Eutelsat Quantum
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the world’s first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite called Eutelsat Quantum on July 30 2021,…
7 sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee recently added seven sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Four of the sites have been inscribed…
Earth Overshoot Day
Humanity has again used up all biological resources that our planet regenerates during the entire year by July 29, 2021,…
The Europa Clipper mission
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch services contract for NASA’s first mission focusing on…
Perumkulam became Kerala’s first village of books
On June 19, 2021 Perumkulam, a village in Kerala’s Kollam district, was declared a Pusthaka Gramam (village of books) by…
The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh introduced ‘The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021’ in Lok Sabha to empower the Central government to…
China rolls out 600 km/h high-speed maglev train
China recently rolled out a high-speed maglev train with a designed top speed of 600 km per hour, stated to…
UNESCO’s ‘Historic Urban Landscape’ project
Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and Orchha cities have been selected by UNESCO under ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project’, which was started in…
DRDO successfully tests Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on July 21, 2021 successfully tested indigenously developed low weight, fire & forget Man-Portable…
Indo-Nepal rail connectivity
In the first phase of Indian Railways’ Jayanagar-Bardiwas rail project, recently a speed trial was completed successfully at a speed…