20-12-22 Daily -Goa- GPSC Current Affairs

For the first time ever a detailed study of the petroglyphs and geoglyphs in Goa and the Konkan belt is being carried out by archaeologists of Goa and Maharashtra. The area has probably one of the largest concentrations of rock art with nearly 100 sites that have survived thousands of years, said assistant superintendent archaeologist, directorate of archaeology,Varad Sabnis.
These rock carvings, which are petroglyphs or geoglyphs on horizontal laterite surfaces, depict the life of the early prehistoric farming community. The extensive survey will see experts also explore if there are more carvings outside known areas.

There are four known rock carving sites in Goa of which two sites Pansaimol andKazurinSanguem have been notified as protected sites. The sites at Baoliachem Mudd at Quepem andMauzat Sattari are yet to be notified. To preserve this prehistoric treasure trove the directorate of archaeology and museums, Maharashtra, and the directorate of archaeology, Goa have proposed that the sites be notified as .

DRDOhas tested 3 remote unmanned weaponized boats in Pune ahead of DEFENCE Expo.

TheAutonomous Weaponised Boatswere developed in collaboration with Sagar Defence Engineering, a private start-up.

The vessel is capable of relying on the video feed to theground control stationand can be very useful for surveillance and patrolling.

iDEXis an initiative by the Government of India to build an ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging innovators and entrepreneurs to deliver technologically advanced solutions to Indias armed forces.

The objective of iDEX is to engage industries including MSMEs, Startups, individual innovators, R&D institutes, and academia to provide them with funding and support to carry out R&D development.

In the budget year 20222023, ISRO was given an allocation of 13,700 crores, a small increase from the previous year. Gaganyaan, the human spaceflight mission, received the majority of it. Various groups have created a wishlist ahead of the upcoming budget announcement and in response to recent reforms in the private spaceflight sector, which include increases in local manufacturing and procurement.

TheVERITAS and EnVision missionsof the American and European space agencies, respectively, both have Venus missions scheduled for 2031, but China might go anytime: 2026, 2027, whenever they want to go.

The pandemic was mentioned by ISRO as the reason for delaying Shukrayaan Is launch from mid-2023 to December 2024. Delays in manufacturing and obligations to commercial launch Services have also had an impact on other ISRO projects, such as Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan III.

Shukrayaan-I will be a mission for an orbiter. A high-resolution synthetic aperture radar and a ground-penetrating radar are two of its current scientific payloads. From an elliptical orbit, the mission will likely research Venuss geological and volcanic activities, emissions on the surface, wind speed, cloud cover, and other planetary features.

Scientists and environmental groups have long lauded the global ban of ozone-depleting chemicals as one of the most critical environmental achievements to date, and it could set a precedent for broader regulation of Climate-warming emissions.