Science & technology

Syllabus: Achievements of India in science and technology The solar wind The sun emits a stream of energetic charged particles, such as protons and electrons, moving extremely fast, called the solar wind. Since they are charged and earth has a magnetic field, these particles are deflected and guided towards earth’s …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Context Green Hydrogen Standard for India specifies emission threshold of 2 kg CO2 equivalent / kg H2 as 12-month average In depth In a significant move for the progress of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government …

Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Context After the separation of the two modules, a series of complex braking maneuvers will be executed to facilitate a soft landing. Add on points The lander module is set to descend to a slightly …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Context The Central Water Commission on Thursday launched an app, called ‘Floodwatch’ Floodwatch The Central Water Commission on Thursday launched an app, called ‘Flood watch’ Forecast the chances of floods a day in advance. It also provides …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Context Union Budget had announced the launch of Phase 3 of the e-courts project — with an outlay of ₹7,000 crore — to interlink courts across India Launch of Phase 3 The Union Budget had announced the …

Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Context President launched Vindhyagiri, the last in the series of three Project 17A (Alpha) frigates built by the Indian Navy at the Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). More Points The development as a …

Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Why in NEWS India’s first Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone) Common Testing Centre under Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) will be established in Tamil Nadu The testing centre would enable the State to be a significant …

TOPICS COVERED: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) released images of the Aditya-L1 mission About the Aditya-L1 mission The Aditya-L1 will observe the Sun from a close distance, and try to obtain information about …

TOPICS COVERED: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Context: India’s largest species of bats, named after a canine fabled to be sly, spends 7% of its day-roosting time being environmentally vigilant, a new study has said. About Flying …

TOPICS COVERED: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Context: Russia’s Luna 25 could land on the moon days before Chandrayaan-3 Key details: Luna-25 was launched almost a month after the launch of Chandrayaan-3. It will reach before Chandrayan-3 because the …

Context Metagenomics – Genome-sequencing and bioinformatic analysis technology Advantages quickly identify the virus. can be deployed directly without any a priori knowledge of the infectious agent. Track emerging pathogens in an unbiased and high-throughput manner (‘High-throughput’ – sequencing large quantities of DNA at the same time) Can be used to …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Key points of the moon mission Chandrayaan-3 aims to become the first mission to land near the lunar South Pole. The spacecraft, which now makes its way to the Moon, has three main parts—the propulsion module and …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Why in NEWS The Navigation with Indian Constellation or NavIC, the seven-satellite system that makes up India’s version of the American GPS (global positioning system), will soon be integrated into Aadhaar enrolment devices across the country, the …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Context In a move to make Unified Payments Interface (UPI) more user-friendly, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed incorporating Artificial Intelligence-powered conversational features, to enable digital payments through voice commands. The RBI also announced plans …

Information technologies are finding increasing use in the agricultural value system, and farmers are increasingly becoming more informed. The Government has taken various measures to provide access to technology and nformation across the country, through various Digital Initiatives, such as: National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) wherein, funds are provided …

Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. What’s the ongoing story- THERE is disquiet in the scientific fraternity that for the first time since it was instituted in 1958, the country’s top annual science prize, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards, that have …

Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Why in NEWS The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday carried out another orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3. The ISRO start Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3’s orbit is reduced …

Syllabus: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Context An amendment to the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules (2023) – stopping the use of animals in research, especially in drug testing To remove animals from drug-testing Check whether it can treat the disease and …

Bill, 2023 The Bill protects digital personal data by providing for the following: The obligations of Data Fiduciaries (that is, persons, companies and government entities who process data) for data processing (that is, collection, storage or any other operation on personal data); The rights and duties of Data Principals (that …

Syllabus: Science and Technology Context A new OS, Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed locally – interface and all functionality like Windows In addition An ‘end point detection and protection system’, ‘Chakravyuh’, is also being installed in these systems – only in Defence Ministry systems – prevent malware attacks and …