The vagaries and dangers of space that Chandrayaan-3 is built to brave Context Despite the challenging nature of Chandrayaan 3’s mission, several efforts have been made to improve the likelihood of its success, including the design and testing of its instruments. Even a brief trip […]
Luna 25, Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years, crashes into the moon Context Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on August 20 that the Luna 25 spacecraft had collided with the moon after spinning out of control. What is Luna 25? Roscosmos, the Russian space […]
DRDO drone crashes in Karnataka Context On Sunday, farmland in the Chitradurga region of Karnataka was the site of a collision involving a DRDO unmanned testing aircraft. What is TAPAS? TAPAS BH-201, also known as the Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon-201(Sanskrit: tápas, “Heat”), […]
Now, drones monitor the progress and quality of assets produced at MGNREGS worksites Context Drones will be pressed into service by the Union Ministry of Rural Development to increase its monitoring of construction sites under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which […]
No more bulk SIM cards as govt. steps in to curb fraud Context : The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated registration and “indisputable verification” of SIM sellers to decrease cyber crimes committed using SIM cards obtained fraudulently. What are the adverse effects of Bulk […]
First Indian-made MRI scanner to be launched for clinical work in October Context In place of liquid helium, a new type of MRI scanner uses the far more accessible, less expensive liquid nitrogen to swiftly chill the magnets. In October, the Sathya Sai Institute of […]
Indian GPS NavIC to be linked to Aadhaar enrolment devices Context The Department of Space (DoS) informed the Parliamentary Committee of Science and Technology that the seven-satellite Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), India’s equivalent of the American GPS (global positioning system), will soon be integrated […]
Defence Ministry to switch to locally built OS in computers amid threats Context : The Defence Ministry has made the decision to replace the Microsoft Operating System (OS) in all computers connected to the Internet with a new OS, Maya, based on open-source Ubuntu developed […]
India passes law allowing private firms to bid for and mine lithium Context To increase the mining of the essential component for EV batteries, the Indian Parliament passed a law allowing the government to auction and mine its recently discovered lithium reserves, among other minerals. […]
Modi says India can become the hub of chip-making industry Context In his opening remarks at the ‘Semicon India 2023’ summit in Gujarat on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a persuasive case for why India would become a major centre for the semiconductor and […]