ISRO has a problem: many rockets, but too few satellites to launch Subject: Science and tech Sec: Space sector Context: Indian space programme used to follow a supply-driven model: ISRO would launch satellites and then look for customers for services provided by the satellites. This changed to a demand-driven model in 2019-2020, in […]
Operation Dhanush II Sub : Sci Sec: Defence Why in news? The Army has kicked off an anti-militancy drive in Kupwara named ‘Operation Dhanush’ to counter infiltration bids from across the LoC to Kashmir valley. The operation was launched in the wake of increased militant attacks on security forces in the Jammu region. […]
Illegal coal mine in Gujarat Sub: Sci Sec: Health Context: Three dies of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Gujarat. More About News: Three labourers died of asphyxiation inside an illegal coal minein Surendranagar district of Digging for low-grade coal in illegal mines found in several parts of the district. The coal is used […]
What caused the rare failure of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Subject: Science and tech Sec: Space sector Context: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 — one of the world’s most active rockets — after the failure of its upper stage engine that stranded 20 Starlink internet satellites in a low, non-survivable […]
Nipah monoclonal antibody trials may begin in India in 2025 Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The Indian drug regulator greenlights it, a human clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a novel Nipah monoclonal antibody MBP1F5, which might offer immediate protection to people at risk of infection against the […]
Nobel laureate supports India’s pursuit for a neutrino lab Subject: Science and tech Sec: Space sector Context: Nobel laureate Takaaki Kajita opens up about the parallels and contrasts between Japan and India’s quests to further research on enigmatic elementary particles called neutrinos. More About News: About 60 years ago, historic science experiments inside […]
Content determined by volunteer editors, says Wikipedia parent Subject: Science and Tech Sec: Awareness in IT Context: The defamation suit by Asian News International claims ₹2 crore in damages from the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia. More About News: The Wikimedia Foundation has responded to the lawsuit this week by Asian News International […]
NASA’s CHAPEA project: Why 4 people spent a year in an airlocked space simulating Mars Subject: Science and tech Sub: Space sector Context: NASA’s simulation mission saw four volunteers live in a habitat built to replicate conditions on Mars, seen as the most hospitable planet to support life after Earth. More About the […]
Why dengue cases are on the rise Sub : Science and tech Sec: Health Context: In the past few weeks, cases of dengue have been rising in some parts of the country. Karnataka, in particular, has been experiencing a rapid surge in cases in the last few days, while the cases have been […]
ISRO’s plans to venture into planetary defense. Sub : Science and tech Sec: Space Context: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said last week that “we should be able to go and meet” the asteroid Apophis when it passes by Earth at a distance of 32,000 km in 2029. What is […]