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 […]
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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 […]
TRAPPIST-1 b : New Observations
TRAPPIST-1 b : New Observations New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that TRAPPIST-1b is unlikely to have an atmosphere wrapped around its rocky body. TRAPPIST-1 b is a hot rocky exoplanet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. It is the innermost of seven known planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. It has […]
Launch Vehicle Mark- 3 (LVM-3)
Launch Vehicle Mark- 3 (LVM-3): ISRO’s heaviest payload rocket, GSLV-Mk3/LVM3 carrying 36 OneWeb satellites onboard took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, under the OneWeb India-1 mission. OneWeb India-1 mission: It is a Network Access Associates Limited, UK (Bharti-backed OneWeb Group Company) and the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) joint mission to launch […]
National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP)
National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) for prevention and control of Rabies. Objectives of NRCP : Provision of rabies vaccine & rabies immunoglobulin through national free drug initiatives; Training on appropriate animal bite management, prevention and control of rabies, surveillance and […]
OSIRIS-Rex Mission
OSIRIS-Rex Mission: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on the final leg of its two-year journey back to Earth after collecting samples from the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu which will touch down in a desert in Utah on September 24, 2023. OSIRIS-Rex Mission: The Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security – Regolith Explorer was launched […]
Sagar Manthan Dashboard
Sagar Manthan Dashboard: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) launched Sagar Manthan dashboard. Sagar Manthan Dashboard is the Real-time Performance Monitoring Dashboard of MoPSW that will monitor and track the progress of their projects. This new digital platform has integrated all the data related to the Ministry and other subsidiaries. Features: Data visualization […]
World Tuberculosis Day 2023
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24th March every year to spread awareness about the disease and how best to combat it. Theme for 2023: Yes! We can end TB! On this day in 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes TB, and his discovery […]
Bharat 6G Project
Bharat 6G Project: The Prime Minister has unveiled a Vision Document to roll out high-speed 6G Communication Services by 2030 and also launched Bharat 6G Project to identify and fund research and deployment of the next-generation technology in India. The Government has also launched the ‘Call Before You Dig (CBuD)’ app to facilitate coordination between […]
Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope
Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope: The Union Minister of Science & Technology inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal in Uttarakhand. International Liquid Mirror Telescope is the first liquid mirror telescope designed exclusively for astronomical observations and is the first optical survey telescope in India. It has a 4-meter-diameter rotating […]
