Fortified Rice To Distribute Under Government Programmes: The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. Food Corporation of India and state agencies have already procured 88.65 LMT (lakh tonnes) of fortified rice for supply and distribution. In 2019, the government approved a Centrally sponsored pilot scheme for fortification of […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Pinaka Rocket Systems
Pinaka Rocket Systems: Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges during the last fortnight. Required accuracy and consistency was […]
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite
‘Gaofen-3 03’: China’s Earth Observation Satellite China has launched a new Earth observation satellite on 7th April 2022. This satellite will become a part of the country’s land-sea radar satellite constellation. It will capture images to help China safeguard its maritime interests. The satellite has been named Gaofen-3 03. It was from the Jiuquan Satellite […]
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1)
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1): Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is a crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that is operated by the Axiom Space. This mission was launched on 8th April 2022 from Kennedy Space Center. It is a private crew mission. The crew consists of Michael López-Alegría who is a professionally trained astronaut […]
Geomagnetic Storm
Geomagnetic Storm: The earth is likely to hit by a geomagnetic storm according to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Geomagnetic storms are caused when events such as solar flares can send higher than normal levels of radiation towards Earth. This radiation interacts with the Earth’s magnetic […]
XE Variant Of The Coronavirus
XE Variant Of The Coronavirus: A 50-year-old woman in Mumbai, may have been infected with the newly-discovered ‘XE’ variant of the coronavirus. XE is a sub-variant of Omicron, which caused the third wave of Covid-19, which had not been found in India until now. So far, there is no indication that it is more dangerous […]
Ganoderma Lucidum: Magical Mushroom
Ganoderma Lucidum: Magical Mushroom Worldwide attempts are being made to popularise Ganoderma lucidum (Magical Mushroom) for business and livelihood, by cultivating it on wood logs and sawdust. It is a medicinal mushroom in use for centuries to heal diseases like diabetes, cancer, inflammation, ulcer as well as bacterial and skin infections. In India, however, the […]
Earth Observation Satellite: EOS-02
Earth Observation Satellite: EOS-02 The Union Minister of Science & Technology said that EOS (Earth Observation Satellite)-02 satellite will be launched in the second quarter of 2022. The launch was delayed due to pandemic and consequent lockdown. Earlier, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) were […]
What Is a Protoplanet?
What Is a Protoplanet? The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a Jupiter-like protoplanet forming through a process that researchers have described as intense and violent. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ESA (European Space Agency). The newly forming planet captured by Hubble is […]
Hydra: Russia’s Dark Marketplace
Hydra : Russia ‘s Dark Marketplace German police said they have taken down Russian-language illegal darknet marketplace Hydra, the largest such network in the world, and seized bitcoins worth €23 million ($25 million). Founded in 2015, Hydra sold illegal drugs, stolen credit card data, counterfeit currency and fake identity documents, masking the identities of those […]
