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The World Health Organization (WHO) Declares Mpox (Monkeypox) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
Mpox Virus and WHO Declaration
- Declared by WHO: Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
- Mpox Virus:
- Cause: Monkeypox virus, genus Orthopoxvirus.
- Symptoms:
- Red rashes
- Mucosal lesions
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Cause: Monkeypox virus, genus Orthopoxvirus.
- Symptoms:
- Red rashes
- Mucosal lesions
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Swollen lymph nodes
ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission to Feature Humanoid Vyommitra in 2025
Gaganyaan Mission and Vyommitra
- Mission: Gaganyaan (Planned for 2025)
- Organization: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Objective: Testing technology prototype Vyommitra for future human space missions.
Vyommitra
- Type: AI-based semi-humanoid robot
- Introduced: 2020
ISRO Overview
- Founded: 1969
- First Satellite: Aryabhata (1975)
- Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)
Purpose
- Purpose: Ship-borne system to neutralize aerial threats, including sea-skimming targets.
Development
- Development: By DRDO, tested by Indian Navy and DRDO from a land-based vertical launcher.
PARAM Rudra Supercomputers
Development
- Development: Indigenously developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
- Purpose: High-Performance Computing (HPC) for applications such as forecasting tropical cyclones, heatwaves, droughts, etc.
- Locations: IITM, Pune, and NCMRWF, Noida.
- Names: 'Arka' and 'Arunika'.
National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
- Launch: Launched in 2015 to provide supercomputing infrastructure.
- Objective: To serve researchers, academics, MSMEs, and startups.
- Collaboration: MeitY and DST.
- Implementation: CDAC, Pune, and IISc, Bengaluru.
India's Space Missions: Chandrayaan-4 and Indian Space Station
Chandrayaan-4 (2027)
- Announcement: Made by ISRO chief Dr. S. Somnath on 23rd August (National Space Day).
- Launch Year: 2027.
- Mission Objective: To further India's exploration of the Moon and its surface.
Indian Space Station (2028)
- First Module Launch: Scheduled for 2028.
- Features:
- Initial module will carry robots.
- 5 modules will be sent to space progressively.
First Successful Test of Long Range Glide Bomb 'Gaurav'
Gaurav Flight Test
- Organization: DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization).
- Platform: IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MK-I.
- Gaurav Features:
- Type: Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB).
- Launch Method: Air-launched.
India's First Self-Powered Indoor Air Quality Monitor - 'Pawan Chitra'
Pawan Chitra Details
- Product Name: Pawan Chitra
- Type: Self-Operated Indoor Air Quality Monitor
- Developed by: CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST)
ISRO's GSAT-20 Satellite Launched Successfully
GSAT-20 Details
- Satellite: GSAT-20/GSAT N-2
- Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
- Launch Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
- Orbit: Placed in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Partnership: New Space India Limited (NSIL) signed a contract with SpaceX in January 2024
World's First Wooden Satellite Launched
Satellite Details
- Satellite Name: LignoSat
- Location: NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
- Rocket: SpaceX
- Developers: Kyoto University & Sumitomo Forestry, Japan
India's First Analog Space Mission Launched in Leh
Mission Details
- Location: Leh, Ladakh
- Led by: ISRO's Human Spaceflight Centre
- Objective: To simulate life in an interplanetary habitat and explore challenges of establishing a base station beyond Earth.
India Successfully Test-Fired Pinaka Rocket Launcher
Test Details
- Test Conducted: Successful flight test of the Guided Pinaka Weapon System by DRDO.
- Testing Phases: Conducted in three stages under PSQR (Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements).
India's First Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Bank
Key Details
- Launched by: Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Objective: To enhance national security.
