Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope : Detected Atomic Hydrogen From a Far-Away Galaxy A radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy was detected by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the telescope to […]
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Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars
Evidence Of Solitary Waves Around Mars: Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has found evidence of “solitary waves” in the weak magnetic field around Mars for the first time. Scientists used high-resolution electric field data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft to make the discovery of solitary […]
Advance Medical Directive
Advance Medical Directive: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the utility of executing an advanced medical directive in India when a person is anyway free to refuse invasive treatment and accept death. Advance Medical Directive/Living will: It is a document prescribing a person’s wishes regarding the medical treatment the person would want […]
Hyderabad: Center For The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Hyderabad: Center For The Fourth Industrial Revolution The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen Hyderabad, Telangana for establishing its Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR). The C4IR Telangana will be an autonomous, non-profit organisation with a thematic focus on healthcare and life sciences. It is characterised by the use of technology to blur the […]
Concluding Session Of Global South Summit
Concluding Session Of Global South Summit: At the concluding session of the virtual Voice of Global South Summit, India unveiled initiatives to assist the Global South in areas ranging from technology to health Aarogya Maitri project for providing medical supplies to any disaster-hit country Global-South Scholarships for students from developing countries to pursue higher education […]
Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea Outbreak In Kenya
Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea Outbreak In Kenya: A strand of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea outbreak has hit Kenya. Researchers have raised alarm, warning this infection is asymptomatic in some cases and can cause significant health challenges, including permanent damage to their reproductive systems. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can infect […]
Shukrayaan I : Venus mission
Shukrayaan I : Venus mission An advisor to the space science programme recently said that the Indian Space Research Organisation is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and that the mission could as a result be postponed to 2031. SHUKRAYAAN-1: It is also called the Venus Mission. The Shukrayaan […]
Europe’s Largest Deposit Of Rare Earth Metals
Europe’s Largest Deposit Of Rare Earth Metals: Sweden’s state-owned mining company LKAB has discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals. The store, situated in Kiruna located in the northern region of Sweden, holds a stockpile of over 1 million metric tons of rare earth oxides. Currently, no rare earths are mined in Europe and […]
Crashed Yeti Airlines Flight Black Box Found
Yeti Airlines Flight Black Box Found: Both black boxes from the crashed Yeti Airlines flight in Nepal have been discovered, Kathmandu airport officials said recently. Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the […]
Doppler Weather Radar Network
Doppler Weather Radar Network: On the occasion of the 148th Foundation Day of India, the Meteorological Department (IMD) Union Minister of Earth science said the entire Country will be covered by Doppler Weather Radar Network by 2025. The Union Minister dedicated 4 Doppler Weather Radar Systems to the Western Himalayan States of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
