The Government of India has stated that Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are being considered as Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
What are Molten Salt Reactors?
What are GPS jamming and spoofing?
Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, ships and aircraft linked to United States, Israel, Read More …
What is “Black Rain”?
Thick toxic smoke and reports of “black rain” have blanketed Tehran, the capital of Iran, Read More …
What are GLP-1 Drugs?
India’s apex drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), has issued an advisory Read More …
Quasi-2D α-tellurium (Te) nanosheets
A team of scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali has Read More …
What is White Phosphorus?
Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Human Rights Watch has accused Israel, led Read More …
What is “leaky pipeline”?
Despite representing nearly half of the global population, women remain significantly underrepresented in science and Read More …
Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD)
Union Minister for Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh recently visited the Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) Read More …
What is Nucleic Acid Test (NAT)?
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to examine whether blood banks across the country Read More …
What Are Gravity Bombs?
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that Iran’s air defence systems have been significantly Read More …
Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)
When states are engaged in an armed conflict—such as the reported hostilities between Iran and Read More …
What is Blue Sparrow Missile?
Reports indicate that the strike which killed 86-year-old cleric Ali Khamenei was carried out using Read More …
New Research on “sigma (σ) cycle” Model
Indian scientists have played a key role in overturning a nearly five-decade-old model explaining how Read More …
Musa sikkimensis
Researchers at Nagaland University have conducted an extensive study on the genetic diversity of Musa Read More …
What is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)?
Researchers may be a step closer to developing a vaccine against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Read More …
Druzhba Pipeline
The stoppage of the final Russian oil supplies to Europe through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline Read More …
What is Snowball Earth?
A new scientific study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence that Read More …
What is Quorum sensing?
Renowned molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler, a professor at Princeton University, highlighted the dual role of Read More …
Herath Poshte
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion Read More …
Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS)
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared capital acquisition proposals worth nearly ₹3.60 lakh crore Read More …
What is a Substantive Motion?
A Member of Parliament has submitted notice of a “substantive motion” in the Lok Sabha Read More …
Continental mantle earthquakes
Researchers at Stanford University have produced the first-ever global map of a rare category of Read More …
Valley of the Kings
Researchers have documented nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit and Prakrit across six tombs in Read More …
ANEEL (Advanced Nuclear Energy for Enriched Life)
In a joint press release, NTPC and CCTE announced that they are exploring the development Read More …
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test
The widely used glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test, considered the gold standard for diagnosing and monitoring Read More …