Why in News: The government announced that Chandrayaan-3 mission is likely to be launched in late 2022. Details of the mission The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, was scheduled to be an effort aimed at landing a rover on the …
Who are they? Amateur radio operators are known as radio amateurs or hams who use radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication. HAM refers to the Amateur …
What is it? Microtunneling is a trenchless underground tunnel construction technique generally used for constructing smaller tunnels for utilities diversion such as drainage pipelines to minimise the public inconvenience caused during the construction. Advantages Microtunneling is an efficient, fast and …
Why in the news? Recently, the safe mode was activated in the Hubble telescope after an onboard computer halt, leading to all non-essential systems being shut down – essentially meaning the telescope is not being used for astronomy observations for …
Why in News? Researchers at IIT Madras have developed an AI tool called NBDriver (neighbourhood driver) for use in analysing cancer-causing mutations in cells. How does the technique work? NBDriver is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool developed to analyse cancer-causing …
Why in News? Senior police officers of the Interpol’s member countries have endorsed measures to boost the role of its National Central Bureaus (NCBs), in view of the evolving ransomware threats. What is ransomware? Ransomware is malware that employs encryption …
Why in news? Scientists have for the first time detected gravitational waves produced by the collision of a neutron star and a black hole. Previous gravitational wave detections have spotted black holes colliding, and neutron stars merging but not one …
Why in News? The Railway Ministry has decided to deploy Shatabdi Express rakes to run as Vande Bharat Express in the event of the latter suffering a breakdown or unusual late running. What is Vande Bharat Express? It is India’s …
Why in the news? Recently, the Hope orbiter of the United Arab Emirates found out about the presence of auroras in the Mars atmosphere. Unlike auroras on Earth, which are seen only near the north and south poles, discrete auroras …