Space, Science and Technology

NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory being jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic ...

  Lagrangian points, often referred to as "L-points," are specific positions in space where the gravitational forces of two large ...

Introduction:In this article, we delve into the PRL Advanced Radial-Velocity Abu-Sky Search spectrograph (PARAS), a state-of-the-art instrument developed by the ...

Context: Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine ...

Context: Scientists had published the map of the human genome for the first time nearly two decades ago which was hailed as ...

Context: Recently, the Government has allowed genome-edited plants without the cumbersome GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) regulation at the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee ...

Context: With space junk posing an increasing threat to Indian assets in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up its orbital debris ...

Context: Both Voyager spacecraft are rushing away from Earth and into interstellar space. Yet for a portion of every year, ...

Context: The European Space Agency’s ExoMars 2022 mission won’t launch in September, 2022 as planned after the agency suspended all cooperation with ...

Context: Recently, the Artemis I Moon rocket – NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion spacecraft atop it has ...

About Vigyan Jyoti: The Vigyan Jyoti programme was launched by DST in 2019 Vigyan Jyoti is a programme to promote Science, Technology, ...

Context: Recently, Ukrainian police has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorus bomb attacks (chemical weapon) in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions of eastern ...

Context: Recently, the Indian researchers at RRI (Raman Research Institute) in a study using the SARAS 3 Radio Telescope, have conclusively denied a recent ...

Context: Recently, Scientists at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have unravelled the science behind the jets of plasma on the Sun’s chromosphere. What is Solar ...

Context: The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has deployed PARAM Ganga-a High-Performance Computational (HPC) facility at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops. About ...

Context: Professor Deepak Dhar Deepak Dhar, physicist, from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, has been selected ...

Context: The National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February each year in India to spread the message about the ...

Context: Recently, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru installed the supercomputer 'Param Pravega'. It has a supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops. What is a ...

Context: Non Fungible Tokens have taken the world by storm due to its ability to assign value to everything from ...

Context: Recently, a US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured ...

Context: A draft foresight paper on synthetic biology released by the Department of Biotechnology has stressed the need for a ...

Context: Scientists have developed a material similar to origami metamaterials that crumple rather than tear to take the impact of any accident, ...

Context: Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation's earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) were successfully placed into the intended orbit ...

Context: Recently, three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK died. The cases have been linked to travel to west African countries ...

Context: Recently, Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched. What ...

Context: Recently, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), has invited applications under ‘ABHYAAS’, a program of ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme, for summer season. Accelerate ...

Context: Recently, the Department of Science has stated that India plans to execute the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August 2022. Chandrayaan-3 Mission Chandrayaan-3 is ...

What is Quantum Communication? Quantum communication is a field of applied quantum physics closely related to quantum information processing and ...

Context: Recently, the Kerala government announced that the country’s first Graphene Innovation Centre would come up in Thrissur, Kerala. What is Graphene? ...

Context: Recently, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully conducted a 25-second qualification test for its liquid propellant-based High Thrust Vikas engine ...

Context: According to the GRAM Report (Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance report), 1.27 million people died in 2019 as a direct ...

Context: The concept of Web3, also called Web 3.0, used to describe a potential next phase of the internet, created quite a buzz ...

Context: Recently, in order to secure Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), under Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, has ...

Context: Recently, there has been an abrupt and cascading Semiconductor Shortage worldwide. What are Semiconductors? A semiconductor sits between a conductor and ...

Context: Recently, an application seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product has been filed by a firm. Apatani textile ...

About World intellectual property organization: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Formation: 14th July ...

Context: Recently, the Centre has given in-principle (first step ) approval for setting up of six nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in ...

Context: Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. has pointed out that 'Starlink Internet Services' is not licensed ...

Context: Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) council approved a manifesto to accelerate the use of space in Europe to tackle the ...

Context: NASA has postponed its moon mission to 2025. This will be the first moon mission after 1972 Apollo Lunar ...

Context: PM Modi addressed the  annual summit of cyber and critical technologies. What is Sydney Dialogue ? It is an ...

Context: The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today suggested to ISRO to give a thrust to the indigenously-developed regional ...

Context China in August tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. What is a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle ...

Context: Prime Minister will launch Indian Space Association (ISpA)  on 11th October, 2021  via video conferencing. He will also interact ...

Context: A breakthrough in nuclear fusion research has been reported by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Background The ...

Context: The launch of earth observation satellite EOS-03 onboard GSLV-F10 was unsuccessful recently because of an anomaly in the rocket’s cryogenic upper stage. GSLV-F10 ...

Department of Space Context: Space Activities Bill is under active consideration of the Government-Dr Jitendra Singh Key Highlights Space Activities ...

Ministry of Defence Context: The Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has approved a central sector scheme viz. Innovations ...

Context: Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022 About Chandrayan-3 The Chandrayaan-3 is the successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission ...

Context: NASA has announced that it will launch its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, in 2023. NASA is undertaking the ...

Context: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected an unusually high concentration of methane, along with carbon dioxide and dihydrogen, in the moons of ...

Context: The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars since February this year, has captured images of glowing atmospheric lights known as discrete auroras. Auroras on ...

Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the first uncrewed mission (testing flight) in December, as part of the ...

Context: Union Environment Minister released LiDAR-based reports mapping out the water requirement within forest areas in 10 states.  Key Highlights ...

Context: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT ...

Context: NASA reports trouble with the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope has been down for the past few days. The problem is ...

Context: Scientists have shown that the geometry of space-time can cause neutrinos to oscillate. What are neutrinos? A neutrino is ...

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences ...

Context: The ‘National AI Portal’, celebrated its first anniversary on 28th May, 2021. About National AI Portal- INDIAai: INDIAai (The National AI Portal of ...

Context: Recently, European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. About EnVision Mission: EnVision is an ...

About TRIPS: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World ...

Context: Sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified varieties exported to Bahrain from West Bengal & Bihar About Geographical ...

Context: Nasa has sent glow-in-the-dark baby squids and about 5,000 tardigrades, also called water bears, to the International Space Station. They were part of the 22nd SpaceX ...

Context: Recently, China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) achieved a peak temperature of 288 million degrees Fahrenheit, which is over ten times hotter than the sun ...

Context: NASA has announced two new missions to Venus. These two sister missions both aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like ...

Context: Geologists have extracted the oldest water on Earth from a mine in Canada. The water is estimated to be ...

Ministry of Science & Technology Context: High energy particles are generally lower in number in the cosmic universe. But the ...

Context: China’s first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe ...

Context: Four astronauts were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida as part of collaboration between NASA and SpaceX under the ...

Context: NASA has announced that a device aboard the Perseverance rover has been able to produce oxygen from the thin ...

Context: Russia's space agency said Tuesday it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing ...

Context: Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed an integrated system that can capture carbon dioxide ...

Context: Researchers have developed a whitest version of the colour which has the potential to reflect 99 percent of sunlight ...

Context: WHO will facilitate the establishment of one (or more, as appropriate) technology transfer hub(s) that will  use a hub and spoke ...

Context: Social media platforms are flooded with requests for Remdesivir, considered an important drug in the treatment of COVID-19 and ...

Ministry of Science & Technology Context New electronic nose with biodegradable polymer and monomer can detect hydrogen sulphide from sewers ...

Context: A new research has identified existence of new physics governing the laws of nature. They do not match observations ...

Context: Aiming to develop a method to predict collision from space debris, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi, has received research ...

Context Recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based portal ‘SUPACE’ in the judicial system aimed at assisting judges with ...

Context: Indian astronomers have tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest kind of stars ...

Ministry of Science & Technology India is fast emerging a leader in high power computing with the National Super Computing ...

Context: Nasa’s InSight lander has recorded over 500 quakes to date on Mars since its touch down on the Red ...

Ministry of Civil Aviation Special Travel Considerations Foreigners are currently not allowed to fly drones in India. For commercial purposes, ...

Context: NASA and ISRO are jointly developing a satellite called NISAR that will detect movements of the planet’s surface. Background ...

Context: US Space agency NASA has ruled out chances of potential damages caused by asteroid Apophis to Earth for the ...

Context: JP Morgan has successfully tested a blockchain transaction in space using Danish space firm GomSpace’s satellites. Details It is ...

Issue The largest asteroid called 2001 FO32 will pass by Earth at the nearest in 2021. It will not pose ...

Why in News? ISRO has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of producing high-resolution images for a joint ...

Context: Telecom Secretary Shri Anshu Prakash inaugurates an online certification course on 5G technology What is 5G Technology? In telecommunications, 5G is the ...

Context: Astronomers have detected a “hurricane” of plasma in upper atmosphere of the Earth. They have termed this phenomenon as ...

Ministry of Science & Technology Context: Indian Scientists have indigenously designed and developed a low-cost optical spectrograph that can locate ...

Context: ISRO has successfully launched Brazil’s optical earth observation satellite, Amazonia-1, and 18 co-passenger satellites from India and the U.S.A ...

Why in News? INCOIS is planning to take the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for aerial mapping ...

Context: The Department of Space (DoS), under which ISRO comes, has signed an MoU with geospatial technology company CE Info ...

Context: HOPE Mission- the first Arab interplanetary mission is expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday in what is considered the most critical ...

Context: On 4th Feb, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) Council held its maiden meeting and approved the establishment of the world’s largest ...

Context: Leaders of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and CPI have filed dissent notes to the parliamentary standing committee’s report on ...

About The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) It is an autonomous body established in 1942. funded by the Ministry ...

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab ...

What is “quantum supremacy”? The phrase “quantum supremacy” was coined in 2012 by John Preskill.Quantum supremacy refers to a quantum ...

ISRO or Indian Space Research Organisation is India’s space agency founded in 1969 to help develop an indigenous Indian space ...

Why in news? India’s seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) began on Wednesday, 6th January 2021, at the World Trade Organization in ...

Context: India, through a state-owned company Khanij Bidesh India Ltd, has signed a pact with an Argentine firm to jointly prospect lithium in Argentina. The ...