Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD): Sandalwood spike disease (SSD) has recently started spreading to private fields where the cultivation of sandalwood has been taken up on a commercial basis. It is caused by phytoplasma — bacterial parasites of plant tissues — which are transmitted by insect vectors. The disease was first reported in Kodagu in 1899. […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
LVM3-M2 : ISRO
LVM3-M2 : ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, recently. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISRO’s maiden commercial mission. This mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial arrangement between New Space India […]
Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas plant
Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas plant: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri recently inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Punjab. The compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga was constructed at the cost of Rs.230 crore over 20 acres of land. The project was commissioned with a […]
James Webb Telescope : Pillars Of Creation
James Webb Telescope : Pillars Of Creation Highly detailed landscape- the iconic “Pillars of Creation” has been caught by NASA’s powerful James Webb Telescope. Pillars of Creation: It is a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas. These iconic Pillars of Creation is located in the centre of the Eagle Nebula […]
Web 3.0
Web 3.0: According to NASSCOM’s latest report, India is home to 11% of the global Web3.0 talent and employs nearly 75,000 blockchain professionals. The study titled “The India Web3 Start-up Landscape, An Emerging Technology Leadership Frontier,” was aimed at promoting a broader understanding of the diverse possibilities with Web3 and the landscape of Web3 start-ups […]
India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake
India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake: Union Minister for Railways inaugurated India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake named – 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. This is a dedicated effort for the Make in India program as it has been fully designed and developed indigenously in collaboration with RDSO, HINDALCO and Besco Wagon. Reduce Carbon Footprint: It […]
Lab Grown Meat
Lab Grown Meat: Recently meat and seafood retailer Licious forayed into the marketing of “mock” chicken and mutton under a new ‘UnCrave’ brand. “Plant-based” refers to products that bio-mimic or replicate meat, seafood, eggs, and milk derived from animals by looking, smelling, and tasting like them. Plant-based dairy products include ice-cream that isn’t simply frozen […]
Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in India
Omicron sub-variant BF.7: The Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre has recently detected the first case of the Omicron sub-variant BF.7 in India. Omicron BF. 7 is the latest sub-variant of the Omicron variant, first detected in Northwest China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is also known as the ‘Omicron spawn’. This new variant is fast spreading […]
What Are Exoplanets?
What Are Exoplanets? In a new study, scientists have detected barium in the upper atmosphere of two giant exoplanets for the first time. Ultra-hot Jupiters are a class of hot gaseous planets that matches the size of Jupiter, but they have short orbital periods, unlike Jupiter. What are Exoplanets? An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is […]
Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)
Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a rocket named Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) to replace the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). NGLV will feature semi-cryogenic propulsion (refined kerosene as fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX) as oxidiser) for the booster stages which is cheaper and efficient. According to […]
