Why in News: According to one of the experts who worked with Paris-based consultancy Systra on the feasibility report for the Silverline Project, Kerala should investigate the possibility of introducing tilting trains on existing broad gauge rail tracks, which would …
What’s in News: Researchers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a way to make bricks from Martian soil with the help of bacteria and urea. These ‘space bricks’ can be …
Why in the news? Nearly two decades ago, when scientists published the map of the human genome for the first time, it was hailed as a breakthrough. That was incomplete, however: about 8% of the human DNA was left unsequenced. …
Why in News: Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’. The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The functionality will allow users with NFC-enabled Android smartphones and UPI accounts …
What’s in News: The results of a study to understand the pace of evolution, titled — “direct observation of adaptive tracking on ecological timescales — in Drosophila” was published in the journal Science. Taking fruit flies ( Drosophila melanogaster) as …
Why in News: Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time. The study, published in the journal Environment International, tested 22 anonymous blood samples. What are microplastics? Microplastics are tiny bits of various types of plastic …
Why in News: With space junk posing an increasing threat to Indian assets in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building up its orbital debris tracking capability by deploying new radars and optical telescopes under the Network for …
Why in News: Google is said to be testing support for variable refresh rates (VRR) in the Chrome OS The feature could improve gaming experience What is VRR? Refresh rate is the number of times a display is capable of …
What’s in News: Biologists from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB), have conducted a study to understand how mitochondria became an inseparable part of animal and plant cells. Background of the study Today, mitochondria are well known to …