China’s Record Launch of 22 Satellites

On February 27, 2022, China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space. Highlights With the launch, China set a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket. The rocket blasted off at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern Hainan Province. It sent the satellites into pre-set orbits. It ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Chinese space program • Long March • Long March 2F • Long March-8 launch vehicle • Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO)

National Science Day 2022

On 28 February, every year National Science Day is celebrated to recognize the contributions of scientists towards the nation’s development. Overview: On 28 February 1928, an important discovery in the field of spectroscopy was made by renowned Indian Physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Later, this discovery was named after him i.e. the Raman Effect. In 1930, ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: CV Raman • National Council for Science and Technology Communication • National Science Day • Nobel Prize in Physics • Raman Effect • Raman scattering

Anonymous’ Hackers Group

Anonymous is an international decentralized activist and hacktivist group and movement known for its cyber-attacks against government agencies and institutions, governments, corporations, and the Church of Scientology. Overview: In 2003, Anonymous originated on the imageboard 4chan. It represents the idea of many offline and online community users operating as a digitized anarchic hivemind simultaneously. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Aaron Barr • Anons • Anonymous' Hackers Group • BlueLeaks • Epik Date Breach • hacktivism • Operation Avenge Assange • Operation Darknet • Operation Payback • Operation Tunisia • Project Chanology

North Korea’s New Ballistic Missile

On February 27, 2022, North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile. It was the first test since nuclear-armed country conducted a record number of launches in January 2022. Key points During the firing, missile flew to an altitude of about 390 miles and a range of 190 miles. According to Japan, this launch was part ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) • New Ballistic missile of North Korea • Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) • North Korea

Operation Ganga

On February 27, 2022, the ministry of external affairs set up 24×7 control centres in order to assist the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine. India also launched a multi-prong evacuation plan titled ‘Operation Ganga’. Highlights Indian nationals will be evacuated through border crossing points with Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Slovak Republic. Ministry has activated a dedicated ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: India-Ukraine • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) • Operation Ganga • Russia-Ukraine conflict