. INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA HAJJ AGREEMENT – India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral agreement under which India has been allocated a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims for the annual Haj pilgrimage in 2024. Out of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India 1,40,020 seats being...
GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2) ABOARD SPACEX’S FALCON-9 – The commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is set to launch GSAT-20 (GSAT-N2), aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 in 2024. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital...
X-ray Polarimeter Satellite: ISRO – Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XpoSat) to study X-ray polarisation and its cosmic sources, like Black holes, Neutron stars, and Magnetars. The...
India, Pakistan Exchange List of Nuclear Installations – India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. The nuclear installations and facilities are...
Veer Bal Diwas is observed on 26thDecember every year to commemorate the martyrdom of the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh the tenth and last Sikh guru – The four sons were named Zorawar Singh, Fateh Singh, Jai Singh and Kulwant Singhwho fought against...
