SCIENCE BEHIND AIR-BREATHING SCRAMJET ENGINE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) performed a major technological feat when it flew a cruise vehicle at a hypersonic speed of Mach six for 20 seconds. Details The DRDO called the cruise vehicle Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). The centrepiece of the HSTDV was the […]
WEB-BASED COVID PREDICTOR
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? A group of scientists in India is working on genomic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 around the World, including India, to identify genetic variability and potential molecular targets in virus and human to find the best possible answer to combat the COVID 19 virus. Details A professor and his […]
THE TWISTED TRAJECTORY OF BT. COTTON
Focus: GS-III Science and technology, Agriculture Introduction Cotton fabric from around 3,000 BCE has been excavated from the ruins of Mohenjo-daro show that cotton was used in the subcontinent as far back as 5,000 BCE. Indian cotton fabrics dominated the world trade during the succeeding millennia and were exported to many places, including Greece, Rome, […]
INDIANS DISCOVER ONE OF THE FARTHEST STAR GALAXIES
Focus: Prelims, GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? As a landmark achievement in Space missions, Indian Astronomers have discovered one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe – AUDFs01. Details India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory “AstroSat” has detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth – called AUDFs01. […]
UNCHARTED TERRITORY OF OUTER SPACE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, GS-II International Relations Introduction Several space events planned well in advance have proceeded amidst the COVID-19 pandemic without much attention. The launch of missions to Mars by China and the U.S. along with the UAE’s Mars orbiter; the first astronaut trip to orbit on a commercial enterprise built by Space […]
UMANG APP THROUGH CSCS
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has signed an MOU with CSC (Common Service Center) e-Governance Services India Limited, to facilitate delivery of UMANG services at CSCs, in an assisted mode, thereby making services on UMANG app available to citizens through the […]
GUIDELINES FOR PLASMA THERAPY
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? The Karnataka State Government laid down the guidelines specified for convalescent plasma therapy. Guidelines A recovered COVID-19 patient should have preferably had symptoms such as fever, cough and cold as there is a greater possibility of the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies compared to an asymptomatic patient. […]
‘OPEN API SERVICE’ FOR AAROGYA SETU
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Aarogya Setu team has worked on a new innovative feature which is called ‘Open API Service’ and in order to help businesses and economy to start functioning while being safe, the Open API Service enables organizations to check the status of Aarogya Setu and integrate it into […]
INDIA RANKS AMONG LOWEST IN TERMS OF INTERNET QUALITY
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality, according to the “Digital Quality of Life Index 2020” global research released by SurfShark. Details “Digital Quality of Life Index 2020”, researches on the quality of a digital wellbeing in 85 […]
INDIA EYES GLOBAL FRONT RUNNERS: COVID VACCINE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Prelims Why in news? Covid-19 vaccines being developed by UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca and United States’s Moderna-NIAID are the top candidates India is looking at for possible acquisition discussions. Details India is at present waiting for trial data for the Russian candidate, which became the first coronavirus vaccine to be approved […]