Daily Archives: August 19, 2022

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY IN DEFENCE

Recently the Indian army has started procurement of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology which has been indigenously developed by an Indian cybersecurity firm. With this step, India is all set to join the league of global leaders with indigenous and more advanced quantum communication technology in order to equip its …

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FLOOD SITUATION IN MAHANADI RIVER

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a heavy rainfall causing the flood situation in the Mahanadi River, Odisha. The low-pressure area is expected to form over the north Bay of Bengal and trigger heavy rainfall at a few places in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. India Meteorological Department (IMD) IMD was established in 1875. It is an agency …

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FIFA BAN ON INDIA

Recently, Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), suspended the country’s top administrative organization, the All-India Football Federation (AIFF), for undue influence from third parties. This suspension took away the country’s rights to hold the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to be held from October 11-30. FIFA FIFA or the Federation Internationale de …

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KARAM DAM

Recently, the outer part of the “Karam Dam”, which is being built on the Karamriver, a tributary of the Narmada, collapsed. The Dam Safety Act 2021 covers those dams having a height of over 15m and between 10m and 15m with certain stipulations. Narmada River Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the peninsular …

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SRI AUROBINDO 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

On 15th August, the Prime Minister paid tribute to Sri Aurobindo on his 150th birth anniversary. AurobindoGhose was born in Calcutta on 15th August 1872. He was a yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and Indian nationalist who propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth through spiritual evolution. He died on 5th December 1950 in Pondicherry. Aurobindo’s …

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