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15thBRICS Summit: The 15th BRICS Summit is being hosted by South Africa. Theme – BRICS in Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism. A major item on the agenda is on the expansion of BRICS. More than 40 countries have shown an interest in joining BRICS, and around 23 countries haveRead more

Sanchar Saathi portal: The portal aims to provide various reforms and services related to mobile connections and telecommunications.  It has been developed by C-DoT under the Department of Tele-communications (DoT) to prevent frauds such as identity theft, forged KYC, banking frauds etc.The portal allows mobile phone users to:   Check the connections registered on their names.  Report fraudulent or unrequired connections.  Block theRead more

TAPAS UAV: The Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon-201 or Tapas BH-201 is a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.It was previously used to be referred as Rustom-II. It can cover a range of 250+ km using the C Band frequency data link developed by Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL) at DRDO. It can also coverRead more

Floodwatch App: This app gives information related to the flood situation and forecasts up to 7 days on a real-time basis to the public. The in-house developed user-friendly app has readable and audio broadcast and all the information is available in 2 languages, viz. English and Hindi. Other feature of the app includes real-time floodRead more

Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme: TDF Scheme has been established to promote self-reliance in defense technology as a part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative.  It is a programme Ministry of Defence executed by the DRDO meeting the requirements of Tri-Services, Defence Production and DRDO. The scheme encourages participation of public/private industries especially MSMEs to createRead more

Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society: It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.It is housed in the historic Teen Murti campus located south of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.PMML is dedicated to the objective of promoting advanced research on Modern and Contemporary India.Designed by Robert Tor Russel andRead more

Murmansk Port: India’s engagement with Russia’s Arctic region has been strengthening with India-bound goods constituting the maximum share of cargo handled this year by Murmansk Port.The seaport of Murmansk is one of the largest ice-free ports in Russia. It is located on the Kola Peninsula at the coast of Barents Sea.It is about 2,000 kmRead more

STEREO spacecraft: The pair of STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft were launched on October 25, 2006, from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  The two spacecraft were situated in Sun’s orbit, STEREO-A (“Ahead”) and STEREO-B (“Behind”).The dual-spacecraft mission accomplished its major goal by delivering the first-ever stereoscopic view of our star. It will synthesize itsRead more

  MSCI Index: Rural Electrification Corporation Limited under the Ministry of Power, has secured a coveted place in the esteemed Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Global Standard Index, effective from 1st September 2023. It is owned by the multinational investment management and financial services company Morgan Stanley. It is an investment research firm that providesRead more

Legionnaire’s disease: It is a severe form of pneumonia — lung inflammation usually caused by infection. It’s caused by a bacterium known as legionella. This bacterium is found in lakes and ponds, but they can also develop in tanks and other water systems.The most common form of transmission of Legionella is inhalation of contaminated aerosols from contaminatedRead more