Earth’s Moon The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon’s presence helps stabilize our planet’s wobble (movement side to side), which helps stabilize our climate. The Moon’s distance from Earth …
Why in News: ISRO to launch earth observation satellite EOS-01 About the satellite: EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support PSLV-C49 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota will be used for launching Also nine international …
Context The recent visit of India’s Foreign Secretary and Chief of the Army Staff to Myanmar reflected India’s multidimensional interests in the country and the deepening of ties between Delhi and Naypyidaw. Significance of the visit The visit underscored two …
Context The torrential rains in the third week of October in Hyderabad claimed the lives of over 50 people and hundreds of riverbed hutments were flushed away. The scale of destruction has been unprecedented and this experience is not unique …
Almost half of India’s 900 million voters are women, but the number of woman lawmakers in Lok Sabha account to just 14%. This gives us the dismal rank of 143 out of 192 countries for which data are reported by …
WHAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO BEFORE BREAKFAST LAURA VANDERKAM Laura Vanderkam is an American blogger and public speaker who writes about time management and productivity. In her What Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, she gives keys to dominate …
Women’s enrolment in higher education, which was less than 10% of the total enrolment on the eve of Independence, has risen to 48.6% in 2018-19. But share of male students enrolled in engineering and technology is 71.1% compared to female …