Relevance: prelims/mains:G.S paper II: Government policies & G.S paper III: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology.
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Category: Science and Technology
Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
GEOTHERMAL AND OCEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: Geography & G.S paper II: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. What is Ocean Energy?
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ISRO sets to launch IRNSS-1I Satellite
Despite snapping of the communication link with its recently launched communication satellite Gsat-6A, ISRO is gearing up for the scheduled launch of
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World-first e-waste microfactory launched
An Indian-origin scientist in at New South Wales (NSW),Australia has launched the world’s first microfactory that can transform the components
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ISRO Launches RH300 for Atmospheric Studies
The RH-300 MKII sounding rocket developed by IRSO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) was successfully launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket
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Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE)
NASA has successfully launched supersonic Mars landing parachute into the sky during a key test designed to mimic the conditions
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“Icarus”, the farthest individual star ever seen
Setting a new distance record, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered an enormous blue star nicknamed “Icarus”, the
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