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Government launched Aqua Bazaar feature of Matsya Setu App

To protect the interests of fish farmers and to benefit them from new technologies Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, launched the Online Market Place feature “Aqua Bazar” in the “MatsyaSetu” mobile app. Features of Aqua Bazar The app was developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding […]

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India’s First Indigenous Monkeypox Test Kit

The Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone recently launched the first indigenously manufactured RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox. With the help of this kit, infection can be detected quickly. This kit was developed by Transasia-Erba Biomedicals and was launched by Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser of the Center. Infection will be easily detected If we talk

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Country first electric double-decker bus launched in Mumbai

India’s first electric double decker AC bus made by Switch Mobility has reached Mumbai. Two new electric buses, including the first air-conditioned double-decker bus in the country, will join the fleet of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). The name of the bus is “Switch EiV 22”, the double-decker bus will be run by the Mumbai

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NASA’s moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight

NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late Tuesday night, drawing crowds of Kennedy Space Center workers, many of whom were not yet born when NASA sent astronauts to the moon a half-century

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Government Initiatives for solar energy: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 13 August 2022

Government Initiatives for solar energy ✓PLI scheme to Support Manufacturing: The Scheme has provisions for supporting the setting up of integrated manufacturing units of high-efficiency solar PV modules by providing Production Linked Incentive (PLI) on sales of such solar PV modules. ✓Domestic Content Requirement (DCR): Under some of the current schemes of the Ministry of

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SPARK: New Virtual Space Museum Launched By ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a 3D virtual space tech park called SPARK. Celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ marking the 75th year of Independence, ISRO inaugurated the virtual park containing information regarding its various missions. The digital platform known as the ‘SPARK’ space museum was launched by the Chairman of ISRO, S Somnath. Key points

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Russia successfully launches Iran’s satellite into orbit

A Russian rocket has successfully launched an Iranian satellite named Khayyam, into orbit by the Soyuz rocket from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. The name of satellite was named after Omar Khayyam, a Persian scientist who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries. The satellite fitted with high-resolution camera will be used for environmental monitoring and will remain fully under its control.

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Google launches ‘India Ki Udaan’ to mark 75 years of independence of India

Google has launched the ‘India ki Udaan’ project to celebrate the 75 years of Independence of India in the presence of Union Culture and Tourism Minister, G Kishan Reddy and other senior officials. It was executed by Google Arts and Culture. It is based on the theme ‘Unwavering and undying spirit of India over these past 75 years’. The project

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ULA’s Atlas V rocket launched with US Space Force satellite

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket has been successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was carrying the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO 6) mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. SBIRS is an early missile warning system that will replace the Defense Support Program (launched in

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ISRO’s launched tiniest rocket to display the Tricolor in Space

A tiny satellite launch vehicle will be sent from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organization on 7th August 2022. It is a three-stage vehicle, and each step of propulsion uses solid fuel. The goal of the project is to place an Earth observation satellite called EOS-02 into low earth orbit along with a satellite called “Azaadi SAT.” The satellite will

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