What’s in the news? Drone technology has revolutionised the civil and defence sectors by increasing efficiency, reducing exposure to risk as also by being a capability enhancer. The usage of drones in India is also seeing an increase – both, …
Context Three States, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, have deferred a proposal, approved by the Centre’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a new kind of transgenic cotton seed that contains a gene, Cry2Ai, that purportedly makes cotton resistant to …
What’s in the news? The United Kingdom has announced that it will provide long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, which it has been requesting in a bid to push back invading Russian forces. The weaponry is the latest addition …
Context The Union Cabinet has approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs.6000 crores from 2023-24 to 2030-31 which made India become the seventh country with a dedicated quantum mission. What is Quantum computing? Quantum computing …
Context ISRO successfully tests semicryogenic engine at new facility in Mahendragiri. Semi Cryogenic Engine It is an advancement in rocket technology that is superior to the current cryogenic engine which is currently under use by ISRO for GSLV (Geo-Synchronous Launch …
Context The Allahabad High Court has ordered a scientific survey, including carbon dating, of a “Shivling” said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. What is carbon dating? Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish …
Context The United States National Science Foundation is partnering with top U.S. universities and India’s Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, or RRCAT (a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India) to launch LIGO-India, a ground-breaking collaboration, fuelled …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs.6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31, aiming to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant …
What’s in the news? The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It is built by European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a …