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Researchers discovered a massive black hole in the Milky Way

Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of China have discovered a black

hole in the Milky Way. The black hole is so huge that it

challenged the existing models of the evolution of stars. The

black hole was discovered by an international team of

scientists using China's sophisticated Large Sky Area Multi-

Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) telescope.

LB-1:

♦ The black hole, LB-1, is located 15,000 light-years away from Earth

♦ LB-1 has a mass 70 times greater than the Sun

♦ The large mass of LB-1 falls into a range known as the pair-instability gap

♦ The size of LB-1 was confirmed by two other world's largest optical telescopes namely Spain's

Gran Telescopio Canarias and the Keck I telescope in the United States.

Indian Army has inducted ATGMs Spike along the LoC in JK


The Indian Army has inducted anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) Spike along the Line of

Control (LoC) in northern command theatre in

Jammu and Kashmir. The induction aims to

strengthen the defence along the country's border

with Pakistan.

India-Israel deal:

Israel delivered a total of 210 missiles along with 12

launchers to India under an Rs.280 crore deal. The

delivery is a part of Israel's emergency purchase

mechanism.

Spike ATGM:

♦ Spike missiles are developed and manufactured in Israel. The anti-tank guided missile and anti-

personnel missile with a tandem-charge HEAT warhead.

♦ Currently, the fourth-generation of the missiles are in use. It is known as the fire and forget

missiles.

♦ The Spike ATGMs are portable by men.

♦ The missiles can destroy tanks and bust bunkers within four kilometers.

♦ In October 2019, these anti-tank guided missiles and its launchers were inducted along the LoC

in the northern theatre.

Ramesh Pokhriyal Launched the kartavya portal

Ministry of Human Resource Development launched

the kartavya.ugc.ac.in portal on 26 November. It was

launched by Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

'Nishank'. He also launched portal Abhiyanta of All India

Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on the occasion.

Kartavya Portal:

♦ The portals aim to channelize the talents and capabilities of young minds

♦ The Kartavya Portal will be used primarily for holding monthly essay competitions for

students and other activities like quizzes, debates, poster making, etc., related to Nagrik Kartavya

Paalan Abhiyan


♦ The competitions for the students will be held online through the infrastructure and testing

centres of the National Testing Agency (NTA)

♦ The portal will be available for every student who is registered in any higher education

institution in the country

Nagrik Kartavya Paalan Abhiyan:

♦ The campaign aims to provide direction to the youth of the country

♦ The Ministry conducts the Nagrik Kartavya Palan Abhiyan from 26 November 2019 to 26

November 2020

♦ The campaign seeks to create mass awareness about the Fundamental Duties as enshrined in

the Constitution of India

Government to construct nearly 3.31 lakh houses under PMAY

The government of India approved the construction of

nearly 3.31 lakh more houses under Pradhan Mantri

Aawas Yojana (Urban) at the 49th Meeting of the

Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee

(CSMC) under PMAY(U). The move comes after the

implementation of a total number of 96.5 lakh houses

under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (Urban).

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY):

PMAY is an initiative by the Gvernment of India. The scheme was launched in June 2015. Under

the scheme, affordable housing will be provided to the urban poor with a target of building 20

million affordable houses by 31 March 2022.

It has two components:

♦ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) for the urban poor

♦ Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G/PMAY-R) for the rural poor

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has sanctioned more than 96.50 lakh houses

under PMAY(U) against the validated demand of 1.12 crore houses, so far.


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