SPIRAL GALAXY BARS MAY PREVENT NEW STARS
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Introduction Stars are fundamental building blocks of galaxies and the seeds of these stars are clouds of cosmic dust and gas. Stars are scattered all around the galaxies, and the galaxies themselves are of different types: star-forming spiral galaxies and non-star-forming lenticular and elliptical galaxies. In some spiral galaxies, the […]
RUDRAM MISSILE TO BE INDUCTED BY 2022
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Internal Security Challenges Why in news? India’s first anti-radiation missile ‘Rudram’ will be ready for induction into service by 2022 and will boost the Indian Air Force’s capabilities to knock out enemy radars and surveillance systems. The indigenous missile, being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for […]
Parliamentary panel asks Twitter for affidavit on geo-tagging glitch
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Data Protection Bill Sought an affidavit from Twitter inc, the US based parent company of the social media platform asking them as to why it showed Ladakh as a part of China. Geotagging Geotagging is the process of adding geographical […]
ISRO to launch Earth Observation Satellite EOS-01
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? India would launch its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine international customer spacecraft onboard its PSLV-C49 rocket from spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November of 2020. Details This is the first launch by India Space Research Organization since the COVID 19 induced lockdown. ISRO […]
Black Holes don’t move around sucking in objects like a vacuum cleaner: Director, IUCAA.
Focus: GS 3 ; Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Why in News? Director, Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, Somak Raychaudhury began his Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai lecture by busting some myths about Black Holes. NSC Mumbai, Ministry of Culture’s […]
Dr Harsh Vardhan launches CSIR partnered clinical trials website “CUReD” on Repurposed Drugs for Covid- 19.
Focus: GS 3 ;Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Why in News? Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science & Technology, Health and Family Welfare and Earth Sciences, launched a website that gives comprehensive information about the numerous COVID-19 clinical trials that CSIR is engaged in partnership with Industry, other […]
REDUCING INDIA’S CANCER BURDEN
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) National Cancer Registry Programme Report has estimated that the number of cancer cases in India in 2020 is almost 14 lakhs. India has seen a steady rise in cancer cases over many decades. […]
SCIENCE BEHIND AIR-BREATHING SCRAMJET ENGINE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) performed a major technological feat when it flew a cruise vehicle at a hypersonic speed of Mach six for 20 seconds. Details The DRDO called the cruise vehicle Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). The centrepiece of the HSTDV was the […]
WEB-BASED COVID PREDICTOR
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? A group of scientists in India is working on genomic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 around the World, including India, to identify genetic variability and potential molecular targets in virus and human to find the best possible answer to combat the COVID 19 virus. Details A professor and his […]
THE TWISTED TRAJECTORY OF BT. COTTON
Focus: GS-III Science and technology, Agriculture Introduction Cotton fabric from around 3,000 BCE has been excavated from the ruins of Mohenjo-daro show that cotton was used in the subcontinent as far back as 5,000 BCE. Indian cotton fabrics dominated the world trade during the succeeding millennia and were exported to many places, including Greece, Rome, […]