National Centre For Polar And Ocean Research: The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) is building a new ocean research vessel to explore the deep Indian Ocean for rare minerals and metals as part of India’s Deep Ocean Mission. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research is an autonomous research instituteestablished in 1998. […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Uranium : Study
Uranium : Study A new study by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) concludes that up to 60 µg/l of uranium in drinking water is safe, challenging the Bureau of Indian Standards’ (BIS) 2021 limit of 30 µg/l. The BIS standard aligns with WHO recommendations but the BARC study argues it may be counterproductive, adding […]
Dyson Spheres : Study
Dyson Spheres : Study Dyson spheres are hypothetical megastructures built around a star to harness its entire energy output. Named after physicist Freeman Dyson, these structures would collect all of a star’s radiant energy. Detecting a Dyson sphere could indicate a technologically advanced alien civilization that prefers not to communicate. Earth receives 1,361 watts per […]
First Overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra
First Overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra: India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra was inaugurated in Mauritius. This event highlights the strong bilateral cooperation in the health sector between India and Mauritius. The Jan Aushadi Kendra aims to provide affordable generic medicines to enhance public healthcare in Mauritius. Janaushadhi Kendras are centres that provide quality generic medicines […]
Flower Flies : Two Species Reported
Flower Flies : Two Species Reported Researchers of the Shadpada Entomology Research Lab (SERL) of Christ College, Irinjalakuda, have reported two species of flower flies for the first time from Kerala. Mesembrius bengalensisand quadrivittatus have been discovered from the Kole wetlands and Vilagan Kunnu hillocks of Thrissur district. Flower flies belong to the family Syrphidae […]
Rapid Apophis Mission For Space Safety
Rapid Apophis Mission For Space Safety: The European Space Agency recently announced that its new Ramses spacecraft may accompany the asteroid Apophis before and after its safe, albeit rather close, pass of Earth. Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES) is a planetary defence mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). It will intercept the […]
Gaia Spacecraft
Gaia Spacecraft: Gaia spacecraft has faced and overcome significant challenges in its mission to map over a billion stars in the Milky Way. Gaia Spacecraft was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in December 2013. It is located 1.5 million kilometres from Earth at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2). It monitors each of […]
Common Services Centres Special Purpose Vehicle
Common Services Centres Special Purpose Vehicle: Common Services Centres Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV) celebrated 15 glorious years of its establishment. Common Services Centres Special Purpose Vehicle is incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. It monitors the implementation of the Common Services Centers […]
Coalition Of Epidemic Preparedness Innovation
Coalition Of Epidemic Preparedness Innovation: Union Minister for the Ministry of Science & Technology inaugurated Asia’s first health research-related “Pre-clinical Network Facility” under the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Faridabad. Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) was launched in 2017 as an innovative partnership between public, private, philanthropic and civil organisations. It was […]
MV Sea Change
MV Sea Change: The world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered by 100% hydrogen fuel, the MV Sea Change, was launched recently at the San Francisco Ferry Building. MV Sea Change is the world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered entirely by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells. The 75-passenger ferry was built by All American Marine Shipyard for […]
