GS 3: Awareness in the fields of Science and Technology

Why in News? NASA recently conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket. About the project: The SLS rocket is intended to launch the Artemis missions that will take U.S. astronauts back …

Why in News? Exploration carried out by Geological Survey of India (GSI) has placed the eastern Himalayan State Arunachal Pradesh on the vanadium map of the country and geologists are confident of identifying a deposit soon. Why is the discovery …

Why in News? A new study has shed light on the mineralogy of the meteorite that fell near Jaipur in 2017. Meteorite A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, …

Why in News? WhatsApp updated its privacy policy and terms of service, expanding how the messaging platform will share user data with other Facebook-owned and third-party apps.  Why the worry? The update comes with a condition that if the user …

Why in the news? Bird flu is affecting domestic and wild birds all over India. Wild geese in Himachal Pradesh, crows in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, ducks in Kerala and poultry birds in Haryana are victims of bird flu. What …

Why in News: Iran has started enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in West Asia between Tehran and the West. What …

About Bird Flu Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that spreads from bird to bird. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species. Currently, …

Why in the news? At Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) unit Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, high concentration ammonia leaked, in which 2 persons died and several were injured. Let us know more about ammonia. What is ammonia? Ammonia (NH3) is …