160 km Crater at Moon’s South Pole: Pragyan Rover
- The Chandrayaan-3 satellite that landed on the South Pole of the Moon is making new discoveries.
- Chandrayaan’s Pragyan rover has discovered a new crater 160 km across on the south pole of the Moon.
- This crater is believed to predate the formation of the Aitken Basin valley and may be the oldest geological formation on the Moon.
- The Aitken Basin at the South Pole contains 1400m of rock clefts and hundreds of craters.
- Chandrayaan-3 satellite successfully launched into precision orbit on July 14, 2023.
- August 23, the day Chandrayaan 3 landed on the moon, is to be celebrated as National Space Day.
- The spots on the moon are also known as Shiv Shakti Point (Chandrayaan-3) and Tiranga Point (Chandrayaan-2).
- Chandrayaan – 3 Project Director – Veeramuthuvel.
US-Indian Military Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant:
- A semiconductor manufacturing plant for use by the US Army and Indian Defence Forces will be set up in Kolkata.
- The agreement was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.
- With the support of US Army, this plant named ‘Shakti’ will be set up next year and will have the distinction of being the country’s first semiconductor plant for the defence sector.
- Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India.
- India’s ISRO and America’s NASA will jointly carry out the first research on the International Space Station in 2025.
QUAD Conference in India: 2025
- The 4th summit of the QUAD alliance, which includes India, USA, Japan and Australia, was held in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
- 2025 – It was decided to hold the Quad Leaders’ Summit in India.
- The ‘Quad’ is an alliance formed in 2007 by the four countries namely USA, Japan, India and Australia.
- The Quad was set up to allow member states to operate independently in the areas covered by the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
September 23: International Day of Sign Languages
- International Sign Language Day is observed on 23rd September every year around the world.
- Its aim is to raise awareness of the importance of sign languages for the deaf.
Important Facts:
- Chiranjeevi received the Guinness World Record for Most Creative Film Actor and Dancer of Indian Cinema.
- National People’s Power Front candidate Anurakumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the country’s 9th President in the Sri Lankan presidential election.
- 5 lakh tree saplings have been planted in the world record book in the state of Rajasthan under the initiative of ‘Tree Planting Movement in the Name of Mother’ and ‘Citizens’ Participation and Responsibility’ in ensuring environmental protection.
- India plans to purchase 31 long-range MQ-9B drones from the US.
- The Indian team won gold in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.
- India A team won the Tulip Cup.