Indian Space Missions for UPSC Exam
GSAT-30 Why in news? Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched telecommunication satellite GSAT-30 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Kourou launch base, French Guiana by European Ariane-5 VA-251. Details: GSAT-30 satellite will replace INSAT-4A which was launched in 2005. A European communication satellite named EUTELSAT KONNECT was also launched with GSAT-30. GSAT-30 derives its heritage from ISRO’s earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series and will replace INSAT-4A in […]
Coating developed by JNCASR may prevent transmission of infection:
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) has developed a one-step curable anti-microbial coating which, when coated on different surfaces such as textile, plastic and so on could kill a range of virus types including COVID 19. Details: The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has created an unprecedented stir in global public health. Like influenza, Coronavirus […]
SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE K-4
Why in news? India successfully test-fires 3,500-km range submarine-launched ballistic missile K-4 Details The test was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from a submerged pontoon off the Visakhapatnam coast Very few countries which have managed to achieve this technological breakthrough Our Circular Error Probability (CEP) is much more sophisticated Once […]
CONVERGENCE INDIA
Launched in 1992, the Convergence India series of expo is credited as India’s leading Technology Show. It started as a communications and ICT event and it has now become a mega expo showcasing convergence of technologies covering Communications, Digital Broadcast, Internet of Things, AR, VR, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Embedded Technology, Mobile Devices & Accessories, Gaming […]
FUTURE CLASSROOM: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE LEARN
It’s almost 20 years since the new millennium, and the generation that was born then is already in universities. This new generation has spent its teenage days surrounded by technology. How technology is shaping the education sector, and what the top trends of 2020 are going to be? Impact of 5G smartphones Artificial intelligence Content […]
HOW HUMANS AFFECT THE GENETIC CONNECTIVITY OF FOUR MAMMALS
Why in News? A new study of four wide ranging mammals – Jungle cats, Leopards, Sloth Bears and Tigers in central India – from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, has shown that anthropogenic activities can impact genetic connectivity or the movement among habitat patches usually resulting in mating and genetic exchange. Details […]
WHO PREQUALIFIES PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE
Why in News? Pneumococcal vaccine developed by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has been pre-qualified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the third week of December 2019. This Vaccine costs only 2$ per dose, 30% lesser than Gavi. Serum Institute had optimised an efficient conjugate vaccine manufacturing processes for its meningitis A vaccine […]
C.N.R. RAO
Why in News? C.N.R. Rao, the chief guest at the Indian Science Congress told that Neither the Quality nor the quantity of publications that come out of India are adequate. He said China had made major strides in science, and as of today, it nearly equalled the research publication output of the U.S. — the […]
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER CALLS FOR PATHOGEN SPECIFIC DRUGS
Ada. E. Yonath (Winner of Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2009) delivered a talk in 107th Indian Science Congress She said – Concerns surrounding anti-biotic use, including environmental hazards and the appearance of multi-drug resistant bacteria can be minimised by designing antibiotics that are specific to each species of pathogen, instead of using the broad-range […]
ISRO: GAGANYAAN AND CHANDRAYAAN-3 IN MISSION MODE
Mission Gaganyaan: Under the Gaganyaan schedule, three flights will be sent in orbit. Of the three, there will be two unmanned flights and one human spaceflight. The human space flight programme, called the Orbital Module will have three Indian astronauts, including a woman. It will circle Earth at a low-earth-orbit at an altitude of 300-400 […]