Science & technology

In a historic step, the Supreme Court on Tuesday began live transcription of proceedings before a five-judge Constitution bench. Doint it (transcribing) in a live environment, as, it is an experiment. We will see how it works, to begin with in Constitution bench matters. It will create a permanent record …

Spraying aerosols in the stratosphere, especially radiation-scattering ones such as sulphates, does have a cooling effect. However, scientists warn us about its unintended consequences There is some reason to believe that the ‘summerless year’ that followed the eruption of Mt. Tambora in 1816 inspired the novels Frankenstein and The Vampyre. A sufficiently powerful volcanic …

The Standard Model The Standard Model (SM) is the theory that describes the properties of all subatomic particles, classifies them into different groups, and determines how they’re affected by three of the four fundamental forces of nature: strong-nuclear force, weak-nuclear force, and electromagnetic force (it can’t explain gravity). In the …

The Chandrayaan-3 lander has successfully completed the crucial EMI-EMC (electro-magnetic interference/ electro-magnetic compatibility) test at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre here. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday that the lander for the Chandrayaan-3 mission underwent the test during January 31-February 2. According to the space agency, the …

⦁ Besides high-skill jobs, the generative AI revolution can be transformative for urban governance. ⦁ It does look like a ChatGPT revolution is beckoning us today just like the internet and Google did at the beginning of the millennium. ⦁ On the face of it, such AI-powered bots are quite …

As India looks to purchase armed Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) from the U.S., Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and General Atomics announced at Aero India on Wednesday that the turbo-propeller engines that power the MQ-9B Guardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) RPAS will be supported by the HAL engine …

The country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, which is undergoing aviation trials, will be fully operational by year-end, and all efforts are on to make it happen, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, said on Wednesday. The indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA-Navy) and the MiG-29K undertook …

While the world is emerging from the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the very harmful but invisible pandemic of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is unfortunately here to stay. Most countries understood in 2020 the clear and present danger of COVID-19, forcing governments, including India’s, to respond with speed and accuracy. …

Located at a distance of 2,500 miles from the dwarf planet, the ring is so far from the Roche limit that it should have coalesced into a moon. The most powerful telescopes have revealed Quaoar as only an indistinct blob, which also has a moon, Weywot. Astronomers have found a ring …

The genetic revolution is well and truly underway in Indian agriculture with proposals for at least 5 crops before the Centre’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee While controversy has dogged the environmental release of genetically engineered (GE) mustard, other GE crops are being prepped at institutes across the country. Among these …