDP #RajivKumar #HCE

PSLV turns money-spinner
Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV has turned into a money-spinner for the space agency as forex brought by the country’s mainstay rocket increased by Rs 90 crore from Rs 232.56 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 324 crore in 2018-19 fiscal year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22355-pslv-turns-money-spinner.html
#PSLV #SSLV #RISAT #SatishDhawan #SDSC #Isro

Dharmadhikari panel winds up exercise
Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari one-man committee appointed by the Supreme Court to resolve the issue over allocation of the State-cadre employees between the power utilities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana concluded its exercise without making any headway, with one of the two sides unwilling to budge its stance even by an inch.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22354-dharmadhikari-panel-winds-up-exercise.html
#Dharmadhikari #AndhraPradesh #SupremeCourt #AP #Telangana

Weakest outcome ever
The longest-ever climate conference delivered probably the weakest outcome ever. The two-week Madrid climate conference could produce an agreement only after removing everything that any country objected to from the final text, and postponing all decisions on the only major agenda item it had to finalise.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22353-weakest-outcome-ever.html
#Weakest #COP25 #IPCC #Madrid2019 #UN #ClimateChangeConference

'Kalpana' can foresee brain disorders
It is now possible to detect brain disorders well before time. Indian scientists at National Brain Research Center (NBRC) have developed a technology that uses the brain’s stress levels and pH to identify brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22352-kalpana-can-foresee-brain-disorders.html
#Kalpana #NBRC #GABA #Tesla #MRI #MRS #WHO #NINS

Today's Headlines - 31 July 2023
ISRO PSLV-C56 mission successful
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)

India space agency, ISRO, on 30 July 2023 successfully launched its proven PSLV rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. After lift-off, the primary satellite got separated and it was followed by six other co-passenger satellites, which were deployed into the intended orbits sequentially.

The primary payload

The primary payload carried by ISRO's trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is the DS-SAR Radar Imaging Earth Observation satellite, which has been developed under a partnership between DSTA (representing the Government of Singapore) and ST Engineering, Singapore.
The 360-kg satellite, upon deployment at an altitude of 535 km into a Near-equatorial Orbit (NEO), would be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of various agencies within the Government of Singapore.
ST Engineering would use the satellite for multi-modal and higher responsiveness imagery and geospatial services for their commercial customers.
The satellite carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
The payload allows DS-SAR to provide for all-weather day-and-night coverage and it is capable of imaging at 1-metre resolution.

The co-passenger satellites are:

VELOX-AM, a 23 kg technology demonstration microsatellite
ARCADE Atmospheric Coupling and Dynamics Explorer (ARCADE), an experimental satellite
SCOOB-II, a 3U nanosatellite flying a technology demonstrator payload
NULloN by NuSpace, an advanced 3U nanosatellite enabling seamless Internet of Things connectivity in both urban and remote locations
Galassia-2, a 3U nanosatellite that would be orbiting at low earth orbit
ORB-12 STRIDER, a satellite developed under an international collaboration.

About Launch Vehicle

This mission is the 58th flight of PSLV and using the 17th vehicle with Core Alone Configuration.
A Core Alone version of the rocket means the vehicle would not use solid strap-on motors on its sides in the first stage as compared to other variants like PSLV-XL, QL, and DL which use six, four, or two boosters, respectively.
PSLV has earned its title as the 'Workhorse of ISRO' through consistently delivering various satellites into low earth orbits.
This is the second campaign to be undertaken by ISRO after the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission which was launched on 14 July 2023 from the second launch pad, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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The points can be used as ‘parking spots’ for spacecraft in space to remain in a fixed position with minimal fuel consumption.
They have been named after Italian-French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813), who was the first one to find the positions. So, between the Earth and the Sun, a satellite can occupy any of five Lagrangian points. “Of the five Lagrange points, three are unstable and two are stable. The unstable Lagrange points – labelled L1, L2, and L3 – lie along the line connecting the two large masses. The stable Lagrange points – labelled L4 and L5 – form the apex of two equilateral triangles. The L4 and L5 are also called Trojan points and celestial bodies like asteroids are found here.

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