Daily Current Affairs  – 24 August 2022

In News India’s first situational awareness observatory to monitor space activity is going to be set up in Uttarakhand by Digantara. About Observatory  The space situational awareness (SSA) observatory will assist in tracking any activity in space including that of space debris and military satellites hovering over the region. It aims to track objects as […]

In News Recently, the 23rd Central Zonal Council Meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister in Bhopal concluded. The Uttarakhand government has urged the Central government for an airport at Chaukhatia near Bharadisen of the state in the meeting. About Zonal Council History: The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first […]

In News Recently, the experts said that the Tonga volcano wave was 9 times taller than the tsunami in Japan. About the recent research 90 metres high The initial tsunami wave created by Tonga’s underwater Hunga Tonga volcano eruption in 2022 was 90 metres high. It was nine times higher than the tsunami recorded near […]

In News  The former Chief Minister inaugurated the Savarkar Rath Yatra in Mysore  About Vinayak Damodar Savarkar  He, popularly known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar, Born in a Hindu Marathi family in Nashik, Maharashtra on May 28, 1883 and was nicknamed ‘Veer’ for his courage from an early age. He was a freedom fighter, politician, lawyer, writer, […]

In News  Recently the term “Acculturation “ was in the news. About Acculturation The concept of acculturation was coined in 1880 by American geologist John Wesley Powel.  He defined it as the psychological changes induced in people due to cross-cultural imitation, resulting from the interaction with different cultures. At present ,it is defined as the […]

In News Recently the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured new images of our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. Key Highlights The pictures showed Jupiter in a never before seen light.  Image Courtesy: IE  The photographs published: They have captured a new view of the planet, presenting in detail its massive storms, colorful auroras, […]

In News Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared an audio clip of a supermassive black hole located 250 million light-years away. The black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster has been associated with sound since 2003.  About Black hole  About:  A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court struck down one of the provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act of 1988 which provides for the punishment of a maximum jail term of three years or a fine or both for those indulging in benami transactions. About the recent decision About the act of 1988:  The 1988 […]

In News Recently, the Government has amended rules and increased post-retirement allowances to CJI, Supreme Court (SC) judges. Key Points Present: The Center amended service rules for Supreme Court judges by making additional post-retirement allowances The rules were amended under Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958. The changes come into effect […]

In News The statue of freedom fighter and agricultural scientist Pandurang Khankhoje will soon be unveiled in Mexico. More about Pandurang Khankhoje: Birth: He was born in 1884 at Wardha, Maharashtra. Early years & inspiration: He was at the time inspired by the nationalist work of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.  He was an ardent admirer of […]