Second capital of Himachal Pradesh:
- Dharamshala is declared as the second capital of Himachal Pradesh.
- Dharamshala is located in the Kangra Valley, in the shadow of the Dhauladhar mountains.
- The major water body at Dharamshala is Dall Lake and Kakeri Lake.
- It is the ‘Capital in exile’ of The Dalai Lama and also serves as the headquarters for Tibetan government in India.
- It is predominantly influenced by the Tibetan culture and the Namgyal Monastery serves the devotees of Buddhism.
- The famous festival is Hindu Lohri festival and folk dance is called as “Lhamo”.
Primate Species:
- Primate is a biological order that included all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans.
- The most distinguishing feature of primates is fingernails.
- Primates have large brains relative to other mammals, five fingers, a generalized dental pattern, and a primitive body plan.
- Though primates are found all over the world, they are mainly in regions of Africa, South America, Madagascar and Asia.
- Worldwide, around 60 per cent of the 500 known primate species are threatened with extinction.
- Golden snub-nosed monkey, ring-tailed lemur, Javan slow loris, Azara's night monkey are the important primate species in the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Cryogenic engine and GSLV MkIII:
- CE20is the new cryogenic rocket engine recently passed the high altitude flight acceptance test.
- It is being developed to power the upper stage for the first flight of the country’s most powerful satellite launcher GSLV-Mark III.
- The cryogenic stage is vital for a GSLV rocket as it gets its final and biggest push in space in this stage.
- GSLV MkIII, will double ISRO’s lifting power for communications satellites by lifting a four-tonne satellite to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (36,000 km high).
- ISRO plans to launch 3,200 kg communication satellite, GSAT-19 via GSLV MKIII.
