OVER TIME, THE TIGER CONSERVATION INITIATIVE HAS EVOLVED, ESTABLISHING TIGER RESERVES (55) AND IMPLEMENTING CRUCIAL WILDLIFE PROTECTION LAWS – Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation initiative in India that was launched in 1973. The primary objective of...
. INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA HAJJ AGREEMENT – India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral agreement under which India has been allocated a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024. Out of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India 1,40,020 seats being...
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) ABOARD SPACEX’S FALCON-9 – The commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is set to launch GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2), aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 in 2024. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital...
X-ray Polarimeter Satellite: ISRO – Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XpoSat) to study X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources, like Black holes, Neutron stars, and Magnetars. The...
India, Pakistan Exchange List of Nuclear Installations – India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. The nuclear installations and facilities are...
