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IAO Hanle

In Context According to a recent study, the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) is becoming one of the promising observatory sites globally.                Image Courtesy: TH   According to the Department of Science and Technology, this is due to its advantages of:  Clear nights Minimal light pollution Background aerosol concentration Extremely dry atmospheric condition  Uninterrupted monsoon […]

Solar Conjunction

In Context  The solar conjunction will halt communication with Mars missions for 2 weeks. It is between October 2 and October. 14, 2021, when Mars is within 2 degrees of the Sun. What is Solar Conjunction?  It is the period when Earth and Mars, in their eternal march around the Sun, are obscured from each […]

Antimalarial Drug Resistance in India

In News Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article `Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa’. It confirmed the increasing evidence for the failure of artemisinin-based combination therapy for falciparum malaria either alone or with partner drugs. Malaria Malaria is mosquito borne blood disease caused by plasmodium protozoa. The parasites spread through the […]

Winged Microchip

In News  Recently, Northwestern University engineers have created an electronic microchip with the capability of flight.  About The new flying microchip(micro flier) is about the size of a grain of sand and much smaller than a regular-sized ant.  It operates without a motor or engine, catching flight through wind via a propeller-like helicopter. The micro […]

Lifi Technology

In News  The Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) has become the first-of-its-kind institute in the Union Territory to have an internet connection using Light Fidelity (LiFi) technology. The faculties and students would get faster and safer internet connections over the existing electric power lines for various educational purposes. What is Light Fidelity […]

Global Innovation Index 2021

In News India has been ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index 2021. Key Findings India’s performance: India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021. India ranks 2nd among 34 lower middle-income economies? and? […]

Bias in AI is a key topic of concern

In News UNESCO’s framework for moral AI would have a far-reaching influence on the complete gamut of AI actions. The facets of AI which will be affected are improvement,  software,  ethicality,  information privateness, and  regulation. It is still under consultation and not fully developed. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? It is a machine which mimics […]

Low Carbon Bricks

In News Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), developed low carbon bricks, for energy-efficient walling envelopes.   About Conventionally, building envelopes consist of masonry walls built with burnt clay bricks, concrete blocks, hollow clay blocks, fly ash bricks, lightweight blocks, and so on. A building envelope is commonly defined as the separation of the […]

Methanol Production From High Ash Coal

In Context India’s first indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant successfully demonstrated facility to create methanol from High Ash Indian Coal. About Due to the high ash percentage of Indian coal, most internationally accessible technology did not cater to the Indian demands. Therefore, the BHEL R&D centre at Hyderabad began working […]

Doppler Weather Radar (DWR)

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology inaugurated the latest upgraded state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) & Indigenous GPS based Pilot Sonde at Indian Meteorological Office in Jammu. Significance of the move The  X-Band Doppler Weather Radar will help in providing real-time monitoring and reporting of weather events affecting […]