Parliamentary Panel Report On 5G In India: Key findings by the panel: Despite the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) having submitted a report on the steps to make India 5G ready as early as August 2018, there was very little progress on the ground. Challenges: Lack of various approvals around spectrum such as uncertainty around […]
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Tianwen-1 : Successfully Entered Orbit Around Mars
Tianwen-1: A Chinese spacecraft named Tianwen-1 has successfully entered orbit around Mars on February 10, 2021. The probe entered the MARS Orbit after making the journey of 6 and a half months from the Earth. This mission is China’s first independent mission on the red planet. After reaching near the orbit, the robotic probe initiated […]
Einsteinium : Properties Of Element 99 In The Periodic Table
Einsteinium: A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab has reported some of the properties of element 99 in the periodic table called “Einsteinium”, named after Albert Einstein. With this new study published in the journal Nature last week, for the first time researchers have been able to characterize some of the properties of the […]
What is Mission Innovation 2.0?
Mission Innovation 2.0: The Union Minister of Science & Technology addressed the Mission Innovation (MI) to mark the beginning of phase-2 of the mission or Mission Innovation 2.0. India played a leadership role in MI Steering Committee and is a member of the Analysis and Joint Research and Business & Investor Engagement sub-groups. Mission Innovation: […]
Hope Mission : UAE’s Mars Mission About To Reach The Orbit
Hope: UAE’s First Mission To Mars HOPE Mission- the first Arab interplanetary mission is expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday in what is considered the most critical part of the journey to unravel the secrets of weather on the Red Planet. The Hope mission is a Mars orbiter spacecraft, which will study the thin […]
Three New Fighter Jets For The Air Force And Navy 2021
Three New Fighter Jets: According to the Ministry of Defence, three new fighter jets will be flying by 2026, of which two will be for the Air Force and one for the Navy. This includes a new LCA (the Mk-2 version) and AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) for the Air Force and the TEDBF (Twin-Engine […]
DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2019 : Concerns
DNA Bill, 2019: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change has recommended that the government should address the concerns raised over the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, including over creation of a national databank of crime scene DNA profiles and fears of communities being targeted. While […]
Which Is World’s Largest Radio Telescope?
World’s Largest Radio Telescope: On 4th Feb, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) Council held its maiden meeting and approved the establishment of the world’s largest radio telescope. SKAO is a new intergovernmental organization dedicated to radio astronomy and is headquartered in the UK. At the moment, organizations from ten countries are a part of […]
Lithium Deposits Found in Karnataka
Lithium Deposits: Preliminary surveys on the surface and limited subsurface by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) have shown the presence of Lithium resources of 1,600 tonnes in the pegmatites of Marlagalla – Allapatna area, Mandya district, Karnataka. About Lithium: It is a soft, silvery-white metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest […]
Protein Based Biosensors for Covid-19 : Key Points
Protein-based Biosensors: A team of researchers led by David Baker, who is the professor of biochemistry and director of the Institute for Protein Design at UW Medicine, have created a new protein-based biosensor that will detect the Coronavirus. The protein-based biosensors will detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus. It would also help […]
