Current affairs notes on 07/08/2018

1.Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) heaviest satellite so far - the GSAT-11 (weighing over 5.7 tonnes i.e., 5,700-kg)- which the space agency had cleared for launch in June, will take off a spaceport in French Guiana on 30 November.

2.The world's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh by the state's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Manufactured by the Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), the first-of-its-kind batteries will aim to boost renewable sources of energy production and reduce the dependence on non-renewable fossil fuel-based energy generation.

3.'Maitree' is a joint military exercise between Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army which is running on in Thailand. It will emphasize on joint counter insurgency and counter-terrorist operations.

4.Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the 2018 Fiji International title. It is his first win on the European Tour.

5. Netherlands team has won the 14th edition of Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at London on August 5.India finished the tournament at the 8th spot.

6.Ajay Data is the first Indian to have been selected as a member of ccNSO of  ICANN ( Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and he will be representing India at a global level. ICANN coordinates and ensures the smooth and secure functioning of the cybernetic framework.


7.Tech Mahindra and the Telangana government have signed an agreement to establish a Blockchain district in Hyderabad, a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence for Blockchain in India.Blockchain is a new-age technology that helps in record-keeping through the use of cryptography, a secure method of writing digital codes. 

8.IWAI recently held a large public outreach along Ganga for Jal Marg Vikas Project. The Jal Marg Vikas Project seeks to facilitate plying of vessels with capacity of 1,500-2,000 tonnes in the Haldia- Varanasi stretch of the River Ganga.

9.NITI Aayog has identified 117 districts as ‘Aspirational Districts’ for Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions.

10.8888 Uprising was a series of nationwide protests, marches and civil unrest in Burma (Myanmar) that peaked in August  8,1988. August 8 marks the 30th anniversary of this uprising.

11.IIT Madras has developed the first indigenous microprocessors ‘RISECREEK’ under Project Shakti.The Shakti project is not aimed at only building processors, It also aims to build high speed interconnects for servers and supercomputers.

12.Chandrayaan 2 mission has been postponed again from its proposed October launch to January 2019. Chandrayaan-2 includes soft-landing on Moon and moving a rover on its surface. It is an advanced version of Chandrayaan-1 mission. 

13.Uakitite is a new mineral discovered in a meteorite in Eastern Russia.98% of the Uakit meteorite is an iron alloy called kamacite.

Thank You...



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Current Affairs Notes on 4/6/2018...

1.  The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting has started in the South African city of Johannesburg on June 4, 2018. The meeting is expected to lay the foundation for 2018 annual summit of the grouping which will also be held in Johannesburg. The BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is leading the Indian delegation. 2 . Dr. Dinesh Gupta  has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). 3. Maneka Gandhi, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD), has laid the foundation stone of India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory “Sakhi Suraksha” in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab of Chandigarh as part efforts to reduce the backlog of cases needing advanced forensic analysis.   4. India received the first-ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Russia as New Delhi diversifies import basket to meet its vast energy needs. State-owned gas util
Read more

Current affairs notes on December 2020- Part 1

 1.Chardham project, comprises improvement as well as the development of 889 km length of national highways. The project will connect Badrinath Dham, Kedarnath Dham, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and part of the route leading to Kailash Mansarovar yatra. 2.The virtual edition of the Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh launched. Aadi Mahotsav is a national tribal festival and a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India & Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). 3. SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage was launched at the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government (SCO CHG), held in New Delhi recently. It is the first ever of its kind.  4. WHO World Malaria Report 2020: India is the only high endemic country which has reported a decline of 17.6% in 2019 as compared to 2018. In India, Implementation has been started in four states i.e. West Bengal and Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and M
Read more

Current affairs notes on December 6 - 8

 1.The Hampi chariot is one among the three famous stone chariots in India, the other two being in Konark, Odisha, and Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. It was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.It was a part of the Mauryan Empire back in the third century BC. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 2. NGT seeks action plan on elephant corridors: Necessary legal action against encroachers and those violating the Provisions of the Forest Conservation Act 1980 and the Indian Forest Act 1927 in the proposed corridors. ‘Gaj Yatra’, a nationwide campaign to protect elephants, was launched on the occasion of World Elephant Day in 2017. Project elephant was launched on 1992. Elephant is included in Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I,IUCN Red List: Endangered category. Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme in 2003. 3. Himachal Pradesh wants GI status for five products: These include- Karsog Kulth, Thangi of Pangi, Chamba Metal Crafts, Chamba
Read more