Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Satellite Phones: A senior executive of Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco with an unauthorised satellite phone was arrested in Uttarakhand under sections of the Indian Telegraph Act and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act. It’s not legal to carry a satellite phone in India unless you have permission. Restrictions on the possession and use of […]

GM Mustard: Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) recently approved commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard variety DMH (Dhara Mustard Hybrid)-11. The approval will make GM mustard only the second approved transgenic crop in India after Bt cotton, and the first such food crop that can be commercially cultivated by farmers. The GEAC approval is valid […]

CCI Penalty On Google: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crores on Alphabet-owned Google for “abusing its dominant position” in markets related to the Android mobile device ecosystem. The CCI ordered an investigation into Google Unfair Business Practices in 2019 after consumers complained about Android-based smartphones. The allegations […]

Expansion Of NavIC: India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country’s borders. NaVIC or the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) uses seven satellites to provide real-time positioning and timing services […]

Agni Prime: New Generation Ballistic Missile The Agni Prime new generation ballistic missile was successfully test fired off the coast of Odisha. The ‘Agni Prime’ is a two-stage canisterised solid-propellant missile with dual redundant navigation and guidance system. The nuclear-capable missile has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The […]

Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD): Sandalwood spike disease (SSD) has recently started spreading to private fields where the cultivation of sandalwood has been taken up on a commercial basis. It is caused by phytoplasma — bacterial parasites of plant tissues — which are transmitted by insect vectors. The disease was first reported in Kodagu in 1899. […]

LVM3-M2 : ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, recently. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISRO’s maiden commercial mission. This mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial arrangement between New Space India […]

Asia’s Largest Compressed Bio Gas plant: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri recently inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Punjab. The compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga was constructed at the cost of Rs.230 crore over 20 acres of land. The project was commissioned with a […]

James Webb Telescope : Pillars Of Creation Highly detailed landscape- the iconic “Pillars of Creation” has been caught by NASA’s powerful James Webb Telescope. Pillars of Creation: It is a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas. These iconic Pillars of Creation is located in the centre of the Eagle Nebula […]