Important Facts for Prelims (16th November 2018) | 16 Nov 2018

Arecibo Message

• The Arecibo message is a 1974 interstellar radio message carrying basic information about humanity and Earth from Puerto Rico. November 16, 2018, marks 44 years since researchers sent humankind’s first interstellar radio message.
• The transmission consisted of a simple, pictorial message and was aimed at a cluster of roughly 300,000 stars known as M13 located 25,000 light years away.
• The broadcast marked the first time a human being had intentionally transmitted a message targeting another solar system.

Pushkar Camel Fair

• It is held in the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan.
• The Pushkar Camel Fair was started to attract the local camel and cattle traders for a business meeting during the holy Kartik Purnima festival.
• Though Pushkar is a tiny town, it is home to a number of temples. It is also believed that Pushkar is the only place in the entire world to have a temple dedicated to Hindu God Brahma, who is also known as the ‘Creator of World’.