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  Science & Technology

  India Eyes Debris-Free Space by 2030 as Base 1 Opens

  Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated Cosmoserve Space's Base 1 facility at Hyderabad on 5 November 2026 and announced a vision of debris-free space by 2030.

  5 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Aditya-L1 VELC Finds Solar Eruption Expands Asymmetrically

  Aditya-L1's VELC payload has shown for the first time that a coronal mass ejection expands unevenly and takes an asymmetric shape, not as a round bubble.

  3 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  NVS-03 Completes First Orbit Manoeuvre of NavIC Mission

  ISRO's NVS-03, the third second-generation NavIC satellite, finished its first orbit-raising burn on 31 October 2026 and is headed for 111.75 degrees East.

  1 November 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  GSLV-F18 Launches NVS-03 to Strengthen NavIC System

  ISRO successfully launched GSLV-F18 carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite, a mission that strengthens NavIC, India's own satellite navigation system.

  31 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Environment

  PAVAN-I3C Centre Tracks Delhi-NCR Air Quality in Real Time

  Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed CAQM's new PAVAN integrated command and control centre, which pulls over 30 air quality data streams together.

  30 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  India's New-Age Space Technologies: NGLV, SpaDeX, NavIC

  A PIB backgrounder traces India's new space technologies, from the Rs 8,240 crore NGLV and SpaDeX docking to a US$44 billion space economy target for 2033.

  28 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Geography

  Maps, Map Projections and Remote Sensing for Exams

  Notes on maps for competitive exams: scale and types of maps, contours and isolines, map projections, and the basics of remote sensing, satellites, GIS and GPS.

  12 October 2026 · 6 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Satellite Orbits and Space Debris: LEO, GEO, SSO and Kessler

  Exam notes on satellite orbits and space debris: LEO, MEO, GEO, sun-synchronous and transfer orbits, Kessler Syndrome, Mission Shakti and Project NETRA.

  11 October 2026 · 6 min read

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  Static GK

  Research Institutes of India and Their Locations

  Static GK notes on India's research institutes and their cities: ISRO, BARC, DRDO, CSIR, ICAR and ICMR laboratories and the older national surveys.

  11 October 2026 · 5 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Private Space Sector in India: IN-SPACe, NSIL and Start-ups

  Complete notes on India's private space sector for exams: the roles of IN-SPACe and NSIL, the Indian Space Policy, FDI limits and the start-ups and their firsts.

  10 October 2026 · 4 min read

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  Defence

  SAREX-2026 Opens Off Paradip With 30 Nations Joining

  Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth opened SAREX-2026, the multinational maritime search and rescue exercise off Paradip, with 32 delegates from 30 friendly nations.

  7 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Environment

  India Presses for Equity and CBDR-RC at Pre-COP31 in Fiji

  Bhupender Yadav led India at the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 in Fiji, seeking equal attention to adaptation, mitigation and means of implementation before COP31.

  6 October 2026 · 2 min read

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  Static GK

  ISRO and India's Space Programme: Missions and Facts

  Static GK notes for exams: the founding of ISRO, its centres and launch vehicles, satellite families and the missions from Aryabhata to Chandrayaan-3.

  1 October 2026 · 3 min read

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  Awards & Honours

  Peace and Humanitarian Awards: Nobel, Gandhi Prize and More

  Exam notes on peace and humanitarian awards: the Nobel Peace Prize, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Indira Gandhi Prize, refugee and freedom awards and their winners.

  30 September 2026 · 4 min read

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  Static GK

  Indian Organisations and Headquarters: City-wise List

  Static GK notes on Indian organisations for exams: headquarters of regulators, banks, ISRO and DRDO centres, surveys, research councils, PSUs, railway zones and forces.

  29 September 2026 · 4 min read

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  Science & Technology

  India-France Space Ties Widen to Gaganyaan, TRISHNA and Start-ups

  French Space Minister Philippe Baptiste met Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi as India and France widened space ties to TRISHNA, Gaganyaan and 400 start-ups.

  28 September 2026 · 2 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Space Agencies and Missions of the World: Exam Notes

  Science and technology notes on space agencies and missions: ISRO, NASA, ESA, JAXA and CNSA, launch vehicles, and the Moon, Mars and Sun missions with their years.

  28 September 2026 · 5 min read

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  Science & Technology

  Gaganyaan and Human Spaceflight: Mission, Vehicle, Astronauts

  Complete notes for exams on Gaganyaan: the orbital module, the human-rated LVM3, the crew escape system, the abort tests, Vyommitra and Indians in space.

  27 September 2026 · 4 min read

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  Science & Technology

  ISRO Launch Vehicles: PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 and SSLV Notes

  Exam notes on ISRO launch vehicles: SLV-3, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV Mk II, LVM3 and SSLV, with their stages, propellants, payload capacity and famous missions.

  26 September 2026 · 4 min read

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  Summits & Conferences

  PM Modi Addresses First International Space Summit in Paris

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first International Space Summit in Paris by video conference and set out India's space goals for 2035 and 2040.

  10 September 2026 · 2 min read