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Prelim Bits 15-01-2017

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January 15, 2017

Highest altitude telescope:

  • China has started the construction of the world’s highest altitude gravitational wave telescope – Ngari N0 1, in Tibet to detect primordial gravitational waves, which have never been detected.
  • Tibet is considered as the best location in the northern hemisphere to detect the G-waves due to thin air and its dry climate, which reduces the influences of moisture on the primordial sub millimeter G-waves.
  • The primordial gravitational waves were created about 13.8 billion years ago by the Big Bang explosion.
  • Gravitational waves are ripples in the space-time caused by the disruptive waves from the massive accelerating objects such as neutron stars or black holes orbiting each other.
  • The ripples travel at the speed of light through the universe, carrying information about its origin and nature of gravity.

 

Health Insurance Schemes:

  • The government of Karnataka has initiated various health insurance schemes to provide ”Tertiary Health Care” for treatment of catastrophic illness through an identified network of super-speciality hospitals.
  • Rajiv Arogya Bhagya Scheme - The scheme is specially designed for Above Poverty Line (APL).
  • Jyoti Sanjeevani Scheme - The scheme is to provide health services for the Government Employees.
  • Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme - This Scheme is to provide Health Protection to families living below Poverty line.
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