Snippets : 1 JANUARY 2024

Published on: January 1, 2024

S. Department of Energy recently discovered the world’s largest Lithium reserve beneath California’s Salton Sea + Shallow saline lake + Southeastern part of the U.S. state of California – in the Colorado Desert + One of the largest inland seas in California + Remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla
ISRO launches XPoSat + Acronym – X-ray Polarimeter Satellite + Aim – Analysing the polarisation of X-rays emanating from bright celestial sources in the medium frequency band + POLIX & XSPECT are 2 payloads
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya Chairman to head 16th Finance Commission + Constitutional body – Article 280 + Appointed every five years + Function – decides federal fiscal distribution

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