The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches its advanced navigation satellite GSLV-F12 and NVS-01 with an aim to get real-time positioning and timing services over India and a region approximately 1,500 km around the mainland. The rocket deployed the satellite in…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS 2023 AND INDIA’S ROLE
The United Nations General Assembly designated 29 May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.The theme for the 2021 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and…
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha: Birth Anniversary
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, young revolutionary from Punjab, who was martyred during India’s freedom struggle on 16 November 1915, for alleged role in Lahore Controversy was born on 24 May 1896. When the Gadar movement, started by Baba Sohan…
Quad Summit 2023:Basics Explained
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the third in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan on 20 May 2023, along with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Joseph Biden of the…
WORLD BIODIVERSITY DAY: MAY 22
As sanctioned by the UN, May 22 is observed as the World Biodiversity Day. The theme for this year’s(2023) Biological Diversity day from agreement to action: build back biodiversity. The slogan promotes the idea that, now that we have an action…
Centre brings ordinance regarding the control of services in Delhi: Basics Explained
The Centre Friday promulgated an ordinance, The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority that will have the power to recommend the transfer and posting of all Group A…
WHO study on non-sugar sweeteners: Basics Explained
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new conditional guidelines advising against non-sugar sweeteners(NSS) — which includes both artificial sweeteners and natural alternatives like stevia — for weight control or reducing the risk of chronic diseases. The study found swapping…
World Hypertension Day 2023
World Hypertension Day 2023 is observed annually on the 17th of May worldwide by the World Hypertension League (WHL). This year’s WHD theme is ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer’ and it mainly targets to educate the public and…