Why in News: India’s first intra-nasal vaccine – delivered through the nose instead of a shot in the arm – has received approval from the country’s apex drug regulator for emergency use in adults. The need With the vaccine being …
Why in News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a technology that could aid cost-effective recovery of spent rocket stages and safely land payloads on other planets. The Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) was designed, developed and successfully …
Whats in News: In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary”. A part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary at Hanle, Ladakh is all …
What is the Artemis mission? NASA’s Artemis mission is touted as the next generation of lunar exploration, and is named after the twin sister of Apollo from Greek mythology. Artemis is also the goddess of the moon. Artemis I is …
What’s the news? The China’s Agriculture ministry stated that it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain as factories in Sichuan province were shut down due to shortages of water to …
What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is an ancient disease and has been documented to have existed in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary …
Context The US and 10 partners — Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission — have come together to form the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP). The new …
Why in News: Earth on July 29 completed a full spin in 1.59 milliseconds less than its standard 24 hours. It was the shortest day recorded since the 1960s, when scientists first began to use the precise atomic clocks to …