The Union Cabinet has approved the overarching scheme “PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)” of Ministry of Earth Sciences, for implementation during the period from 2021-26 at an overall cost of Rs. 4,797 crore. Key points
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PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme
Trichoderma
The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) Kozhikode have successfully developed a new granular lime-based Trichoderma formulation, ‘Tricholime’.
Sisal leaves to make sanitary napkin!
Owing to the growing environmental concerns around menstrual sanitation waste, scientists have in the past pondered over ways to make sanitary napkins more environmentally sustainable. key points Source: Nature communications
Bio-Imaging Bank
Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) is using artificial intelligence (AI) to address shortage of cancer specialists.
Aditya-L1 successfully placed in a halo orbit around L1 point
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1). Key points About Lagrange Points (L)
Direct to Mobile (D2M) technology
India’s mobile phone operators have called on the government to auction spectrum that would be used for direct-to-mobile (D2M) services in a technology neutral manner. About Direct to Mobile (D2M) technology
Rejupave Technology
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has successfully utilised an indigenous road construction technology ‘Rejupave’ to build high-altitude bituminous road sections at the Sela tunnel and LGG-Damteng-Yangste (LDY) road near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. About ‘Rejupave’ REJUPAVE is a liquid Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant at Kadmat
The Prime Minister on January 3, 2024 inaugurated the Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant at Kadmat in Lakshadweep.
India to sign Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) treaty to become a full-fledged member
The Government of India has accorded its approval for India’s participation in the international mega science project, Square Kilometer Array (SKA), at an estimated cost of ₹ 1250 Cr.
Radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating refers to a method to determine the age of an object using radiocarbon, a name for the isotope carbon-14. Key points (Source: The Hindu)
ISRO’s third flight of POEM
During the PSLV-C58 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission on January 1, 2024, the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) experiment was also executed by ISRO to meet the objective of 10 other payloads. Key points
ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPOSAT) on January 1, 2024. Key points Two payloads
eSoil for hydroponic cultivation
Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköping University (Sweden) has developed the electrically conductive cultivation substrate tailed for hydroponic cultivation that they are calling eSoil. Key points
PREVALL: Tata Memorial Hospital Introduces First Oral Leukemia Drug for Children
Doctors from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, and the Advanced Centre for Training, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Navi Mumbai, collaborated with IDRS Labs, Bangalore, to develop the first and only oral suspension of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) in India. 6-MP
OSIRIS-APEX Mission
NASA has recently launched a mission to intercept a near-Earth asteroid Apophis, or God of Chaos”. Apophis OSIRIS-REx to OSIRIS-APEX