What is James web space telescope?

(1) JWST is the largest-ever space telescope.
(2) It is expected to be launched in 2018 following the in-depth testing.
(3) It is bigger and more powerful than NASA’s operational Hubble Space Telescope.
(4) It is an infrared telescope.
(5) It is the formal successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. After its launch, it will be the premier observatory of the next decade.
(6) It is an international collaboration between about 17 countries including NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

(7) Applications:

 It will help in a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology.

 It will help to understand the origins of the universe, the evolution of our own Solar System, search for signs of life on faraway planets.
 It can also analyze the atmospheres of exoplanets that pass in front of their stars.

 It will look at a large number of things in the universe including icy moons, distant exo-planets and galaxy clusters.

Read More

Important events related to Ministry of Culture

● Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Building declared as World Heritage by UNESCO - makes Mumbai city the second city in India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.
> India now has overall 37 World Heritage Inscriptions with 29 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed sites.
> While India stands 2nd largest in number after China in terms of number of World Heritage properties in ASPAC (Asia and Pacific) region, it is overall 6th in the world.


● India hosts its first ever Theatre Olympics 2018 – this was 8th edition, celebrated at Red Fort, New Delhi and Gateway of India, Mumbai.


● Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat matrix celebrated.


● ASI excavations at the Sadiqpur Sanauli village of Bhagpat, Uttar Pradesh - discovery puts Indian Civilization on par with other ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia and Greece, where Chariots were extensively used.


● “Seva Bhoj Yojna” - To reimburse the Central Government share of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) so as to lessen the financial burden of such Religious / Charitable Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar (Community Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost without any discrimination to Public/Devotees.


● ‘Dharohar Bhawan’ - the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
> ASI lifted the ban on photography to allow photography within the premises of all centrally protected monuments/sites.


● “Museum on Prime Ministers of India” is to be set up in Delhi.


● 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi launched


● 75th Anniversary of Formation of Azad Hind Government


● 550th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji.

Read More