NASA’s Perseverance Rover: Nasa’s Perseverance rover has completed a full Earth year on Mars after its successful landing on February 19, 2021. During this period on the Red Planet, the rover has: Collected the first rock cores from another planet. Served as a base station for Ingenuity helicopter. Extracted oxygen from thin Martian air. […]
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Dark Energy: New Observations
Dark Energy: Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull. Many large lab experiments have tried to detect elementary particles that could be candidates for dark matter. However, such dark matter particles have […]
Bent-Toed Gecko
What Are Geckos? A team of herpetologists have recorded a new species of bent-toed gecko from a wooded part of the Umroi Military Station in Meghalaya. Its scientific name is Crytodactylus exercitus and its English name is Indian Army’s bent-toed gecko. Further, another new bent-toed gecko, the Cyrtodactylus siahaensis named after Mizoram’s Siaha district where […]
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)?
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA): Singer and music composer Bappi Lahiri (69) passed away following complications from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), bringing attention to a widely prevalent but under-diagnosed medical condition. OSA is a disorder in which a person’s breathing stops and starts repeatedly in their sleep. Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs when muscles in the […]
Kisan Drones
Kisan Drones: The Prime minister Narendra Modi flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India. He virtually addressed to a group of farmers gathered at Manesar from where the “Drone Kisan Yatra” was flagged off. Kisan Drones will be used to boost the […]
Ban on Chinese Apps
Banning Chinese Apps: The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire over concerns related to privacy and national security. In 2020, the government also banned TikTok and other popular short video apps from China. The decision to ban such apps in […]
New Biotechnology Policy 2022-27: Gujarat
New Biotechnology Policy: Gujarat Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced New Biotechnology Policy for the year 2022-27. Under this policy, the strategic projects and mega and large projects are eligible for special packages. This will attract new investment through anchor units and existing industries and create new employment opportunities in the state. to […]
Jio Satellite Broadband Service
Digital Services: Digital services company Jio Platforms has formed a joint-venture with Luxembourg-based satellite-linked content connectivity solutions provider SES to deliver satellite broadband services across India. The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networks that is a combination of GEO (geostationary equatorial orbit) and MEO (medium earth orbit) satellite constellations capable of delivering multi-gigabit […]
Lassa Fever: Important Points
Lassa Fever: One of the three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK has died on February 11. The cases have been linked to travel to west African countries. The Lassa fever-causing virus is found in West Africa and was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria. The fever is spread by rats […]
Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04
Earth Observation Satellite EOS-04: Indian Space Research Organisation’s earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) were successfully placed into the intended orbit by the PSLV-C52 rocket. This launch was the 54th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, and the 23rd of its most powerful XL-version that has […]
