Published on: January 12, 2024
Snippets : 12 JANUARY 2024
Snippets : 12 JANUARY 2024
- Maheshwar Rao appointed Bengaluru Metro’s full-time MD
- BTP reintroduced horse mounted police for “aerial law enforcement” in and around Vidhana Soudha + enhancing visibility + security for the crowd gathering on the weekends
- I-STEM(Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering Facilities Map), an initiative from the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser is launching a major project called ‘Samavesha’ to revolutionise research collaboration in India by enhancing accessibility to facilities and labs
- National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) project has introduced a mobile app ‘Report Fish Disease’ to track and monitor fish diseases across the country
- Exercise Sea Dragon-24: multinational maritime exercise that encourages professional exchanges and teamwork among participating navies. Participating countries: India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the US
- China recently sent a new astronomical satellite called the Einstein Probe into space to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe that flicker like fireworks
- Palaeontologists in Argentina recently found fossil fragments of a new species of dinosaur named Sidersaura marae
- The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of the spiral galaxy, MCG-01-24-014, revealing the enigmatic beauty of what is known as ‘forbidden’ light. Spiral galaxies are twisted collections of stars and gas that often have beautiful shapes and are made up of hot, young stars
- The over-a-century old Yakshagana mela, the Kateel Durgaparameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana Mandali, in Dakshina Kannada will revert to all-night shows from January 14, after the High Court of Karnataka gave the go-ahead for the same last month subject to adherence to noise pollution rules
- India recently flagged concerns on European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) + tax on carbon intensive goods that are entering the EU
- 2024 Henley Passport Index released. Annual global ranking of passports based on their visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to other countries. France gained first rank
- Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 conferred + Annual cleanliness survey + Conducted by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs + Quality council of India + Assess and rank cities and towns in terms of cleanliness and sanitation + Indore cleanest city
