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India's first commercial space observatory to be set up in Uttarakhand

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тАв Recently India's first commercial space observatory will be established in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand.

тАв Digantara, a startup started in the field of space, will build this laboratory.

Highlights

тАв This observatory, which monitors up to 10 cm-sized microscopic particles moving in the space around the Earth, will be built by the start-up Digantar started in the field of space.

тАв Through the Space Situational Awareness Observatory, it will be of great help to monitor space waste and military satellites moving in the space around the Earth.

тАв The United States is far ahead in keeping such surveillance. Only commercial companies of America are operating such observatories in many locations of the world.

тАв According to the news of the news agency PTI, Anirudh Sharma, CEO of Digantar, said, 'With the help of this observatory being built in Uttarakhand, SSA will be a great help in monitoring because such an observatory is not located at any location between Australia and South Africa.'

тАв Significantly, according to the news, Sharma said that the data from this observatory will help, so that satellites in space do not collide with each other and make better and more accurate estimates about the speed and trajectory of the spacecraft. Will be able to go At the same time, Sharma also said that this will give India an unprecedented opportunity to develop indigenous capabilities in the field of space.

тАв According to him, after the attack on Ukraine, many Russian satellites are hovering in this region of space, so its importance increases.

          


James Webb shows the world the colourful polar lights of Jupiter, the Ring and the Great Red Spot

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Recently the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the picture of the planet Jupiter for the first time. Actually this picture was taken by James Webb on 27 July 2022.

Highlights

тАв The James Webb Space Telescope took a black and white photo of the planet Jupiter last month. Now NASA scientists have released a color photo of Jupiter taken from James Webb.

тАв Aurora (polar light) is visible at the poles of Jupiter in this picture. Apart from this, the faint ring of Jupiter and the Great Red Spot are also visible.

тАв Professor Emerita at the University of California and astronomer Imke D. Potter said, we did not expect Jupiter to be so good.

тАв The James Webb Telescope sees even light that is not visible to the human eye. The polar light of Jupiter is seen spreading in space in the picture. Many bright white spots and streaks are visible on the planet, which could be high altitude clouds.

James Webb Space Telescope goals

Its four main goals are as follows:

тАв Discovery of the first galaxy formed after the Big Bang.

тАв Finding out how galaxies evolved.

тАв Observe star formation from the first stage.

тАв Measuring the physical and chemical properties of planetary systems


Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technology inaugurated in Rajasthan

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With an aim to make technical graduates more employable, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot recently inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Advanced Technologies (R-CAT) in Jaipur.

Highlights

тАв The center will organize training programs related to modern technologies of one week to six months duration for the graduates of BE, BTech, BCA, MCA, MBA and MSc (IT) in collaboration with tech giants of the global level and will provide training to successful candidates from all over the world. Level certificates will also be issued.

тАв Through this center the youth of the state will get an opportunity to learn advanced and emerging technologies by experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber тАЛтАЛSecurity, Robotics, Machine Learning, Data Analytics.

тАв The center will organize training programs related to modern technologies of one week to six months duration for the graduates of BE, BTech, BCA, MCA, MBA and MSc (IT) in collaboration with tech giants of the global level and will provide training to successful candidates from all over the world. Level certificates will also be issued.

тАв Through this center the youth of the state will get an opportunity to learn advanced and emerging technologies by experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber тАЛтАЛSecurity, Robotics, Machine Learning, Data Analytics.

тАв With this youth will get excellent employment opportunities and they will be able to play an important role in the development of the state.

Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana

тАв This scheme was launched by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlat in 2021-22.

тАв In the financial year 2022-2023, the Rajasthan government has planned to spend more than Rs.17 crore for тАЬMukhyamantri Anupriti Coaching SchemeтАЭ. Under this scheme free coaching is provided to the students for competitive examinations. ,

тАв The budget outlay for this financial year is higher as compared to Rs 3.5 crore in 2021-22.


Mahatma Gandhi's statue unveiled in Paraguay

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay during his first official visit to South America.

Highlights

тАв He also praised Asuncion Municipality's decision to put up a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the main bank of the city. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is on an official visit to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina from 22-27 August.

тАв Simultaneously, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar inaugurated the Indian Embassy Complex which started functioning in January 2022 in Paraguay.

тАв During his visit to Paraguay, he also visited the historic Casa de la Independencia, where the South American country's independence movement began more than two centuries ago.

Paraguay

тАв Paraguay is a landlocked country located in South America. It became independent from Spain on May 14, 1811. Its capital and largest city is Asuncion.

тАв Its official languages тАЛтАЛare Spanish and Guarani.

тАв The area of тАЛтАЛParaguay is 4,06,796 square kilometers and its population is about 74 lakhs.

тАв Its population density is only 18 persons per kilometer. Mario Abdo Benitez is currently the President of Paraguay. The currency of this country is Guarani.