What Is Endosulfan? The Supreme Court has slammed the Kerala government for State’s inaction in providing relief to the Endosulfan pesticide exposure victims. This also amounts to a breach of the apex court’s 2017 judgment, which had ordered the State to pay ₹5 lakh each to the victims in three months. From the mid-70s, Kerala […]
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HS200 Solid Rocket Booster For Gaganyaan Mission
HS200 Solid Rocket Booster For Gaganyaan Mission: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has completed the static test of the human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for Gaganyaan programme. HS200 Solid Rocket Booster: The booster engine is part of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MkIII (GSLV Mk III) rocket that will carry Indian astronauts to space. […]
What Is Chang Zheng 3B Serial Y86?
What Is Chang Zheng 3B Serial Y86? Space Debris from the re-entry of the Chang Zheng 3B serial Y86 — China’s orbital launch vehicle, us suspected to have fallen at various places in Gujarat. Chang Zheng 3B, commonly known as CZ 3B, is China’s orbital launch vehicle, similar to India’s GSLV or PSLV. The third […]
India Hypertension Control Initiative
India Hypertension Control Initiative: According to a project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI), nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure. Managing blood pressure for 2.5 crore individuals can prevent up to five lakh deaths due to cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Hypertension: Blood pressure is the force […]
What Is Tomato Flu?
What Is Tomato Flu? Tamil Nadu has ramped up surveillance at its borders in the wake of “tomato flu” cases being detected in Kerala. The flu gets its name because of the red blister it causes. The flu affects children below five years of age. The symptoms of this flu, also called Tomato fever, include […]
InSight Mars Lander Detected The Largest Quake On Another Planet : NASA
InSight Mars Lander Detected The Largest Quake On Another Planet : NASA NASA has reported that on May 4, its InSight Mars lander detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet. The rover first landed on Mars in November 2018, and has since heard 1,313 quakes. On Earth, quakes are caused by shifts in […]
Open-RAN Architecture
Open-RAN Architecture: The Ministry of Communications has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s VVDN Technologies Private Limited to facilitate registered startups, innovators and MSMEs working in the field of Open RAN (Radio Access Network) to get their product tested at the existing lab of M/s VVDN. Such testing certification shall accelerate the research […]
What Is W Boson Particle?
What Is W Boson? Researchers from Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) Collaboration, in the US, announced that they have made a precise measurement of the mass of the W boson. It has been stated that this precisely determined value did not match with the estimates from the standard model of particle physics. The W boson […]
What Is Ethanol Blending?
What Is Ethanol Blending? The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99%. Ethanol is one of the principal biofuels, which is naturally produced by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts or via petrochemical processes such as ethylene hydration. Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) is aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on crude […]
Lunar Eclipse Blood moon
Lunar Eclipse Blood moon: On 16 May 2022, a total lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan will occur over South America, most of North America and parts of Europe and Africa. This will be the second eclipse of the year, after the April 30/May 1 partial solar eclipse that was visible in parts of the southern […]
