GSAT Current Affairs, GK & News
100% FDI in DTH
The Union Cabinet recently approved revised guidelines for Direct to Home (DTH) broadcasting services. The guidelines allow 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in DTH. Also, it has increased the license period to twenty years. Earlier, it was ten years. What are the new Guidelines? The license fee has been revised to 8% from 10% of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Airtel • Dish TV • DTH Television Services • GSAT • GSAT-10 • GSAT-15 • Sun Direct • Tata Sky • Union Cabinet
CMS-01 Satellite
India recently launched the CMS-01 communication satellite into the Geostationary Transfer Orbit. It was earlier called the GSAT-12R. The satellite was launched on a PSLV-C50 launch vehicle. About the CMS-01 Satellite It is the 42nd communication satellite of India It weighs 1,410 kilograms. It is a replacement of GSAT-12. The GSAT-12 was launched in 2011 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CMS-01 • Communication satellites • Earth observation satellites • GSAT • ISRO • PSLV
5,000 remote villages to receive Internet using ISRO satellites
In order to implement the Bharat net project, the BSNL has provided a contract to a private firm Hughes. The firm is to provide internet services to 5000 remote villages using ISRO satellites. Highlights The remote villages to receive the internet connection are located in Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Ladakh and Manipur. In order ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • bharat net programme • Broadband • Communication Satellite • GSAT • ISRO
GSAT-30 to be launched on Friday, 17th January 2020
The space agency of the Government of India- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a communication satellite GSAT-30 from the overseas department of France on the northeast coast of the South America continent, French Guiana on Friday, 17th January 2020. The GSAT 30 satellite that derives its heritage from the earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Ariane 5 • French Guiana • Geostationary orbit • Government of India • GSAT • GSAT 30 • Indian Space Research Organization • INSAT-4A • ISRO • South America • South America continent
ISRO to launch GSAT-30 satellite
On January 17, 2020, the Indian Space Research Organization will launch GSAT-30 satellite on the launch vehicle Ariane-5. It is to be launched in Ariane Launch Complex at Kourou. Kourou is a French territory that if located along the north eastern coast of South America. About the Mission The GSAT-30 is a communication satellite. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Arianespace • Communication • Communication Satellite • GSAT • Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) • INSAT • ISRO • space
GoI launches GEMINI Device for Disaster Warning
The Government of India launched the GEMINI device that will provide information related to disaster warning. This is exclusively designed for fishermen about disasters when they are 10 to 12 km away from the coast. GEMINI GEMINI is Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information. It disseminates seamlessly about emergency situations, communication on disaster ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Fisheries • Fishermen • GAGAN • Gemini • GEMINI Device • GSAT • Indian satellites • ISRO • sea fishing