Science & Technology

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission Recently for the first time, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has ‘touched’ the Sun to find out about the source of the solar wind. Solar wind discovery made by probe: The

Fermi Energy in Quantum physics Recently, the Fermi energy has attracted attention due to the wide range of everyday practical applications driven by the principles of quantum physics in various fields. Quantum Physics: Quantum physics

Successful flight test of ‘Agni Prime’ ballistic missile Recently, the ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ has been successfully test-fired by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast

Indian navy tested heavy weight torpedo ‘Varunastra’ Recently indigenously designed and developed heavy weight torpedo ‘Varunastra’ with live warhead was successfully flight tested by the Indian Navy against an underwater target. This indigenous heavy weight

LHC experiments see first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay Recently, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is operating the LHC. The first evidence of a rare process has been found during an

XPoSat, India’s first Polarimetry Satellite Mission Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is collaborating with Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru to build X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat). It will be launched by the end of this year.

India’s AI supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’ ranks 75th in the world The Artificial Intelligence (AI) supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’ established at C-DAC, Pune has been placed at 75th position in the world ranking. The top 500 global supercomputing list

Final submarine of Project-75 INS Vagsheer Recently, sea trials of Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene submarine built under Project-75, have begun. The submarine will now undergo extensive trials at sea of all its systems, including propulsion

Laser Interferometer Gravitational – Wave Observatory (LIGO) – India Recently the Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory – India (LIGO – India). LIGO-India is being built in Hingoli district

Cabinet approves National Quantum Mission (NOM) Recently the Union Cabinet has approved Rs 6,003 crore for the National Quantum Mission (NOM) for the period from 2023-24 to 2030-31. The fund will be used to finance

Scientists study EMIC plasma wave identified in Indian Antarctic station Recently, Indian scientists had detected “Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC)” waves at the Indian Antarctic station ‘Maitri’. The characteristics of these detected waves are now being

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Spots Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids for the First Time NASA’s Lucy mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids has captured pictures of asteroids. The Lucy spacecraft used its L’LORRI (Lucy Long Range Reconnaissance Imager)

Graphene achieves record-breaking high magnetoresistance Recently, Nobel laureate André Geim discovered that graphene exhibits an anomalous but giant magneto resistance (GMR) at room temperature. GMR is the result of the electrical resistance of a conductor

Ransomware Report 2022 released by CERT-In Recently the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT – In) has released the Ransomware Report, 2022. CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents. It

Ghana becomes first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine Recently Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve the malaria vaccine. The Food and Drug Authority of Ghana has approved the use

European Space Agency set to launch Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice)  Recently, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter icy Moons Explorer ie Juice (Jupiter icy Moons Explorer: Juice) has been sent from Europe’s spaceport in

Failure of conservation efforts around Antarctica Recently, increasing commercial interest in the resources of the Southern Ocean is thwarting conservation efforts around Antarctica. The Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, covers about 10% of the global

China plans to build lunar base using moon soil by this decade Recently Chinese scientists and researchers have met to discuss ways to build infrastructure on the Moon. This infrastructure will be made habitable for

Government aims to sequence 10,000 genomes by 2023 Recently, genome sequencing of 10,000 Indians will be completed by the end of 2023 under the Genome India Project (GIP). Under GIP, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Large deposits of 15 rare minerals found in Andhra Pradesh Recently, Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute has discovered large reserves of 15 Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. REEs are also

IMD will soon release a Heat Index Recently the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced the release of heat index readings. This will give an idea of what the temperature is actually feeling like. Till

India’s First Quantum Computing-Based Telecom Network Recently, India’s first telecom network link based on quantum communication became operational. A highly secure link developed by the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has been established for

Bio-transformation technology developed for plastic waste management Recently bio-transformation technology has been developed for plastic waste management. A United Kingdom startup claims to have developed bio-transformation technology. This technology can change the state of plastic

ISRO successfully launches 36 satellites with LVM3 rocket Recently Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s largest Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Key Points:

PM Modi unveils India’s 6G vision document The India 6G vision document has recently been prepared by the Technology Innovation Group on 6G (TIG – 6G). The group was formed in November 2021 by the

Technology and Innovation Report 2023 Recently United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released “Technology and Innovation Report, 2023”. This report focuses on the concept of green innovation. Green innovation involves creating or

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