Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars, imaged by MOM: ISRO

Spatial resolution of the image is 210 m. This is a composite image generated from 6 MCC frames and has been color corrected. Phobos is largely believed to be made up of carbonaceous chondrites. The violent phase that Phobos has encountered is seen in the large section gouged out from a past collision (Stickney crater) … Read more

Myanmar to restrict import amid COVID-19 induced economic downturn

Fuel, food items, construction material and vehicles constitute the highest import for Myanmar.  In nine months of the current financial year, the trade deficit for Myanmar has increased by  770 million dollars compared to the same period last year. In the meanwhile, six European countries have agreed to postpone Myanmar’s loan repayment liability of approximately … Read more

COVID-19: India’s recovery rate crosses 60%

Early detection and timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases have resulted in increasing daily recoveries. During the last 24 hours, a sharp rise of recoveries was observed with 20,033 COVID-19 patients having been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 3,79,891. Presently, there are 2,27,439 active cases and all are under medical supervision. Coordinated efforts at … Read more

Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches Swachh Survekshan 2021

Hardeep Singh Puri stated that, “Every year, the Swachh Survekshan is redesigned innovatively, to ensure that the process becomes more robust, with focus on sustaining the behaviour change. Like in the last year, keeping in mind the Ministry’s efforts towards ensuring sustainability of the sanitation value chain, the SS 2021 indicators focus on parameters pertaining to wastewater … Read more