Odisha rasagola gets GI tag
A year after West Bengal walked away with geographical indication (GI) tag recognition for rasgulla, the Odisha government reopened the battle for ownership of the delicacy and won the rights over ‘Odisha rasagola’.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21079-odisha-rasagola-gets-gi-tag
#Odisha #GItag #rasagola #OSIC #NiladriBije #WTO #TRIPS #WestBengal

4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation
On the occasion of International Tiger Day (29 July 2019), Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018 at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on 29 July 2019. The count of tigers in India has risen to 2967, in 2018, according to this census.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21078-4th-cycle-of-all-india-tiger-estimation
#India #Tiger #NarendraModi #historic #NTCA #MSTrIPES #MEETR

A bill to curb ponzi schemes passed
Parliament on 29 July 2019 unanimously passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019, which seeks to put in place a mechanism by which poor depositors will get back their hard earned money. The Rajya Sabha passed with voice vote the bill which would save gullible investors from ponzi schemes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21077-a-bill-to-curb-ponzi-schemes-passed
#RajyaSabha #curb #ponzischemes #LokSabha #Ordinance #recommendations

Atomic restrictions imposed by the Iran
Iran produced tonnes before the deal. Any excess enriched uranium was either down blended to the level of natural uranium or shipped out of the country in exchange for natural uranium.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21076-atomic-restrictions-imposed-by-the-iran
#Iran #JCPOA #IAEA #UnitedStates #Atomic #restrictions

Third orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan 2
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) performed the third orbit raising manoeuvre of its Lunar craft Chandrayaan 2 on 29 July 2019 at 3:12 PM. This was done using the onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 989 seconds.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21075-third-orbit-raising-manoeuvre-of-chandrayaan-2
#Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #Moon #Russia #solar #Vikram #orbit #spacecraft

Co-origination pact lend to MSMEs
The troubled shadow banks are not yet out of the woods and the largest lender SBI has stitched a co-origination agreement to finance small businesses--which used to be a major customer-base for the crippled financiers.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21275-co-origination-pact-lend-to-msmes
#MSMEs #SBI #RBI #NBFCs #ReserveBank #agreement

DRDO hands over design of MMR
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan. With load bearing capacity of 70 metric ton (MT), the MMR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s premier research laboratory.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21274-drdo-hands-over-design-of-mmr
#DRDO #MMR #MT #CFEES #TDEs #DSO #DTDP #Bhawan #IndianArmy

Chandrayaan-2 enters 2nd Lunar orbit
The second Lunar orbit manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was successfully completed on 21 August 2019, said India Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
According to ISRO, the orbit manoeuvre began at 12.50 p.m. and took 1,228 seconds to complete. The orbit achieved is 118 km X 4,412 km. All spacecraft parameters are normal.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21273-chandrayaan-2-enters-2nd-lunar-orbit
#Chandrayaan2 #spacecraft #ISRO #Vikram #GSLVMkIII #Lunar #orbit

Compliance report to FATF
Pakistan has submitted compliance report on its 27-point action plan to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as three separate evaluations currently in progress will determine the country's possible exit from the grey list of the anti-money laundering watchdog by October.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21272-compliance-report-to-fatf
#FATF #Australia #APG #Pakistan #BaqirReza #Bangkok #ImranKhan

Rocky exoplanet of Moon or Mercury
Scientists at NASA have achieved to get a rare glimpse of the conditions on the surface of a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star beyond the Sun. Using the data of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have detected the light from the planet LHS 3844b, which is located 48.6 lightyears away from the Earth.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21271-rocky-exoplanet-of-moon-or-mercury
#Moon #Mercury #NASA #JPL #TESS #LHS #Mdwarf #planet

Vikram undergoes de-orbit manoeuvre
Chandrayaan 2’s moon lander Vikram underwent the first of two ‘de-orbiting’ manoeuvres on 3 September 2019 morning. The four-second operation performed from ISRO’s Bengaluru control centre has slightly trimmed the lander’s orbit towards its destination.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21382-vikram-undergoes-de-orbit-manoeuvre
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #OHRC #DEM #ISRO #Forging #orbit

Pakistan skips UN summit in India
A 12-day UN meet on combating desertification, land degradation and drought opened at Greater Noida on 2 September 2019 with India taking over presidency of the Conference of Parties (COP) from China for next two years while its neighbour Pakistan skipped it despite being invited by the global body.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21381-pakistan-skips-un-summit-in-india
#Pakistan #COP #UNCCD #ISRO #Pakistani #India

Caused of mass extinctions found
Around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event, known as Lau/Kozlowskii extinction, wiped around 23 per cent of all marine animals from the Earth in the late prehistoric Silurian Period.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21380-caused-of-mass-extinctions-found
#FSU #Kozlowskii #Earth #mass #extinctions

Apache AH-64E inducted in IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted eight of the 22 AH-64E Apache helicopters at the Air Force Station, Pathankot. The Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters, which are expected to improve battlefield attack capabilities for the IAF, were inducted by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21379-apache-ah-64e-inducted-in-iaf
#IAF #AH64E #Pathankot #AirForceStation #BSDhanoa #helicopters #MoD

CIMON returns to Earth
The Crew Interactive Mobile CompaniON (CIMON), which is the first artificial intelligence (AI)-based astronaut assistance system returned to Earth after spending over a year on the International Space Station (ISS).
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21378-cimon-returns-to-earth
#CIMON #ISS #DLR #ESA #Germany #artificialintelligence #IBM

Mithali Raj retired from T20
Former captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from the shortest format of the game on 3 September 2019 after having led the Indian women’s cricket team in 32 T20 matches including three World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India).
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21377-mithali-raj-retired-from-t20
#MithaliRaj #T20 #ECB #Bangladesh #Indianwomen #CricketTeam

Chennai-Vladivostok sea route
India and Russia are against “outside influence” in the internal matters of any nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 4 September 2019 during which they discussed ways to bolster cooperation in trade and investment, oil and gas, nuclear energy, defence, space and maritime connectivity.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21392-chennai-vladivostok-sea-route
#Chennai #Vladivostok #NarendraModi #EEF #India #outsideinfluence

Coordination committee for Census
A coordination committee headed by chief secretary was constituted in Jammu and Kashmir on 4 September for Census-2021, an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) stated.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21391-coordination-committee-for-census
#Coordination #GAD #Census #JammuandKashmir #GirdhariLal

India hikes contribution in Global Fund
Strengthening its commitment towards eliminating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, India has increased its contribution to the Global Fund to $22 million for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), up 10% over the amount contributed in the fifth cycle.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21390-india-hikes-contribution-in-global-fund
#India #GlobalFund #AIDS #G20 #BRICS #malaria #tuberculosis

Higher procurement price for ethanol
The Union Cabinet on 3 September 2019 approved a higher procurement price for ethanol purchased by oil marketing companies for the ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme, which will come into effect from December 1 for a period of one year.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21389-higher-procurement-price-for-ethanol
#ethanol #EBP #UnionCabinet #Cheavy #procurement #oil

Treaty on mutual legal assistance
India and Maldives on 3 September 2019 signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid discussed ongoing cooperation in various fields and ways to further strengthen the bilateral ties.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21388-treaty-on-mutual-legal-assistance
#India #SJaishankar #AbdullaShahid #Maldives #IOC #MLAT

Vikram performs second maneuver
The Vikram Lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully carried out the second de-orbiting maneuver in the early hours of 4 September 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21387-vikram-performs-second-maneuver
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #moon #Pragyaan #spacecraft

India's banana and Climate Change
Climate change may lead to a significant decline in banana production in India -- the world's largest cultivator and consumer of the crop, according to a study.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21386-india-s-banana-and-climate-change
#ClimateChange #India #Bananas #Brazil #agricultural #fruitcrop

No Aryan invasion over South Asia
A latest study by a team of archaeologists has busted the previously believed theories that all South Asians have an Aryan ancestry.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21410-no-aryan-invasion-over-south-asia
#SouthAsia #Aryan #DNA #Haryana #BCE #Zagrosmountains

TSENTR 2019
Even as the relationship between India and Pakistan continues to remain tense, the armies of the two nations will take part in a multi-national military exercise in Russia next week – China will also take part in the exercise.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21409-tsentr-2019
#TSENTR2019 #Pakistan #VOSTOK2018 #India #JammuandKashmir

Soft landing of Vikram
The crucial landing of ‘Vikram’, Chandrayaan-2’s moon lander, will be carried out by at least eight onboard equipment in a coordinated manner.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21408-soft-landing-of-vikram
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #Pragyaan #LHDAC #LASA #ISRO #NASA

India to host 6th India-China SED
India will host the 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) that will focus on collaboration between two countries on areas of infrastructure, energy, high-tech, resource conservation, pharmaceuticals an policy coordination.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21407-india-to-host-6th-india-china-sed
#SED #India #NDRC #RajivKumar #NITIAayog #infrastructure

Volcanic eruption set off a phytoplankton bloom
The eruption last year of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii produced the equivalent of 320,000 Olympic-size swimming pools of lava. Much of it ended up flowing into the Pacific Ocean, creating plumes of acidic, glassy steam in the process.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21406-volcanic-eruption-set-off-a-phytoplankton-bloom
#Hawaii #Volcanic #phytoplankton #Olympic

Vikram goes silent
ISRO has lost contact with Chandrayaan 2’s lander Vikram and rover Pragyan on 7 September 2019. Earlier in the day, ground stations lost contact with the lander during its powered descent to the lunar surface minutes before the planned touch-down.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21417-vikram-goes-silent
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #LOI #PSLVC11 #KSivan #Pragyan

Disturbed Area tag in Assam extended
Despite demand from several quarters to remove, Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 Assam government as per Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, has declared the entire State of Assam as “Disturbed Area for another six month.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21416-disturbed-area-tag-in-assam-extended
#Assam #CAPF #AFSPA #ULFA #SupremeCourt #ArmedForces

India, South Korea ink deal for Navy
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeongdoo. They comprehensively reviewed bilateral defence cooperation and signed two agreements to expand defence educational exchanges and extend logistical support to each other’s navies.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21415-india-south-korea-ink-deal-for-navy
#India #Navy #RajnathSingh #ROK #SouthKorea

Subsea science observatory vanishes
A German research organization is searching, so far in vain, for an underwater environmental monitoring station that was moored on the sea bed and went missing last month.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21414-subsea-science-observatory-vanishes
#German #CH4 #observatory #organization #science #greenhouse #gas

Vikram lander located
The news of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander being located on the lunar surface by ISRO on 8 September 2019 has lent a ray of hope among Indians of the space agency re-establishing contact with the module.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21424-vikram-lander-located
#Vikram #ISRO #Chandrayaan2s #Vikramlander #Indiantricolour

Govt to roll out UDAY 2.0
The government is in the process of rolling out a new tariff policy and UDAY 2.0 to address the issue of losses of discoms, which is the “only difficulty” in ensuring round the clock electricity supply for all, Power Minister R K Singh said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21423-govt-to-roll-out-uday-2-0
#UDAY2.0 #tariffpolicy #RKSingh #PowerMinister #PRAAPTIportal

First greenfield industrial smart city
Prime Minister said the ambitious Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) was not merely being developed as a ‘smart industrial city’, but would be a pulsating centre of the country’s industrial activity in the near future.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21422-first-greenfield-industrial-smart-city
#smartcity #AURIC #AurangabadIndustrialCity #greenfieldindustrial

Pakistan, China discuss Kashmir issue
Pakistan and China on 8 September 2019 discussed the Kashmir issue and underlined the need to settle disputes in the region through dialogue on the basis of mutual respect and equality,
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21421-pakistan-china-discuss-kashmir-issue
#Pakistan #WangYis #Beijing #Kashmirissue #UNCharter

Tax cut means for economy
In its boldest gambit yet to stir up the economy, the government on 20 September 2019 issued an ordinance to reduce the corporate tax rate for domestic firms and new manufacturing units by 10 to 12 percentage points, effectively bringing India’s tax rates on par with its competing Asian peers.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21531-tax-cut-means-for-economy.html
#NirmalaSitharaman #Tax #budget #manufacturing #economy #EastAsia

Chandrayaan-2 achieved 98% objectives
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on 21 September 2019 said the Chandrayaan-2 mission has achieved 98 per cent of its objectives, even as scientists are working hard to establish contact with lander 'Vikram'. Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is doing well and performing scheduled science experiments.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21530-chandrayaan-2-achieved-98-objectives.html
#Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #Vikram #ChairmanKSivan #mission

Mysterious magnetic pulses on Mars
The magnetic field of Mars at times tends to pulsate in ways which have never been observed before in the middle of the night. But, the reason behind this is currently not known.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21529-mysterious-magnetic-pulses-on-mars.html
#Mars #NASA #Mysterious #EPSC #InSight #HP3 #SEIS

PTA with Chile
For further expansion of the existing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), India and Chile have signed the terms of reference. According to the ambassador of Chile to India Juan Angulo Monsalve.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21528-pta-with-chile.html
#PTA #Chile #MoP #TPCI #NewDelhi #PacificAlliance

India in WDCR 2019
India has advanced four places to 44th position in terms of digital competitiveness in the world as the country has made improvement in terms of knowledge and future readiness to adopt and explore digital technologies, according to a global report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21577-india-in-wdcr-2019.html
#WDCR #India #IMD #telecommunications #WorldCompetitivenessCenter

IBSA call for reforms at international fora
India along with other members of the IBSA bloc has reaffirmed its commitment to promote reforms in all international organisations, including the UN, World Trade Organisation and G20 to achieve more "inclusive, and responsive" international governance architecture.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21576-ibsa-call-for-reforms-at-international-fora.html
#IBSA #G20 #internationalfora #BRICS #UNSC #WTO #G77

G-4 for UNSC reform
Expressing concern on the lack of progress, India, along with Japan, Germany and Brazil, pitched for an “enhanced role of developing countries” as it pushed for United Nations Security Council reforms.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21575-g-4-for-unsc-reform.html
#G4 #UNSC #IGN #UNGA #Australia #UnitedNations

Vikram lander had a hard landing
America’s space agency NASA released high-resolution images of the lunar south pole region where ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 attempted soft-landing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21574-vikram-lander-had-a-hard-landing.html
#Vikram #NASA #LROC #ISRO #Chandrayaan2 #LRO

Prehistoric ‘baby bottles’ unearthed
Researchers have discovered ancient ceramic drinking vessels in Bavaria that give unprecedented insight into how prehistoric humans used milk to feed infants. Some of the vessels are shaped like animals.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21573-prehistoric-baby-bottles-unearthed.html
#Prehistoric #babybottles #Bavaria #IronAge #Germany

Constitution bench for Article 370
A five-judge Bench led by Justice N.V. Ramana is learnt to have been formed to start hearing from October 1 petitions challenging the Centre's move render Article 370 inoperative that stripped Jammu and Kashmir people of their special privileges, which led to the bifurcation of the State to two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21583-constitution-bench-for-article-370.html
#Article370 #CJI #NVRamana #JawaharlalNehru #JammuandKashmir

India’s second scorpene-class submarine
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 28 September 2019 commissioned the indigenously-built second scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi into the Indian Navy. The INS Khanderi is the second Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine after INS Kalvari.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21582-india-s-second-scorpene-class-submarine.html
#India #RajnathSingh #INSKalvari #IndianNavy #DCNS

ICGS Varaha
The Coast Guard ship 'Varaha' launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Chennai was the 51st such vessel built by Larsen and Toubro. Larsen and Toubro Shipyard Ltd had been mandated by the Ministry of Defence for design and construction of seven offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in 2014.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21581-icgs-varaha.html
#ICGS #Varaha #OPVs #OPVVarad #RajnathSingh #Chennai #Vikram

No trace of Chandrayaan-2 Vikram
NASA has found no evidence of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander in the latest images captured by its Moon orbiter of the lunar south pole region where India's ambitious mission attempted a historic soft landing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21779-no-trace-of-chandrayaan-2-vikram.html
#Chandrayaan2 #NASA #Vikram #ISRO #mission

Brahmos test fired successfully
The Indian Air Force has carried out successful firing of BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform at Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar islands.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21778-brahmos-test-fired-successfully-2.html
#Brahmos #IndianAirForce #DRDO #ITR #missile #IAF

First national repository of cyber tech
The National Cybersecurity Coordinator’s office in partnership with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection set up by Nasscom, has opened India’s first national cybertech’s repository portal named TechSagar(www.techsagar.in).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21777-first-national-repository-of-cyber-tech.html
#DSCI #PPmodel #Cybersecurity #India #TechSagar #NCC

COP25 meet begins
Amid concerns that the collective actions of all nations together is not enough to save the world from the ill effects of global warming, the UN climate change conference kicked off in Madrid where representatives of nearly 200 countries will work on giving finishing touches to the rules governing the Paris Accord in the next 11 days.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22261-cop25-meet-begins.html
#COP25 #WRI #Article6 #NDCs #G20 #netzeroemissions

India-EU Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 3 December 2019 and expressed his desire to work together for strengthening India-EU partnership.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22260-india-eu-summit.html
#India #NarendraModi #EuropeanUnion #UrsulavonderLeyen

NASA satellite finds crashed Vikram lander
A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India's Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the US space agency has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22259-nasa-satellite-finds-crashed-vikram-lander.html
#NASA #LRO #satellite #Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #GSLV

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to replace an Ordinance for effecting reduction of corporate tax rates.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22258-taxation-laws-amendment-bill-2019-passed.html
#TaxationLaws #Amendment #MAT #IncomeTaxAct #LokSabha

India, Sweden ink 3 pacts
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf on 2 December 2019 held extensive talks with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand overall bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including in trade and investment, innovation and culture.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22257-india-sweden-ink-3-pacts.html
#India #Sweden #RamNathKovind #NarendraModi #SKCXVIG

Chandrayaan-3 announced
ISRO on 1 January 2020 announced that the launch of country's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 may happen next year and said four from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the ambitious Gaganyaan programme, whose astronaut training would commence soon in Russia.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22549-chandrayaan-3-announced.html
#Chandrayaan3 #ISRO #JitendraSingh #NASA #Vikram #IndianAirForce

India-Mauritius FTA nears finalisation
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Mauritius is nearing finalisation as both sides have concluded the negotiations for the pact, the commerce ministry said on 1 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22548-india-mauritius-fta-nears-finalisation.html
#India #FTA #CECPA #FDI #Africa #finalisation

E-cigarettes decoded
Vitamin E acetate, a chemical used in many E-cigarettes, may be the causative agent for vaping related respiratory diseases, according to a study which strengthens the link between the compound and lung injury.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22547-e-cigarettes-decoded.html
#Ecigarettes #EVALI #CDC #VitaminE #ENDS #BAL

India, Pakistan exchange nuclear installations
Continuing a 29-year unbroken practice, India and Pakistan on 1 January 2020 exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits them from attacking each other's atomic facilities.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22546-india-pakistan-exchange-nuclear-installations.html
#India #nuclear #Pakistan #installations #Attack

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Today's Headlines - 24 August 2023
Vikram lander creates history
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)

India became the first country to touch down on the lunar South Pole on 23 August 2023 as billions watched from around the globe. The Chandrayaan-3 lander - designed to deploy a smaller, 26-kg lunar rover - landed on the surface of the moon, marking a giant leap in India’s spacefaring journey.The Moon has captivated human curiosity for centuries, and with each new mission.

What is the Moon's geological history and evolution?

The Moon is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old, roughly the same age as the Earth.
The leading theory about the Moon's formation suggests that a Mars-sized celestial body collided with the young Earth, and the debris from this collision eventually coalesced to form the lunar body.
However, current geological evidence from the Moon suggests that it may be younger by just 60 million years compared to Earth.
How much do things weigh on the Moon?

The Moon's gravitational pull is much weaker than Earth's, approximately one-sixth of Earth's gravity.
As a result, objects on the Moon weigh significantly less than they do on Earth. This is due to the Moon's smaller size and mass.
For example, a person weighing 68 kilograms on the Earth would weigh only over 11 kg on the Moon.
Why do Indian scientists want to land on the Moon's South Pole?

The lunar South Pole has become a focal point for exploration due to its unique features and potential scientific value.
It is believed to host a vast reservoir of water ice in permanently shadowed regions. The presence of water is of immense significance for future space exploration, as it can be converted into resources such as drinking water, oxygen and hydrogen for rocket fuel.
Also, the permanently sunlit area in the region has a temperature of around minus 50 to 10 degrees Celsius, which provides better chemical conditions for the electronics onboard the rover and lander to work properly.
What is in the lunar South Pole?

The terrain and geology at the Moon's South Pole are distinct from other regions. Permanently shadowed craters provide extremely cold conditions that allow water ice to accumulate and persist.
The unique geography of the South Pole also creates regions of perpetual sunlight, which can be harnessed for solar power.
The terrain varies from rugged landscapes to relatively flat plains, offering a diverse range of scientific opportunities.
Why is a region of the lunar South Pole permanently shadowed?

This depends on the Moon's geology. The Moon's axis is only slightly tilted relative to its orbit around the Earth.
This results in certain areas near the poles being in permanent shadow. These shadows create extremely cold environments where temperatures can plummet to very low levels.
These frigid conditions are conducive to preserving water ice for billions of years.

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