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Hundred years ago, Satyendra Nath Bose changed physics forever Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Introduction : A fractured, disjointed picture of a new ‘quantum theory’ was emerging in the middle of the biggest upheaval in physics during 1924 . This year marks 100 years of Bose’s discovery. Bose was born in […]
The recent report on local fintech players Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: In its recent report, the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology expressed worries about foreign-owned fintech apps having too much control in India. More About News The committee suggested that Indian-owned apps should be encouraged more. It pointed out […]
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines’ private ‘Odysseus’ Moon lander Subject: Science and tech Section: Space tech Context: SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission, which could be the first private moon lander to make a lunar soft landing if it succeeds. More on news: It will become the first American spacecraft to gently set down […]
La Nina impacted air quality in India in the winter of 2022 Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: This is the first time that air quality in Indian cities has been linked to a La Nina event — and indirectly to climate change, which is making El Nino and La Nina more severe. More […]
Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Recent findings about Green anacondas: Recent research has significantly altered the scientific understanding of the green anaconda, revealing that what was thought to be a single species is actually two genetically distinct species. This […]
What’s behind the collapse in the price of nickel and how can the industry survive? Subject: Geography Section: Eco geography Context: Australia’s nickel industry has received significant federal support and temporary relief from royalty payments following a drastic drop in global nickel prices, which posed a threat to thousands of jobs. Details: The […]
Vaitarna River attack: Why the bull shark is among the most dangerous animals in the world Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: A fisherman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district was attacked by a bull shark in the Vaitarna river. Vaitarna river: The Vaitarna River, which is close to the origin of the Godavari […]
Why have fresh protests erupted in Senegal? Subject: IR Section: Places in news Context: Senegal’s President Maky Sall postponed Presidential elections due on February 25 on grounds of a dispute between the National Assembly (parliament) and the Constitutional Council over the manner of selection of candidates resetting the next election for December 15. […]
Why OpenAI’s new video generator, Sora, is making a splash Subject: Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT and Computers What is Sora: Sora (Japanese) means sky, an imagery of ‘limitless creative potential’. OpenAI (CEO-Sam Altman) has created the video creation artificial intelligence (AI) model (Sora) that can create near flawless one-minute-long videos […]
What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health Subject: Science and tech Section: Biotech Context: Researchers recently use sequences of ancestral DNA to understand genetic diseases that affected ancient humans and onto the medicines and tools that early human communities used. Ancient DNA (aDNA) studies along with cutting-edge genomic techniques can […]