GSLV MkIII lifts India into a new orbit in satellite launches Subject : Science What is ISRO’s GSLV Mk III? India’s heaviest rocket launcher, GSLV MkIII, is the third-generation rocket from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The project to develop it was approved in 2002, with a mandate of achieving the capability […]
IIT-Roorkee discovers antiviral molecules to treat Covid-19 Subject : Science Context- Researchers at IIT-Roorkee have identified “anti-viral molecules” that they say can be used to treat Covid-19. About the research- The team identified three such antiviral molecules through drug repurposing, computational and antiviral experimental studies. College officials said the Covid-19 pandemic spurred both […]
India successfully tests Ballistic Missile Defence Interceptor capable of neutralising long-range adversary missiles Subject : Science Context- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden flight test of phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with a large kill altitude bracket from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the […]
Steel ‘waste’ sent to BRO to build border road in Arunachal Subject : Science Context- Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh flagged off the dispatch of a 1,600-metric tonne processed steel slag railway rack from Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant to the Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) ‘Project Arunank’ in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. About […]
Kamikaze Drones Subject :Science Context: Three kamikaze drones struck the small town of Makariv, situated west of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. About Kamikaze Drones: These are small unmanned aircraft packed with explosives that can be flown directly at a tank or a group of troops that are destroyed when it hits the target […]
New Covid-19 variants spreading across the globe, what risk do they pose? Subject : Science Context- 2,060 new infections were recorded in the country over the last 24 hours– omicron sub-variants such as the BF.7 and recombinant variants such as XBB are spreading in several countries. Latest situational report of WHO- The BA.5 […]