Today's News 29 March 2019 :
दुनिया के सर्वश्रेष्ठ एयरपोर्ट का अवार्ड
सिंगापुर के चांगी एयरपोर्ट को लगातार 7वीं बार दुनिया के सर्वश्रेष्ठ एयरपोर्ट का अवार्ड दिया गया है। वहीं, इस लिस्ट में नई दिल्ली का इंदिरा गांधी एयरपोर्ट 59वें नंबर पर रहा है। इस लिस्ट को यूके की कंसल्टेंसी फर्म स्काईट्रैक्स ने जारी किया जो कि एयरलाइन और एयरपोर्ट की रिव्यू और रैंकिंग साइट भी चलाती है,
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#Airport #Award #Singapore #ChangiAirport #IndiraGandhiAirport

जैव चिकित्सा अनुसंधान करियर कार्यक्रम को पांच साल आगे बढा
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्‍यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने जैव चिकित्सा अनुसंधान करियर कार्यक्रम (बीआरसीपी) और वेलकम ट्रस्ट (डब्ल्यूटी)/डीबीटी इंडिया एलायंस को इसकी आरम्भिक 10 वर्षीय अवधि (2008-09 से 2018-19 तक) से आगे बढ़ाकर नये पंचवर्षीय चरण (2019-20 से 2023-24 तक) में भी जारी रखने को मंजूरी दे दी है
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#Biomedical #centralcabinet #Brcp

कॉसमॉस बैंक पर साइबर अटैक पर रिपोर्ट
संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद (यूएनएससी) की ओर से बनाए गए एक्सपर्ट्स के एक पैनल ने बताया है कि पुणे के कॉसमॉस कोऑपरेटिव बैंक पर साइबर हमले के पीछे उत्तर कोरिया का हाथ था। हैकर्स ने बैंक के सिस्टम में सेंध लगाकर कथित तौर पर 28 देशों में एटीएम से 94 करोड़ रुपये निकाल लिए थे।
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#Cosmosbank #Cyber​attack #NorthKorea #Hackers

विश्वविद्यालयों में चालू रहेंगे शोध
विश्वविद्यालयों में चल रहे शोध और शैक्षणिक सुधार से जुड़े कार्यक्रम आगे भी जारी रहेंगे। विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग (यूजीसी) ने विश्वविद्यालय व कालेज स्तर पर संचालित ऐसे करीब 30 कार्यक्रमों को 31 मार्च 2020 तक जारी रखने की मंजूरी दे दी है।
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#University #UGC #Onlinecourse #Fellowshipscheme

UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights
The United States said the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights has “a vital role to play in preserving stability between Israel and Syria,” an assurance that the Trump administration’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the strategic plateau won’t affect its operation.
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#UNpeacekeepingforce #GolanHeights #Israeli #Syria

Five year’s extension of BRCP
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP), and Wellcome Trust (WT) / DBT India Alliance beyond its initial 10-year term (2008-09 to 2018-29) to a new five year phase (2019-20 to 2023-24) with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) increasing its commitment to two times that of WT.
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#BRCP #NarendraModi #WellcomeTrust #IndiaAlliance

'Mitra Shakti' commences
14 day long joint exercise between the armies of India and Sri Lanka "Mitra Shakti" commenced on 27 March 2019 with an impressive opening ceremony at Diyatalawa in Badulla district of Sri Lanka.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19461-mitra-shakti-commences
#MitraShakti #SriLanka #IndianArmy #SriLankanArmy

AI discovers two planets
Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover two more hidden planets in the data collected by the Kepler space telescope. The technique shows promise for identifying many additional planets that traditional methods could not catch.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19460-ai-discovers-two-planets
#planets #artificialintelligence #AstronomicalJournal

Breakdancing include 2024 Paris Olympics
Breakdancing was among four sports given a provisional green light for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Games by the International Olympic Committee on 27 March 2019, I

Today's Updates

जीएसटी परिषद की बैठक
केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण की अध्यक्षता में वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) परिषद की पहली बैठक हुई। इस बैठक में कई अहम फैसले लिए गए। बैठक में जीएसटी रजिस्ट्रेशन को आसान बनाने के लिए आधार के जरिए जीएसटी रजिस्ट्रेशन का फैसला लिया गया। इसके अलावा जीएसटी एंटी-प्रॉफिटीयरिंग अथॉरिटी के कार्यकाल को भी 2 साल के लिए बढ़ा दिया गया है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/…/news-f…/20622-2019-06-22-04-30-48
#GST #NirmalaSitharaman #GSTN #OTP #NNA #UFM

एफएटीएफ ने पाकिस्तान को दी चेतावनी
आतंकी फंडिंग रोकने के लिए गठित अंतरराष्ट्रीय एजेंसी फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ) ने पाकिस्तान को चेतावनी दी है कि अगर वह इस संबंध में मान्य अंतरराष्ट्रीय नियमों को लागू नहीं करता है तो उसे अक्टूबर, 2019 में प्रतिबंधित किया जा सकता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20621-2019-06-22-04-30-37
#FATF #Pakistan #ImranKhan #Turkey #Britain #US

International Day of Yoga 2019
International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrated on 21st June 2019. This year the world was celebrated the fifth International Day of Yoga with the theme of “Climate Action”.
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#InternationalDay #Yoga #ClimateAction #YogawithGurus

35th GST Council meeting
The 35th GST Council Meeting was held in Delhi on 21 June 2019 under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
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#GSTCouncil #NirmalaSitharaman #ArunJaitley #GSTAT

Persian Gulf on boil
Amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf after the shooting down of a US drone, the Indian Navy has deployed its warships in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to reassure Indian vessels operating and transiting in the region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20624-persian-gulf-on-boil
#PersianGulf #IndianNavy #INSChennai #INSSunayna

Two Earth-like planets discovered
Scientists have discovered two new Earth-like planets around one of the closest stars within our galactic neighbourhood.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20623-two-earth-like-planets-discovered
#planets #Earth #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Sun #Teegardenstar

Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill
A bill seeking to expedite and streamline resolution of inter-state water disputes was approved by Lok Sabha. A key feature of the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is the constitution of a single tribunal with different benches, and the setting up of strict timelines for adjudication.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21113-inter-state-river-water-disputes-amendment-bill
#Amendment #StateRiverWater #LokSabha #DRC #SupremeCourt

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha. The Bill has been passed with three Government amendments and will need to go back to Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on the 23rd of July 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21112-motor-vehicles-amendment-bill-2019
#MotorVehicles #Amendment #GoM #YoonusKhan #recommendations #RajyaSabha

EWS quota for J&K
The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide up to 10% reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and educational institutions. J&K is currently under President’s rule and hence the Union Cabinet had to approve the quota in state government jobs and admissions.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21111-ews-quota-for-j-k
#J&K #EWS #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet #amendment

World's best student city
UK's capital London has been named as the world's best city for students for the second consecutive year, beating international cities like Tokyo and Melbourne that came second and third respectively on a new worldwide rankings released.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21110-world-s-best-student-city
#Tokyo #worldwide #India #globaleducation #QuacquarelliSymonds

Three exoplanets discovered
Three new planets, which orbit a star situated 73 light-years away from the Earth, have been discovered using NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite. Of the three new exoplanets, one is rocky and slightly larger than Earth, while the two others are gaseous and roughly twice the size of our planet.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21109-three-exoplanets-discovered
#planets #Earth #NASA #missinglink #Satellite #TESS #TOI270

Exoplanets discovered using radio waves
Astronomers around the world have been in the hunt for planets, stars, and galaxies which are light years away from us, searching for a sign of life.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24877-exoplanets-discovered-using-radio-waves.html
#radiowaves #Astronomers #planets #stars #galaxies #Exoplanets

Some planets have suitable conditions than Earth
Scientists have identified 24 planets outside our solar system that they say may have conditions more suitable for life than the Earth.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26338-some-planets-have-suitable-conditions-than-earth.html
#planets #Earth #solarsystem #WSU #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Today's Headlines - 09 August 2023
The legacy of the Voyager mission
GS Paper - 3 (Space Technology)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) lost communication with Earth’s longest-running space probe, Voyager 2, the space agency detected a “heartbeat” signal from the spacecraft. Although too faint for extraction of data, the detected signal confirms that Voyager 2, which is about 19.9 billion kilometres away from Earth, is still operating.

Why were the Voyager spacecraft sent into space?

In 1972, NASA cancelled its plans of exploring the five outer planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) with four highly complex spacecraft — the proposal, estimated to cost $ 1 billion, was scrapped due to budgetary constraints.
Instead, it proposed to send the Voyager probes, initially slated to explore only Jupiter and Saturn. In 1974, however, it was decided that if one spacecraft completes the mission, the other one would be redirected towards Uranus and then Neptune.
Interestingly, the spacecraft were scheduled for a take-off towards the end of the 1970s for a reason.
NASA chose the particular launch window to take advantage of a rare alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune that occurs once every 175 years.
The alignment allowed the spacecraft to harness the gravity of each planet and swing from one to the next using relatively minimal amounts of fuel. NASA first demonstrated the technique with its Mariner 10 mission to Venus and Mercury from 1973 to 1975.
Voyager 2 was launched on 20 August 1977, two weeks before the 5 September Voyager 1 takeoff.
This reversal of order took place as the two spacecraft were put on different trajectories — Voyager 1 was set on a path to reach Jupiter and Saturn, ahead of Voyager 2.

What are the most notable achievements of the Voyager spacecraft?

Fifteen months after its launch, Voyager 1 reached its first target planet, Jupiter, on 5 March 1979, and was soon followed by Voyager 2, which arrived there on 9 July.
The most interesting discoveries made by Voyager 1 included the finding that Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, was geologically active.
After the Saturn expedition, as Voyager 1 headed on a trajectory to escape the solar system, Voyager 2 was redirected towards Uranus — both probes had fulfilled their primary mission goals but scientists kept them operational for further exploration.
Voyager 2 arrived at Uranus in 1986, becoming the first human-made object to fly past the aquamarine planet.
The spacecraft took stunning photographs and confirmed that the main constituents of Uranus are hydrogen and helium.
Then, the probe went to Neptune. Becoming the first human-made object to fly by the planet in 1989, Voyager 2 made some more notable discoveries there.
Apart from finding new moons and rings, it discovered that Neptune is more active than previously thought — winds on the planet blow at the speed of 1,100 kph.
After the Neptune encounter, Voyager 2, like Voyager 1, was put on the path to head out of the solar system. While Voyager 1 officially entered interstellar space in August 2012, Voyager 2 made its entry in November 2018.

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