Recently Arunachal Pradesh has approved the big and bright colored butterfly 'Kaiser-e-Hind' as the state butterfly. 'Kaiser-e-Hind' literally means 'Emperor of India'. Scientific name: Tinopalpusimperialis Habitat: It is one of the rare and swallowtail butterflies found in medium and high altitudes. Swallowtails are a group of...
For the last 2 years, Coronavirus has plagued the whole world. We are still battling this. Somewhere there is talk of third wave and somewhere fourth. Meanwhile, a case of another disease named Norovirus has been confirmed in Wayanad, Kerala. Two weeks ago, norovirus...
World Pneumonia Day is organized globally on 12 November every year. This day was first started in the year 2009 by the 'Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia' with the aim of spreading awareness about pneumonia. Pneumonia is a serious lung infection caused by bacteria. ...
The 32nd edition of the 'India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol' (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was held between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy. Regarding Naval Practice: India and Thailand are operating 'Corpate' on their international marine boundary line twice a year from 2005. Indian Naval Ships...
Armies of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) launched a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the 'Red Sea'. It is the first publicly sanctioned naval exercise between the United States, Israel and two Gulf...
The 6th edition of Indo-French Military Exercise SHAKTI (SHAKTI) 2021 (Bilateral Joint Training Exercise) will be held in Frejus, France in November. A platoon of Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion will represent the Indian Army in this bilateral exercise. Introduction: The exercise will focus on counter-terrorism...
The Government of India has allowed 'captive mines to be sold in the open market up to 50% of their total annual production'. Background India has abundant reserves of mineral resources. India currently produces minerals of 95 types (including 4 hydrocarbon energy minerals 5 atomic...
DART(Double Asteroid Redirection Test), first planetary defense test mission, will be launched by NASA. The 'DART' spacecraft will be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Mission Objective: This mission will test new technology to be prepared in case of any asteroid / asteroid coming towards...
PNS Tughril, was handed over by China the first Type 054A/P frigate (warship) to Pakistan. PNS Tughril is the first of the four types of 054A/P warships being built for the Pakistan Navy. Features: The ship is technologically advanced and highly capable of achieving surface-to-surface,...
This year New Zealand is hosting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Due to the continuing outbreak of Coronavirus and associated travel restrictions, this conference is being held in virtual format for the second year in a row. At the conference, as always, the 21...
