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Angkor Wat: It is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century. It was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu before becoming a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.  In 1992, the temple complex wasRead more

Fattah 2: Fattah, which means conqueror in Farsi, is a hypersonic ballistic missile.  It was developed by Iran. It is a new version of its first domestically made hypersonic ballistic missile named ‘Fattah’. It is equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) warhead that can manoeuvre and glide at hypersonic speed. It uses a liquid-fuel rocketRead more

Rythu Bandhu Scheme: The Rythu Bandhu scheme, also known as the Farmer’s Investment Support Scheme (FISS), is a welfare programme for farmers started by the Telangana government in 2018.The objective of this scheme is twofold:   to provide a timely cash grant for the initial investment needs of farmers  to ensure that farmers do not fallRead more

e-SCR portal: It was an initiative by the Supreme Court (SC) of India to provide the digital version of the apex court’s judgements in the same manner they are reported in the official law report. It provides free access to about 34,000 judgements of the SC to lawyers, law students, and the common public. TheseRead more

Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) Scheme: It was launched in 2000. The corpus of CGTMSE is being contributed by the Government of India and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in the ratio of 4:1.Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) is jointly set up byRead more

Psyche Mission: It is a NASA mission that will explore a 140-mile-wide (225-kilometer) metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. The spacecraft will enter the 16 Psyche asteroid’s orbit in 2029 and spend two years mapping the asteroid’s topography, scanning the surface, taking pictures, and more, with the aim of gaining information about its makeup as wellRead more

International Tropical Timber Council: Recently, the 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) concluded on November 17, 2023, with major decisions. It is the governing body of the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).It meets at least once a year to discuss a wide-ranging agenda aimed at promoting sustainable tropical forest management and the trade of sustainablyRead more

Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE): It is a first-of-its-kind NASA experimental attempt aimed at studying the interactions between terrestrial and space weather. It is planned under NASA’s Heliophysics Explorers Programme. This mission will study the links between how waves in the lower layers of the atmosphere impact the upper atmosphere and, thus, space weather. It willRead more

Technology Development Board: It is a statutory body constituted under the Technology Development Board Act, 1995. It aims to promote the development and commercialization of indigenous technology and the adaptation of imported technology for wider application. The board consists of 11 Board members. It provides equity capital or loans to industrial concerns and financial assistanceRead more

Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI): It is an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology to boost access to research and testing facilities and address problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy, and duplication of expensive equipment in Institutions. These Centres will be equipped with major analytical instruments and advanced manufacturing facilities which areRead more