The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the PSLV-C43/HysIS mission . This mission,used a polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), puts HysIS – India’s own earth observation satellite, into orbit. The satellite was accompanied by 30 other satellites developed by various nations, including 23…
Month: November 2018
CONSTITUTION DAY 2018
Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26 every year to mark the day on which the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.The Narendra Modi-led government declared November 26 to be observed as Constitution Day on November 19, 2015. …
WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS: MARY KOM WINS RECORD SIXTH GOLD MEDAL
India’s MC Mary Kom,The Olympic bronze medallist, won a historic sixth gold in the World Championships by beating Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota in the 48kg category summit bout. …
NEW DEFINITION OF KILOGRAM
The 26th General Conference on Weights & Measures (GCWM), which is comprised of 60 member countries, voted for the redefinition of the kilogram.The existing definition of the kg is over 130 years old.Currently, it is defined by the weight of a platinum-based…
ISRO SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES GSAT-29 SATELLITE
Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) launched the communication satellite GSAT-29, country’s heaviest satellite, on board its second developmental flight GSLV-Mk III D2(heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota …