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.
