Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion : NASA As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for 2023, NASA selected a bimodal nuclear propulsion concept for Phase I development which could reduce transit times to Mars to just 45 days. Bimodal nuclear propulsion is a two-part system that includes; Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NTP […]
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What Is Planet Parade?
What Is Planet Parade? Over the past few nights, Venus and Saturn have been gradually coming together in the sky which was visible through the naked eye. Planet Parade is the phenomenon wherein the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were visible to the naked eye from Earth. This planetary meet-up, also known as […]
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals
Yellow Band Disease : Destroying Corals Scientists found that corals of eastern Thailand are getting affected by Yellow band Disease which is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor. Yellow-band disease named for the colour it turns corals before destroying them was first spotted decades ago and has caused widespread damage to reefs […]
Alien Invasive Plants
Alien Invasive Plants: A new study has found that several alien invasive plants growing together can have a detrimental effect on the biodiversities in tiger habitats in Kanha Tiger Reserve. The research paper has deciphered many negative impacts of multiple co-occurring alien plants on biodiversity and what it means for conservation in the era of […]
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022
Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022: The article highlights the recent data related to rural healthcare in India and government initiatives to transform rural healthcare. According to the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022, India’s rural healthcare system continues to be plagued by a shortfall on two critical fronts – doctors and […]
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns
ChatGPT : Ethical Concerns OpenAI (AI research and deployment company) opened its most recent and powerful AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to users to test its capability. ChatGPT is a variant of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) which is a large-scale neural network-based language model developed by OpenAI. GPT models are trained on vast amounts of text data […]
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government
Menstrual Leave For Girl Students : Kerala Government The Kerala Government recently introduced menstrual leave for girl students above the age of 18 years. The decision is a part of the gender-sensitive education reforms of the Kerala Government. The decision on menstrual and maternity leaves was made by the Higher Education Department. In accordance with […]
What Is Hybrid Immunity?
What Is Hybrid Immunity? Study in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases held that “hybrid immunity” provides better protection against severe Covid-19, while all immunity against a re-infection wane within a few months. The study is based on a meta-analysis of 11 other studies on the protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) infection and 15 […]
Ecologically Sensitive Zones : Protests In Kerala
Ecologically Sensitive Zones : Protests In Kerala The creation of the Ecologically sensitive zones (ESZ) has sparked protests in Kerala and can be a hint of what is likely to occur in other parts of the country. Eco Sensitive Zones: The National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change […]
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project: NASA and Boeing will partner in the development and flight test of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator aircraft under SFD project. The partnership aims to revolutionize the commercial aviation industry through a much more fuel-efficient design of narrow body airliners The project aims to engage with industry, academia, and other […]
