Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi 5

Raspberry Pi, also known as RPi or Raspi is a series of low-cost, credit-card-shaped computers developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation (2008) in association with Broadcom. The first generation of Raspberry Pi was released in 2012. Raspberry Pi 5 is the latest version of this series, coming at the end of … Read more

Disease X

Disease X

In February 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the term ‘Disease X’ on its list of priority diseases. It’s a placeholder name used to represent a possible, unknown pathogen that could trigger an epidemic in the future. Health experts are claiming that future pandemics can be more lethal than COVID-19 and could claim over … Read more

India’s 41st and 42nd World Heritage Sites: Santiniketan and Hoysala Temples

India's 41st and 42nd World Heritage Sites

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added ‘Santiniketan’ and ‘Hoysala Temples’ in its world heritage sites list as 41st and 42nd world heritage sites of India respectively. As we know UNESCO has three categories of world heritage sites: Natural, Cultural and mixed. Both the sites have been added in the cultural category. … Read more

Yashobhoomi

Yashobhoomi

On September 17, PM Modi celebrated his birthday by inaugurating the first phase of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), also known as ‘Yashobhoomi’ in sec. 25, Dwarka, Delhi. Yashobhoomi means “Land of Fame”. It will be the world’s largest MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) centre. The foundation stone of this project … Read more

18th G20 Summit New Delhi

18th G20 Summit New Delhi

The 18th G20 summit took place in New Delhi, on September 9th and 10th, 2023, marking India’s inaugural hosting of the G20 leaders’ summit. Theme- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family). ALSO READ- What is India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)? G20 is now G21- Earlier, the group was G20 because it was a group … Read more

What is India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)?

What is India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)?

On Sept 09, 2023, at the G-20 summit in New Delhi, PM Modi talked about an MOU on the principles of an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). It will increase connectivity and economic development between Asia, the Arabian Gulf and Europe. Also, it will be an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative or OBOR, … Read more

World’s First Portable Hospital: Aarogya Maitri Cube

World's First Portable Hospital: Aarogya Maitri Cube

India has unveiled a groundbreaking innovation in disaster relief- the world’s first portable disaster hospital. This remarkable facility, known as the Aarogya Maitri Cube, is a crucial component of PM Modi’s ambitious “Project BHISHM”(Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri), introduced in February 2022. Officially inaugurated during the MedTech Expo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. ALSO … Read more

65th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023

65th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is given annually in memory of former Philippines president Ramon Magsaysay on August 31st, his birthday anniversary. It was established in 1957 and the first award was given in 1958. It is presented by ‘The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’. The award is internationally called as the Nobel Prize of Asia. Categories … Read more

69th National Film Awards 2023

69th National Film Awards 2023

The 69th National Film Awards, organised by the National Film Development Corporation of India, are set to celebrate the outstanding achievements in Indian cinema for the year 2021. Originally scheduled for May 3, 2022, the event was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official winners were unveiled on August 24, 2023, in a press … Read more

ISRO’s Aditya L-1 Mission

ISRO's Aditya L-1 Mission

ISRO has launched Aditya L-1 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sept 2, 2023, at 11:50 am IST using PSLV-C57. ALSO READ- What Is Invisible QR Code and How Can It Benefit Us? What is Aditya L-1? Aditya L-1 is a satellite designed to study the Sun in-depth. Initially, it was … Read more