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VENKATESWARA TEMPLE, TIRUMALA News: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to deploy anti-drone technology around the Sri Venkateswara temple. The temple management is in talks with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the technology provider, as well as Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL, Bengaluru), in this regard. The cost of the anti-drone installation is likely to be ₹25 crore. About Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala: Venkateswara Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared here to save mankind from trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. Hence the place has also got the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntha and the Lord here is referred to as Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam. The temple is also known by other names including Tirumala Temple, Tirupati Temple, Tirupati Balaji Temple. Venkateswara is known by man...

NASA’S JUNO SPACECRAFT News :  The US space agency NASA has recently released a new video in which its Juno spacecraft was seen flying close to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Details: Using the spacecraft’s JunoCam imager, the NASA mission team has put together this animation to provide a “starship captain” point of view of each flyby. The imagery shows several of the moon’s dark and light regions (darker regions are believed to result from ice sublimating into the surrounding vacuum, leaving behind darkened residue) as well as the crater Tros, which is among the largest and brightest crater scars on Ganymede. It takes just 14 hours, 50 minutes for Juno to travel the 735,000 miles (1.18 million kilometers) between Ganymede and Jupiter, and the viewer is transported to within just 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) above Jupiter’s spectacular cloud tops. By that point, Jupiter’s powerful gravity has accelerated the spacecraft to almost 130,000 mph (210,000 kph) relative to the planet. Jupiter...

ST. KETEVAN RELICS TO BE DISPLAYED IN INDIA News :  Almost 400 years after she was murdered in present day Iran, relics of St. Queen Ketevan that were found in Goa in 2005 are likely to be put on display in India as well as her native Georgia, according to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials. Details: India previously, handed over one part of the relics to Georgia as a gift from India. Queen Ketevan was killed in 1624 in Shiraz for not converting to Islam and parts of her remains were brought to Goa by Augustinian monks. Revered as a martyr, her relics remained lost till 2005 as the St. Augustine Church collapsed in 1842. Larger part of the relic remained with the ASI in Goa and would be publicly displayed for the first time. The smaller part had been handed over to Georgia, where it was likely to be displayed publicly with the citation that it was a “gift from people of India to people of Georgia”. KPS institute is the Best Institute for IAS Exam Coaching , We also prov...

  PEGASUS’ SPYWARE News:   Telephone numbers of some 40 Indian journalists figure in a “leaked list of potential targets for surveillance”, and forensic tests were said to have “confirmed that some of them were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus software. About Pegasus Spyware: Pegasus is spyware that can be covertly installed on mobile phones (and other devices) running some versions of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS, and Android. It was developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm NSO Group, which states that it provides “authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime”, has published sections of contracts requiring customers only to use its products for criminal and national security investigations, and stated that it has an industry-leading approach to human rights. Definitions to remember: Phishing:  When cybercriminals try to get sensitive information from you, like credit card numbers and passwords. Some...

SECTION 124A OF IPC News:   The Haryana police have invoked sedition charges against a group of protesting farmers who allegedly damaged the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa in Sirsa on July 11, during a demonstration against the farm laws. About Section 124A of IPC : Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for sedition. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860, under the British Raj. Section 124A forms part of Chapter VI of the Code which deals with offences against the state. Chapter VI comprises sections from 121 to 130, wherein section 121A and 124A were introduced in 1870. The then British government in India feared that Muslim preachers on the Indian subcontinent would wage a war against the government. Particularly after the successful suppression of Wahabi/Waliullah Movement by the British, the need was felt for such law. Throughout the Raj, this section was used to suppress activists in favour of national independence, including Lokm...

1. MEDICINAL PLANTS News:  A drive for growing medicinal plants at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched in Rajasthan, with the task forces appointed for distributing saplings to all households along with the message for increasing natural immunity to the fight the infection. Details: The medicinal plants of tulsi, giloy, ashwagandha and kalmegh, prepared by the State government’s Forest Department. The ‘Ghar Ghar Aushadhi’ (medicine in each household) scheme had been started after the getting the opinion of experts based on research in traditional medicine. About Medicinal Plant: The term “medicinal plant” include various types of plants used in herbalism (“herbology” or “herbal medicine”). It is the use of plants for medicinal purposes, and the study of such uses. The word “herb” has been derived from the Latin word, “herba” and an old French word “herbe”. Now a days, herb refers to any part of the plant like fruit, seed, stem, bark, flower, leaf, stigma or a root, as...

SECTION 66A OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ACT News:  The Supreme Court on Monday found it “distressing”, “shocking” and “terrible” that people were still booked and tried under Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act even six years after it struck down the provision as unconstitutional and a violation of free speech. Details: Section 66A had prescribed three years’ imprisonment if a social media message caused “annoyance” or was found “grossly offensive”. About Information Technology Act, 2000: The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce. The Act provides a legal framework for electronic governance by giving recognition to electronic records and digital signatures. It also defines cyber crimes and prescribes penalties for them. The Act directed the formation of a Controller of Cert...