Why in the news? The EOS-01 along with nine satellites foreign countries were launched by a PSLV rocket. Four each one of the foreign countries are from the United States and Luxembourg, while another is a technology demonstrator from Lithuania. …
Why in News: ISRO to launch earth observation satellite EOS-01 About the satellite: EOS-01 is intended for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support PSLV-C49 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota will be used for launching Also nine international …
About : BrahMos is a cruise missile, meaning it can be guided towards a predetermined land- or sea-based target. With a capability to attain speeds 2.8 times that of sound (Mach 2.8), BrahMos is classified as a supersonic cruise missile. …
Why in News? A team of researchers at IIT Madras has developed a prototype of suture thread made of nanofiber yarns that is bio-absorbable and can deliver a higher load of antibiotics and/or therapeutics at the site itself. About the …
Why in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently successfully test-fired the BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missile with an indigenous booster . The supersonic missile is one of the prime precision-strike missiles used by all three forces, the Army, …
Why in news September 15 is observed as Engineers’ Day every year — the birthday of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, a great Indian engineer. About Sir Visvesvaraya Sir M Visvesvaraya’s birthday is celebrated as Engineers Day(September 15th) in India. …
Why in News? Scientists said they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. Details of the finding Scientists …
What is the Raman effect? Raman effect is a change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical …