Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

AVGAS 100LL:   The Centre on Monday launched indigenously-developed AVGAS 100 LL, a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircraft and unmanned ariel vehicles. The fuel has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation. Avgas or aviation gasoline is an aviation fuel that powers spark-ignited combustion engines in aircraft. It is different from conventional gasoline […]

Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF): President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) in Bengaluru. The ICMF is dedicated to Rocket Manufacturing and its assembly for ISRO. The facility will boost self-reliance in the manufacturing of high-thrust rocket engines. On January 5, 2014, India successfully flew GSLV-D5 with […]

Very Short Range Air Defence System Missiles: Defence Research and Development Organization has conducted two successful test flights of Very Short Range Air Defence System missiles. The test flight was conducted at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. The Very Short Range Air Defence System is a Man Portable Air Defence System, designed and […]

NavIC: The Union government is pushing tech giants to make smartphones compatible with its home-grown navigation system within months, worrying the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi and Apple who fear elevated costs and disruptions as the move requires hardware changes. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive for self-reliance, India has over the years expanded […]

AVGAS 100 LL: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched AVGAS 100 LL. The launch event hosted by Indian Oil at Hindan Airforce Station witnessed participation by senior officials from Indian Airforce, senior officials from MoPNG and MoCA and officials from Flying Training Organizations (FTOs). At present AVGAS 100 LL is completely imported product. […]

One Week One Lab: Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also the Vice President of CSIR, announces “One Week One Lab” campaign. Objective of this campaign is to showcase the technological breakthroughs and innovations in each of the 37 CSIR laboratories/institutes spread across the country. The Council of Scientific and […]

Rohini Sounding Rocket:   The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. RH-200 of the Rohini sounding rocket family has completed 198 consecutive successful flights. The 199th launch will happen in October 2022 during the World Space Week (4th-10th October) celebrations. The […]

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is about to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. It is the first Kinetic Impactor Method of planetary defence, where a DART spacecraft will be colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos. The Kinetic Impactor Method involves sending one or more […]

Su-30MKI Fighter Aircraft: Having taken delivery of all Su-30MKI fighter aircraft and the deal for contracting 12 more Su-30s meant to replace those lost over the years deferred against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is working to speed up the long-delayed upgrade of these frontline fighters. The Sukhoi Su-30MKI […]

International Conference On Consciousness: Union Minister of Ayush inaugurated the international conference on Consciousness with the theme, “Exploring Consciousness- From Non- Locality to Non- Duality: The Man- Machine Debate” at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. The conference is organized by India Foundation and NIMHANS and supported by Ministry of Ayush. The conference will bring together some of the […]