Antimony: Pakistan reportedly discovered a massive cache of antimony in the conflict-torn region of Balochistan. Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb and atomic number 51. Classified as a metalloid, antimony is a solid at room temperature. It exhibits poor electrical and heat conductivity Commercial forms of antimony are generally ingots, broken pieces, […]
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Flouride : UP News
Flouride : UP News The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam confirmed the presence of excessive fluoride in 120 hamlets, affecting nearly 2 lakh people. Some villages recorded fluoride levels of 2 mg/L or more, exceeding the safe limit of 1-1.5 mg/L. Fluoride is a naturally occurring element found in groundwater. The national drinking water limit for […]
Chandrayaan-3 ChaSTE
Chandrayaan-3 ChaSTE: Chandrayaan-3’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) became the first instrument to measure in situ temperatures near the moon’s south pole. It successfully penetrated lunar soil and deployed a thermal probe, achieving what two previous missions—ESA’s Philae (2014) and NASA’s InSight HP3 (2018)—could not. This experiment provided crucial data on lunar surface temperatures, strengthening evidence […]
What are Synthetic Drugs?
What are Synthetic Drugs? India is facing a surge in synthetic drug trafficking. In response, Haryana’s Narcotics Control Bureau has set up an Anti-Synthetic Narcotics Task Force to track networks, monitor precursor chemicals, and dismantle hidden labs in the state.Synthetic drugs are often slightly modified to create new psychoactive substances (NPS) that fall outside the […]
Fram2 Mission and Polar Orbit
Fram2 Mission and Polar Orbit: SpaceX has launched the Fram2 mission, which lifted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.This private spaceflight is the first human mission to follow a polar orbit (a trajectory never before traveled by humans) and aims to conduct research on spaceflight’s impact on […]
Underwater Cables
Underwater Cables: Airtel’s 2Africa Pearls subsea cable has landed in India, boosting internet capacity by 100 Tbps, highlighting the growing need for robust undersea cable infrastructure.Undersea or submarine cables are fibre-optic cables laid on the ocean floor that enable global internet and telecommunication connectivity. Cables carry data using light signals transmitted through hair-thin glass fibres, […]
Digital Child Abuse Due to AI
Digital Child Abuse Due to AI: The International AI Safety Report 2025 and the U.K.’s draft law criminalising AI tools generating CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) have sparked global discussions.It refers to the creation, possession, and dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using AI tools like generative AI, deepfakes, and image synthesis technologies. These […]
Vibe Coding
Vibe Coding: Vibe coding recently became an overnight buzzword in Silicon Valley after being coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy. Vibe coding basically refers to using generative AI not just to assist with coding but to generate the entire code for an app. At its core, vibe coding is about communicating with AI in natural […]
IIT Madras Pravartak Completes Training of First Batch of Cyber Commandos
IIT Madras Pravartak Completes Training of First Batch of Cyber Commandos: Amid the growing threat of cybercrime, the IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has successfully completed training the first batch of Cyber Commandos on April 1, 2025. This specialized initiative aims to equip law enforcement officers across India with advanced cybersecurity techniques to combat evolving […]
Alzheimer’s : New Drug Found
Alzheimer’s : New Drug Found A new drug, Gantenerumab, shows promise in slowing early-onset Alzheimer’s while significantly reducing amyloid plaque buildup, a key marker of the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects memory, thinking, and reasoning abilities. It is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60-80% of all […]
