Science & Technology

Asia’s largest 4-metre liquid mirror telescope inaugurated in Uttarakhand Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) at Devasthal in Uttarakhand. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences

Google makes breakthrough in quantum computing, much bigger than AI Recently Google has claimed a breakthrough in an important sub-field called quantum error correction. This would make quantum computing more accurate. Under traditional computers, information

ISRO arm targets 10 commercial SSLV launches by 2026 Recently New Space India Limited (NSIL) has set a target of launching 10 commercial Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV) by the year 2026. New Space India

ISRO successfully conducts key rocket engine test for Chandrayaan-3 Recently the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully completed the test of the main rocket engine for Chandrayaan-3. The flight acceptance heat test of the

National Science Day (NSD) 2023 National Science Day (NSD) 2023 has been celebrated across the country on 28 February. National Science Day is being celebrated every year since 1986. The theme of National Science Day,

‘Gorakhpur Haryana’ Atomic Power Project (GHAVP) Recently, the state’s first nuclear power plant will be set up at Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. The under-construction Gorakhpur Haryana Atomic Power Project (GHAVP) will have

A Geomagnetic Storm Recently, the solar wind entered the Earth’s atmosphere through a crack in the mantle of the Earth’s magnetic field. This has generated a G1-category geomagnetic storm (GMS). The south-pointing magnetic fields of

REAIM 2023 | World’s first global summit on Responsible AI in the Military kicks off in The Netherlands Recently the world’s first “International Summit on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Sector (REAIM)”

NITI Aayog-CSIR Report on Lead Poisoning in India Recently in the year 2022, NITI Aayog and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducted a study regarding lead poisoning. Based on the findings of this

Marine Spatial Planning framework, country’s first Recently Puducherry has launched India’s first Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework. The MSP has been launched as part of an agreement under the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Initiative to balance

Dedicated unit to map erratic weather events Recently the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) will set up a dedicated center to provide warnings at short notice. This will help in reducing weather related losses. According to

India’s first solid waste to hydrogen power plant in Pune Recently, the first solid waste-to-hydrogen plant will be set up in Pune, Maharashtra. A total cost of Rs. 430 crore will be incurred on this.

Equatorial Guinea Confirms First Outbreak of Marburg Disease Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Equatorial Guinea, saying that the Ebola-related Marburg virus is responsible for

Agnilet : world’s first single-piece 3D printed rocket engine  Chennai-based space technology start-up Agnikul Cosmos has successfully completed the launch acceptance test of its 3D printed rocket engine. Agnilet has been tested as a trial

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) a new pandemic? According to a recent United Nations report, the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) may cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050. The above findings are part of a report

ISRO successfully launches SSLV’s second developmental flight Recently ISRO has successfully launched Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh). This was the second development

Chandrayaan 3 – ISRO Recently the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has finalized the coordinates of the landing sites of Chandrayaan-3. All the three possible landing sites for Chandrayaan-3 are in the south polar region

Muons to study the fortress wall of Xi’an Recently, researchers have been examining the fortification wall at Xi’an, an ancient city in China, using muons, extraterrestrial particles that can penetrate stone surfaces to within hundreds

ISRO’s Venus mission ‘Shukrayaan-1’ likely to be done in 2031 According to ISRO, it has not yet received approval from the Government of India for the Venus mission. The launch of Venus mission ‘Shukrayaan-1’ is

108th Indian Science Congress The Prime Minister has addressed the 108th Indian Science Congress on 03 January 2023 through video conferencing. The event is being hosted by the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) at

Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE) Recently the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the launch of Jupiter ICy Moons Explorer (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer: Juice) in April 2023. It will be Europe’s first dedicated robotic

First Death Linked to Brain-Eating Amoeba Recently, the first case of death from infection with Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating amoeba”, has been reported in South Korea. A 50-year-old Korean man who returned from Thailand died

Perseverance mission collects first samples on Mars Recently, the Perseverance Mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has collected the first samples on Mars. The Perseverance rover mission is part of NASA’s Mars

Venu Bappu Observatory  Recently a function has been organized on the completion of 50 years of its establishment. Several stellar discoveries of the 40-inch telescope at the Venu Bappu Observatory were highlighted on the occasion.

TVS-2M (TVS-2M) nuclear fuel Recently Russia has supplied the first batch of TVS-2M nuclear fuel to India for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. This fuel, supplied by Russia’s Rosatom State Corporation, is more reliable and

Innovation for Defense Excellence (iDEX) Recently Innovation for Defense Excellence (iDEX) has achieved a major milestone by signing the 150th contract. Defense Ministry has signed the 150th contract for Defense Innovation under iDEX. The contract

Digital India Awards (DIA) 2022  Recently, the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has won the Platinum Icon Award of the Digital India Awards (DIA) The Digital India Awards are

‘Samudrayaan Mission’ to be completed by the year 2026 According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the Samudrayaan mission is expected to be completed by the year 2026. The objective of the mission is to

5th Scorpene class submarine of Project-75 INS ‘Vagir’ handed over to Indian Navy Recently, the fifth Submarine Yard 11879 ie VAGIR of the Project-75 Kalvari Class submarines was handed over to the Indian Navy. This

INS Mormugao commissioned into the Navy Recently Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao has been inducted into the Indian Navy. Mormugao is a stealth guided missile destroyer. Its length is 163 meters and width is 17