About the Mission Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, Gaganyaan is the first Indian Human Space Flight Programme (HSP) with the objective to demonstrate the capability to send humans to low earth orbit on board an Indian launch …
An Overview The US Scientists have simulated the climate change events that led to the Permian extinction, which wiped out most of the life under the oceans some 250 million years ago. The Permian era (298.9 million to 252.2 million …
Why in News: The SSLV was composed of three stages powered by solid fuels and these three performed their function as planned in the recent launch. However, when it came to the stage when the satellites had to be set …
Why in News: Recently, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a body which advises major economies on international finance, promised to push for stablecoin regulation, citing “recent turmoil” in the cryptocurrency market. In May 2022, Tether lost $10 billion in market …
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) – NavIC IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In April 2016, with the last launch of the constellation’s satellite, IRNSS was renamed Navigation Indian …
Why in News? Recently, the United States space research agency NASA has released the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe that has ever been seen, heralding a major event in astronomy. Taken by the The James Webb …
What is a hybrid electric vehicle? A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses an ICE (a petrol/diesel engine) and one or more electric motors to run. It is powered by the electric motor alone, which uses energy stored in batteries, by …
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 …