Large Hadron Collider: The world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), will begin smashing protons into each other at unprecedented levels of energy beginning July 5. It is expected to throw up evidence of “new physics” — or physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics, which explains how the basic building […]
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New Pathway To Regulate Nitrate Absorption In Plants
New Pathway To Regulate Nitrate Absorption In Plants: Researchers led by those from the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru (NCBS-TIFR), have found a new pathway that regulates nitrate absorption in plants. The gene MADS27, which regulates nitrate absorption, root development and stress tolerance, is activated by the micro-RNA, miR444, […]
China’s New High-Tech Aircraft Carrier Fujian
China’s New High-Tech Aircraft Carrier Fujian: China unveiled its first indigenous aircraft carrier, the new-generation Fujian (Type 003). China now has the most number of aircraft carriers after the U.S. The Fujian has been named after China’s eastern coastal province which lies across from Taiwan. The Fujian joins two other carriers currently operated by China […]
PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM)
PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM): Besides placing three Singaporean satellites in precise orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also achieved the feat of successfully launching the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or ‘POEM’. The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module is a platform that will help perform in-orbit experiments using the final, and otherwise discarded, stage of […]
Shortage Of Leprosy Drugs
Shortage Of Leprosy Drugs: Clofazimine, a key drug for treatment of leprosy, which had been in short supply in the Indian market for several months, is now “not available”, with the situation turning into a crisis over the past three months. Clofazimine is one of the three essential drugs in the Multi Drug Treatment of […]
PSLV-C53/DS-EO Mission
PSLV-C53/DS-EO Mission: ISRO undertook PSLV-C53/DS-EO mission on June 30, 2022 from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. PSLV-C53 is the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). It is designed to orbit DS-EO satellite along with two other co-passenger satellites from Singapore. This is the 55th mission of PSLV […]
CAPSTONE Mission
CAPSTONE Mission: NASA launched CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). CAPSTONE, short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, is designed to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. The satellite, launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, is heading toward an […]
GEMCOVAC-19
GEMCOVAC-19: India’s first home-grown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine GEMCOVAC-19 developed at Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has got a ‘restricted emergency use’ nod for the 18-and-above age group. Most vaccines contain a weakened or dead bacteria or virus. However, scientists have developed a new type of vaccine that uses a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) rather than part […]
Hermit Spyware
Hermit Spyware: A cloud-based security company, has recently discovered a new spyware called “Hermit” that is capable of affecting both Android and iOS devices. Hermit is a commercial spyware that is known to be used by governments with victims in Kazakhstan, Italy and northern Syria. The spyware was first detected in Kazakhstan in April 2022 […]
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile (VL-SRSAM): Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy from an Indian Naval Ship at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on June 24, 2022. The VL-SRSAM, a […]
