SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN) #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Social Alpha: Social Alpha is a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology start–ups. Social Alpha believes that science and technology innovations and entrepreneurship has the potential to bring about a […]
Chat GPT #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Chat GPT: ChatGPT is a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that can be used to ask queries. ChatGPT has been developed by OpenAI, which is a research institute and company that focuses on developing artificial intelligence technology […]
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO): SKAO is a new intergovernmental organisation dedicated to radio astronomy and is headquartered in the UK. At the moment, organisations from ten countries are a part of the SKAO. […]
Yunxian Man skulls #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Yunxian Man skulls: Yunxian Man skulls were unearthed in 1989 and 1990 and belong to the species Homo Erectus. Like the Javanese fossils, they are large, big-brained skulls. Homo Erectus: Homo erectus is an extinct species […]
SARAS 3 #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims SARAS 3: SARAS 3 is a radio telescope built by RRI (Raman Research Institute). SARAS is a correlation spectrometer designed for precision measurements of the cosmic radio background and faint features in the sky spectrum at long […]
What is bluebugging #GS-03 Internal Security, Science and Technology For Prelims: Bluebugging: Bluebugging is a hacking technique that lets someone get into your device through your discoverable Bluetooth connection. Through bluebugging, a hacker could listen to your calls, read and send messages, and steal your […]
Enriched Uranium #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Enriched Uranium: Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238, uranium-235, and […]
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX): Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a disorder characterized by abnormal storage of fats (lipids) in many areas of the body. The CTX is a lipid storage disease characterised by infantile-onset of diarrhoea, childhood-onset of cataract, […]
Artemis Mission #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims: Apollo Missions: Apollo missions were space-flight programs carried out from 1961 to 1972 by NASA which landed the first astronauts on the moon. The first Apollo mission to get to space was Apollo 7 and was launched […]
India’s net zero plan #GS-03 Environment, Science and Technology For Prelims: What is Carbon Neutrality: Carbon neutrality is a state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This however does not mean that a country does not emit carbon dioxide, it just means that the amount of […]