China’s rise as a Space Power Subject : Science and Technology Section: Space technology Concept : Three astronauts working at China’s space station returned to Earth on Sunday (June 5), state media reported, hailing their six-month-long mission as a “complete success”. The astronauts have been replaced by the crew of Shenzhou 16 spacecraft, […]
Kerala Fibre Optical Network Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept : The Kerala government officially launched the Kerala Fibre Optical Network (KFON), one of its flagship projects. Key details: Through KFON, Kerala, which was the first state to declare the right to internet as a basic right, aims to […]
Vision Pro: Apple’s breakthrough AR headset Subject: Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept : Apple has unveiled the Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset that allows “spatial computing” by using the wearer’s eyes, voice and hands. The headset is the biggest breakthrough product from Apple since the launch of the iPhone […]
GE cotton: Three states refuse NOC for field trials Subject: Science and Technology Section: Places in news Context: Four locations viz. Haryana, Gujrat, Telangana and Maharashtra have been chosen for biosafety research trials (BRL) of genetically engineered (GE) cotton hybrids. Only Haryana has approved the field trial. Details: 42 locations across India have […]
Higgs boson Subject : Science and technology Section: Mega science Concept : Physicists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle-smasher at CERN, in Europe, reported that they had detected a Higgs boson decaying into a Z boson particle and a photon. This is a very rare decay process that tells us important […]
Time to give up on the vaunted but unproven ‘paleo diet’ Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : The paleo diet’s proponents contend that by eating this way, we will lose weight and reduce our risk of chronic diseases. Paleo Diet The paleo diet is based on the assumption that the […]
Railways to secure signalling equipment with double locks Subject : Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : The root cause of the three-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district is suspected to be a change in the electronic interlocking system. Double Locking Arrangement Indian Railways issued a circular on a week-long safety drive, […]
Satellites, AI to help certify fields growing organic cotton Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept : The European Space Agency (ESA), Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and Marple (an AI company) are aiming to combine data from satellite images and artificial intelligence (AI) to keep track of cotton certification […]
How genome sequences tracked down an ancient disease Subject : Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : The ‘Black Death’ causing bacteria’s prehistoric trail has been traced by scientists thanks to advanced gene-sequencing techniques. The ‘black death’, or the Great Plague, of the 14th century, was one of the deadliest epidemics in human […]