Lunar eclipse: Lunar Eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon and when all the three objects are aligned. . A lunar eclipse can occur only when the Moon is full. A lunar eclipse usually lasts for a few hours. At least two partial lunarRead more
National Anti Doping Authority: National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) was set up as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 on 24th November, 2005 with a mandate for Dope free sports in India. The primary objectives are to implement anti-doping rules as per WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code, regulate dope control programme, toRead more
National Mission on Natural Farming Web Portal: Agriculture launched a portal on National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) for the benefit of the farming community. The NMNF portal was launched in the first steering committee meeting of the National Natural Farming Mission. The portal contains all the information about the mission, implementation outline, resources, implementationRead more
CRISPR gene editing: The CRISPR gene-editing technology that received the Nobel Prize in 2020 has witnessed a new height. Indian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that the associated Cas9 enzyme, which acts as molecular scissors to cut DNA at a location specified by a guide RNA, can bind to and cut the targetRead more
National Technical Textile Mission: Ministry of Textiles clears 20 Strategic Projects in the areas of Specialty Fibres, Agro-textile, Protech, Sportech and Geotech segment under the Flagship Programme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM). It was approved in 2020 by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) with the aim to position the country as aRead more
CANSO(the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation): Goa is hosting the three day Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Conference 2022. It is the global voice of the air traffic management (ATM) industry and is shaping our future skies. Its members support over 90% of the world’s air traffic and include air navigation service providers, airspaceRead more
PPP grievance Redressal Forum:As part of the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 2.0 all Major Ports under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways organized workshops with their PPP stakeholders to resolve pending grievances. As a part of Special Campaign 2.0, ports also implemented several ‘Best Practices’ which includes not only cleaningRead more
IMT TRILAT Exercise: The first edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise among the Indian, Mozambique and Tanzanian navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and MARCOS (Special Forces). Goa Maritime Symposium: The fourth edition ofRead more
Exercise Garuda: Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VIl’, at Air Force Station Jodhpur. This is the seventh edition of the bilateral exercise. The first, third and fifth editions were conducted in India in 2003, 2006 and 2014.The second, fourth and sixthRead more
Border Roads Organisation(BRO): BRO was conceived and raised in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the country. It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence. It has diversified into a large spectrum ofRead more
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