Next-Gen Launch Vehicle
Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will one day replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Next-Gen Launch Vehicle What are the launch vehicles used by ISRO? About Next-Gen Launch Vehicle In […]
About Chandrayaan-2
Context: With the aid of the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s CLASS instrument (Chandrayaan-2 large area soft X-ray spectrometer), ISRO scientists have determined the global distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface. This is the first attempt to use X-ray fluorescence spectra to obtain a global-scale assessment of sodium on the lunar surface. Relevance: GS III: Science and […]
Uniform Safety Standards For EVs
Context: To establish uniform safety standards for electric vehicles (EVs), India will begin its first ever testing of EVs from April 1, 2023. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Key points about EV Testing: About Electric Vehicles National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 Key points about EV Testing: There have […]
Nobel Prize 2022 in Medicine/ Physiology
Context: Recently, the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo for his research in the field of genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: Key Highlights of Svante Paabo’s Research Relation between evolution and biology Challenges in […]
Quality Council of India
Focus: GS II: Autonomous Bodies, Institutions, National Institutions Why in News? The Quality Council of India is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee at the Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi with a special event intended to share India’s journey of growth, accelerated by the enhancement of quality. QCI launches a marquee campaign–‘Gunvatta Se Atmanirbharta’ to […]
Nobel For Work On Quantum Science
Context Recently, three scientists – Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F Clauser, and Austrian Anton Zeilinger – were awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, a field with numerous applications, including encryption. They discovered how unseen particles, such as photons, can be linked or entangled with each other […]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced
Context: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 has gone t0 Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless, the latter winning the second Nobel of his career. Relevance: GS-III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Significance What is Click Chemistry? Details about the work of Nobel laureates […]
About Light Combat Helicopter
Context: The indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), capable of destroying enemy air defence, conducting counter insurgency strikes and much more, was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Jodhpur air base. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Light Combat Helicopter Features, significance of the LCH Way Forward About Light […]
What Is The IMEI Number, and Its Function?
Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for mobile phone manufacturers to register the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) – the 15-digit numbers that uniquely identify each mobile device – of all handsets made in India with the government. Importers, too, will have to register with the government the IMEI number of […]
What Is The Carl-Gustaf M4?
Context: Swedish defense major SAAB announced plans to manufacture its Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system in India. Relevance: GS III: Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article What is the Carl-Gustaf M4? Key features of Carl-Gustaf M4 What is the Carl-Gustaf M4? The Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle is a man-portable, multi-role weapon system that allows dismounted soldiers […]