Even when ‘asleep’ for 70 years, Sun’s ‘clock’ kept ticking: study Subject : Science and Technology Context: In 1645, the Sun — by then a 4.5-billion-year-old star — entered into slumber and nearly stopped producing sunspots. As the Sun continued to remain in this somber phase for the next 70 years, famously known […]
New R&D norms to fast-track research on genome-edited crops Subject : Science & technology Context :The department of biotechnology (DBT) on Tuesday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for research and development (R&D) on certain types of genome edited plants, which is expected to accelerate crop yields and agricultural productivity. Concept : Earlier, the […]
Tokenisation Subject: Science and Technology Concept: Tokenisation refers to replacement of actual card details with an alternate code called the “token”, which shall be unique for a combination of card, token requestor (i.e. the entity which accepts request from the customer for tokenisation of a card and passes it on to the card […]
Satellite Broadband Services Subject : Science & technology Context: The race for providing satellite broadband connectivity in India is heating up as companies like Jio, Oneweb, Hughes and Tata-backed Nelco are preparing to provide these services. Concept : Earlier last month, Hughes Communications India (HCI), a satellite internet service provider launched India’s first […]
Industry Research & Development Fellowship Programme (IRDFP) Subject :Science and Technology Concept: Industry Research & Development Fellowship Programme (IRDFP) is jointly initiated by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). This fellowship programme will enhance the skills of the Fellows and will be of mutual benefit […]
Medicinal fungi may be suitable for identifying novel drugs Subject : Science & Technology Context : An analytical study of medicinal fungi carried out by researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (IMSc), shows that some chemicals they secrete may find use as novel drugs. Concept : The team used a database, […]
5G Services to be rolled out in India Subject : Science & technology Context : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services at the sixth edition of Indian Mobile Congress (IMC 2022) scheduled to be held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Concept : The telecom giants, including Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea […]
Vigyan Ratna Subject: Science and technology Context:The Centre has asked its various science departments as well as its health department to trim the number of awards they give out and ensure instead that the few conferred are of greater value. Concept : Departments have to institute in consultation with the Principal Scientific Advisor […]
Tianwen 2 Mission Subject: Science and technology Context :At the heels of NASA, China is set to deflect a 40 m diameter earth-crossing asteroid. Concept : About the Mission China plans to launch its second-ever deep space exploration effort in 2025(Tianwen 2), according to the chief designer of the country’s Tianwen 1 Mars […]
NavIC: India’s homegrown navigation system Subject : Science & technology Context: The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices sold in the country from next year, a move that has spooked the industry due to additional costs and tight time frames Concept : […]