Nasa launched Lucy spacecraft, the first space mission to study the Trojans Asteroids. Lucy will journey for 12 years, observing one main belt asteroid and seven Trojan asteroids.
The swarms of Trojan asteroids associated with Jupiter are thought to be remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets.
Jupiter Trojan asteroids are leftover raw materials from the formation of big planets
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the 29th Hunar Haat at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh yesterday. The Hunar Haat is being organised by the Union Ministry for Minority Affairs as a part of a series of 75 Hunar Haat to be organised across the country under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
In the latest Cambrian Patrol Exercise, a team from 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army and was awarded a gold medal. The Cambrian Patrol Exercise was organized at Brecon, Wales, the UK.
The Ex Cambrian Patrol is sometimes referred to as the Olympics of Military Patrolling among several militaries across the globe.
96 teams participated in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021
The second edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2021 will be held in New Delhi from 18th to 22nd of this month. The conference serves as a platform for Naval Commanders to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level as well as interact with Senior Government Officials through an institutionalised forum.
Defence Minister: Rajnath Singh
Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh
As India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage is set to reach a 100-crore landmark milestone, the Centre on Saturday launched the country’s vaccination anthem.
The audio-visual song sung by renowned singer and Padma Shri awardee Kailash Kher, was launched at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi
Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Mansukh Mandaviya launched the song
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17 October to raise awareness about the struggles of people living in poverty.
As per World Bank, between 88 and 115 million people are being pushed into poverty as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Theme 2021: Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People & our Planet
Ahead of the 2021 men's T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF have said that they would partner to help break the stigma around mental health by raising awareness about the issue amongst children and adolescents.
UNICEF Headquarters: New York, USA
President: Tore Hattrem.
Former Indian batter Rahul Dravid has been appointed as Team India’s head coach and he will be succeeding Ravi Shastri, whose tenure at the helm ends after the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the UAE. Team India have also appointed lieutenant Paras Mhambrey as their bowling coach, replacing Bharat Arun.
India retains its third position in Ernst & Young’s (EY) Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index which ranks the world’s top 40 nations on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities.
The US retains the top position with China and India taking up the second and third positions, respectively.
India is ranked sixth among the top 30 power purchase agreement (PPA) markets
Viraj Madappa kept his nerve on a high-scoring day to lift the trophy at the Rs. 70 lakh TATA Steel PGTI MP Cup 2021 Presented by Delhi Golf Club (DGC) Supported by Just In Time Sports Foundation. The Kolkata golfer thus bagged his second professional title and his first win in three years.
S. Balachandran, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St. Vincent and the Grenadines with residence in Paramaribo.