Azerbaijan and Tajikistan : Malaria-Free Countries Azerbaijan and Tajikistan were declared malaria-free by the WHO. The governments of Azerbaijan and Tajikistan employed targeted malaria interventions, such as spraying insecticides on the interior walls of homes to prevent the disease, encouraging early diagnosis and treatment and maintenance of skilled healthcare professionals. This came as the result […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Sagar Setu Mobile App
Sagar Setu Mobile App: The App Version of the National Logistics Portal (Marine), named ‘Sagar-Setu’, has been launched by Ministry for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The app will provide real-time information on vessel-related information, gate, container freight stations, and transactions, enabling digital transactions for payments. The app will boost maritime trade, enhance the economy of […]
Proba-3 Mission : European Space Agency
Proba-3 Mission : European Space Agency The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecrafts, will demonstrate precision formation flying in space. It is set to revolutionize scientific observation and space applications. Proba-3 is an mission that aims to form a 144-m long solar coronagraph, allowing scientists to study the Sun’s faint corona […]
Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD)
Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully carried out the landing experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme at the Aeronautical Test Range in Challakere, Karnataka. An Indian Air Forces (IAF) Chinook helicopter was used to drop the RLV-TD from a 4.5 km altitude and ISRO executed the […]
Solar Flare
Solar Flare: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory detected a powerful “X-class” solar flare that was classified as an X1.2 flare. The X1.2 flare erupted from sunspot AR3256 near the southwestern limb of the star in our Solar System. It led to a strong shortwave radio blackout in south-east Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Solar storms are […]
Ultramassive Black Hole : Discovery
Ultramassive Black Hole : Discovery Astronomers have discovered an ultramassive black hole using gravitational lensing, a phenomenon where a foreground object bends light from a distant object behind it. Researchers used supercomputer simulations to simulate light from a distant galaxy travelling through the Universe, each simulation had a black hole of a different mass. The […]
Gamma Ray Burst Detected
Gamma Ray Burst Detected: A gamma-ray burst that recently hit our solar system was so bright, it temporarily blinded gamma-ray instruments in space, according to a NASA release. Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) are short-lived bursts of gamma-ray light, the most energetic form of light. GRB emits more energy in a few seconds than our Sun […]
Project Sky Canvas
Project Sky Canvas: A Tokyo-based space company, ALE, recently announced that it will create the world’s first artificial meteor shower in 2025 under the project Sky Canvas. Sky Canvas Project is the world’s first artificial meteor shower project. The aim of the project will be to collect atmospheric data in the mesosphere. Under this project, […]
Evidence Of The Piezoelectric Effect In Liquids
Evidence Of The Piezoelectric Effect In Liquids: Scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids, for the first time. Piezoelectric effect is a phenomenon where specific types of material produce an electric charge proportional to the mechanical stress applied to them. It was first time discovered in 1880, in quartz. Quartz is the […]
Cloned Cow-calf
Cloned Cow-calf: The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal has produced cloned female calves of the desi breed Gir. Cloned Cow-calf is India’s first cloned Gir female calf named Ganga. To clone the Gir, oocytes are isolated from live animals using ultrasound-guided needles, and then, matured for 24 hours under control conditions. The somatic cells […]
