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Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI)
B.1.617: Double mutant virus classification
The “double mutant” virus that scientists had flagged in March 2021 as having a bearing Read More …
Rare discovery quasars quads
A group of astronomers have discovered a dozen quasars that have been warped by a Read More …
What are Wolf–Rayet stars?
Indian astronomers have tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the Read More …
India emerging a leader in supercomputing
India is fast emerging a leader in high power computing with the National Super Computing Read More …
DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard naval Read More …
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity on mars
NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped by the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars in Read More …
Baikal-GVD-Russia’s underwater neutrino telescope
Russian scientists have launched one of the world’s biggest underwater neutrino telescopes called the Baikal-GVD (Gigaton Volume Read More …
7.12 Crores E-Way Bills in March-2021
Why in the news? According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the E-Way Bill Read More …
Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure
Why in the news? The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance on April 1, 2021 Read More …
Indian researcher working on quantum dots (QDs)
A researcher from the Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, is using Read More …
What are Culex mosquitoes?
With the change in season and rise in temperature, culex or common house mosquitoes have Read More …
What are gelatin sticks?
On February 25, 2021, the Mumbai Police recovered 20 gelatin sticks from a vehicle parked Read More …
NISAR to be launched in 2022
The NISAR satellite-a joint mission between ISRO and NASA, will be launched in 2022 from Read More …
Covid 19 and Parosmia
Loss of sense of smell and test are well-established symptoms of COVID-19, so much so Read More …
Turkey withdraws from Istanbul convention
Thousands of women in Turkey took to the streets demanding their government to take back Read More …
Helium in Rajmahal volcanic basin
According to a recent article published in ‘The Hindu’, India’s Rajmahal volcanic basin around Bakreswar Read More …
Scientists found method to mimic artificial photosynthesis
Scientists have found a method to mimic nature’s own process of reducing carbon dioxide in Read More …
What is Diatom Test?
The Diatom Test was recently in the news in the context of the affairs of Read More …
U.S. India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) Initiative
Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum on March 17, 2021 launched U.S. India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) Read More …
Scientists capture first images of cosmic web
Scientists in France have for the first time observed filaments of the cosmic web, revealing Read More …
Aluminium-air batteries Vs Lithium-ion batteries
Recently, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) has entered into a joint venture with Israel-based battery technology Read More …
MADICE and SONIC Project
India collaborates with Norway and Japan in Antarctic Research. A major Indo-Norweigian collaborative field campaign, Read More …
Deep Ocean Mission components
The Deep Ocean Mission proposed in the Union Budget 2021-22 as multi-ministerial multi-disciplinary programme with Read More …
Jhuran formation
Scientists from the various Institutes in India, have been been studying haematite concretions in the Read More …