Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 Subject – Science and Tech Context – First Nobel for climate science Concept – The Nobel Prize Committee said the Physics Prize this year was given for “ground-breaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems”. SyukuroManabe shared one half of the prize with Klaus Hasselmann, another climate scientist, […]
Drone based Vaccine Delivery Subject – Science and Tech Context – Drone based vaccine delivery model launched Concept – Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the ICMR’s drone response and outreach in the north-east (i-Drone). The delivery model is aimed at ensuring that life-saving vaccines reach everyone. This is for the first time that […]
Noble Prize for Medicine Subject – Science and Tech Context – Nobel for deciphering the science of touch Concept – David Julius and ArdemPatapoutian, working independently in the United States, made a series of discoveries in the late 1990s and early 2000s to figure out the touch detectors in our body and the […]
Amazon’s Astro ‘robot on wheels’ Subject – Science and Tech Context – Amazon’s Astro ‘robot on wheels’ has rankled privacy crusaders Concept – Amazon last week announced many new products including a “home robot” named Astro. The robot has cartoony-eyes on a tablet-like touchscreen and comes equipped with a periscope camera and microphone, […]
Tech Repository For Digital Services Subject – Science and Tech Context – MeitY plans tech repository for digital services using open source software. Concept – Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) is looking to find customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions based on Free and open-source software (FOSS) […]
IAO Hanle Subject – Science and Tech Context – IAO Hanle: A promising astronomical observatory Concept – The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) located at Hanle near Leh in Ladakh is becoming one of the globally promising observatory sites, according to a recent study. This is due to its advantages of more clear nights, […]
A tiny plant that can digest low intensity plastic sheets Subject – Science and Tech Context –Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have isolated an alga species that shows promise as an agent of biodegradation of plastic sheets. Concept – Researchers from University of Madras and Presidency College, Chennai, have […]
Ethanol Subject – Science and Tech Context – Urgent need to stop licences for new sugar factories: Gadkari Concept – Ethanol is basically alcohol of 99%-plus purity, which can be used for blending with petrol. Produced mainly from molasses, a byproduct of sugar manufacture. Ethanol is a bio-fuel obtained primarily from sugarcane, damaged food grains such as wheat and broken rice. […]
Immortal Beings Subject – Science and Tech Concept – Hydra are small, jellyfish-like invertebrates with a remarkable approach to aging. They are largely made up of stem cells that constantly divide to make new cells, as their older cells are discarded. The constant influx of new cells allows hydra to rejuvenate themselves and […]
BepiColombo mission Subject – Science and Tech Context – European-Japanese Space Mission Gets First Glimpse of Mercury Concept – A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. The BepiColombo mission […]