Page-8 of GKToday Archives: March, 2021

ISRO-IIST join hands for Futuristic Projects

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined hands with Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) for futuristic research orbit. Highlights Partnership between ISRO and IIST is similar to partnership between Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and US Space Agency ..

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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Rooppur nuclear power plant is a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant that is being developed in Bangladesh. It is the country’s first nuclear power plant and is being built on the bank of River Padma. Russia and India are also ..

Mitali express

Mitali Express is a passenger train that was recently inaugurated by the Indian PM and the Bangladeshi PM. This is the 3rd such passenger connectivity project after Maitree Express and the Bandhan Express. The train will ply between New Jalpaiguri ..

Innocent passage

Innocent passage is a concept under the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) that vessels to pass through another country’s territorial water under certain conditions. It is defines under article 19 of UNCLOS that a passage ..

Teesta Water Sharing Agreement

The Teesta Water Sharing Agreement is a long pending agreement on the sharing of the Teesta river water between India and Bangladesh. The river originates in Sikkim and flow through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it merges with ..

North Bengal Command Area Project

The North Bengal Command Area Project is a poll promise in West Bengal to connect the rivers of South Bengal to the north Bengal region. This 2,000 crore INR proposed project seeks to take water from the 3 rivers- Jalangi, ..