Adi Shankaracharya

Adi Shankaracharya is also known by the name of Adi Shankara. He was an Indian philosopher from 8th century CE. His works were mainly around Advaita Vedanta. Advaita Vedanta refers to the idea that only Brahman is real and the ..

International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) operating under United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. This is to increase awareness about the role of fruits and vegetables in food security, human nutrition and health. ..

MATSYA 6000

MATSYA 6000 is an undersea submersible vehicle. It was designed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The navigation and electronics aspects of the vehicle was designed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology. It is to be deployed in ..

LR Bomb

LR Bomb is the first long-range one-ton bomb of India. It was designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization. The bomb is capable of carrying a warhead of 1000 kilograms. Also, it can hit target up to ..

Samudrayan

Samudrayan is the first manned ocean mission of India. It was launched by the union minister Jitendra Singh in October 2021. With this, India has joined an elite club of countries with under water vehicles to carry out subsea activities. ..

Centre of Excellence for Fintech to be set up

As per Minister for Science & Technology and Skill Development, C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Karnataka government is to set up a Centre of Excellence for Fintech or Financial Technology in Karnataka. Highlights This move was announced while addressing the inaugural session ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021