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DAVINCI & VERITAS - Future NASA Missions to the Venus

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DAVINCI Mission: It was expected to be launched in early 2030s. DAVINCI  is an acronym for " Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging ." Named after visionary Renaissance artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, NASA’s DAVINCI mission will study Venus from above its clouds down to its surface, investigating how the planet and its thick, crushing atmosphere formed and evolved over the past 4.5 billion years. DAVINCI consists of a spacecraft and a probe. Through a series of flybys, the spacecraft will track the motions of Venus’ clouds and map its surface composition. Two years into the mission, the spacecraft will release a probe that will sample the atmosphere’s chemical makeup, as well as the temperature, pressure, and winds, as it descends to the surface. Once it reaches below the clouds, the probe will take measurements and capture high-resolution images of a unique mountainous region called Alpha Regio, which may be among the oldest surfa...
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UPSC IAS Daily Current Affairs ( 27 – 09 – 2026 ) by UniFocus IAS

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India's First Port-based e-Methanol Production Facility to Produce and Supply Green Fuel to Ships United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted Abu Dhabi Declaration Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 Member States advance negotiations on PABS ahead of UN General Assembly meeting on pandemics World leaders renew commitment to protect the world from future pandemics
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World leaders renew commitment to protect the world from future pandemics

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Political leaders meeting at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) renewed their commitment to making the world safer from future pandemics, stressing the need for sustained and more equitable investment and action on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR). The UNGA today held its second High-level Meeting on PPPR, following its first staged in 2023. Leaders recognized the progress made in the past three years to strengthen global systems to detect, prepare for and respond to pandemic threats, including adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005). Countries also stressed the urgent need to successfully finalize negotiations on an annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement to establish the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system, which is currently being negotiated by WHO Member States. The purpose of the PABS annex is to operationalize a system for the timely sharing of pathogens with pandemic potential, an...
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Member States advance negotiations on PABS ahead of UN General Assembly meeting on pandemics

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WHO Member States concluded the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement today, advancing negotiations on a proposed pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) system that would underpin a faster and more equitable response to future pandemics. The five-day meeting brought together governments and stakeholders in Geneva, where negotiations continued on the PABS annex, focusing on an equitable, feasible and implementable system. The PABS annex is a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2025. It aims to facilitate the rapid and timely sharing of materials and sequence information from pathogens with pandemic potential, and, on an equal footing, enable the rapid, timely, fair and equitable sharing of the vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics developed from their use. The meeting took place as governments prepare for the Second United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandem...
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Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026

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Following the inaugural ceremony held yesterday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to commence the operational phase of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. Being conducted from 26 September to 12 October 2026, the multilateral air exercise is themed “Power in Partnership”, underscoring the strength that comes from working together, sharing expertise and building interoperability among partner air forces. Seven Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs) — Australia, the United States of America, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — are participating in the exercise. The foreign aircraft taking part include the F-35 Lightning II, Rafale, F-16, A400M, MRTT, C-130, C-130J and KC-30A, bringing together a diverse mix of combat, airlift and air-to-air refuelling capabilities. Building on the successful inaugural edition in 2024, Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 provides participating air forces an opportunity for advanced joint training, exchange of op...
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