Antarctic Current Affairs, GK & News
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 – Update (July, 2022)
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2022. The bill is aimed at broadening the application of domestic laws to research stations that has been established by India in Antarctic region. It is applicable to both Indian citizens and foreign citizens. Important provisions of the bill include: It forbids Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Antarctic Bill • Bharti Research Station • Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 • Maitri Research Station • research stations in Antarctic
Antarctica Icefish Breeding Colony
The deep sea scientists have found an icefish breeding colony in the Weddell sea of Antarctica. The scientific name of the icefish is Neopagrtopsis ionah. About the discovery The species was discovered in February 2021. However, their breeding nests were discovered recently. About the Ice Fish The blood of the ice fish is transparent in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Antarctic region • Global warming • Hemoglobins • icefish • red blood cells • weddell sea
Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANTIA) finds high energy particles from ice
The NASA researchers have found high energy particles erupting from ice in the Antarctic region. The researchers believe that these particles are proof to parallel universe. ANTIA The ANTIA is high-energy cosmic neutrino that detect radio pulses that are being emitted by Antarctic ice sheet. The neutrinos in the ice produce radio pulses due to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Antarctic Ocean • Antarctica • ANTIA • Askaryan effect • Cosmic rays • NASA • Neutrino
Cabinet approves India’s MoUs with UK, Sweden and BMGF
On January 8, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understandings India had signed with United Kingdom, Sweden and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) India-BMGF The Ministry of Health and BMGF had signed the Mou in November 2019. The BMGF agreed to work with the Ministry to strengthen health sector of the country. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Arctic • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • India-Sweden • India-UK • Memorandum of understanding • Ministry of Railways • Railway Modernisation • renewable energy India • Technology development
India-Sweden to sign their First Maritime Cooperation Agreement
India and Sweden are expected to sign the agreement for Cooperation in Polar Science during the Swedish Royal Couple, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, along with their senior minister’s five-day visit to India starting today, December 2, 2019. This marks the third visit to India of the Swedish King, first was in 1993 ..
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Arctic • bilateral trade • King Carl XVI Gustaf • Memorandum of understanding • Narendra Modi • Ram Nath Kovind • Swedish royal couple
India and Sweden to sign Polar Science Cooperation Agreement
India and Sweden are to sign their first maritime cooperation agreement during the Swedish Royal couple visit. The agreement includes cooperation between the countries in both Arctic and Antarctic regions and hence the name Polar Science. Significance In the last few years, India has signed series of maritime agreements to exchange military information and to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Antarctic • Arctic region • India-Russia • India-Sweden • Military