Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs.2,000 crore over two years. Mission Mausam objectives Weather management and cloud chamber Cloud seeding (Sources: ET and The Hindu)
Category: Science&Tech
Mpemba effect
A recent research establishes a phenomenon called Mpemba effect to be existing in magnets too. the new research can bring a new perspective to thermal control in devices.
What are Van Allen Belts?
The Polaris Dawn crew, launched on 10 September, will travel into an oval-shaped orbit that extends as high as 1,400 kilometers from Earth. That’s well into the inner band of Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts, which begin at around 600 Read More …
Polaris Dawn mission
Polaris Dawn Mission lifted off on September 10 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending four people to orbit for a roughly five-day stay aboard the Crew Dragon capsule “Resilience.” Key points About Spacewalk
India gets its first hand transplant registry
India has set up a registry for the first time for patients requiring hand transplantation, which will facilitate the allocation of the donated organ in a transparent manner and on a priority basis.
BepiColombo sends best images of Mercury
On 5 September, BepiColombo spacecraft made its closest approach yet to Mercury, sending back sharp, black-and-white images of the planet’s barren, speckled surface at sunrise. About BepiColombo Mercury
Genome mapping of Chandipura virus
The Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) in Gandhinagar has published the only fully mapped genome of the Chandipura Vesiculovirus (CHPV). Genome mapping Chandipura virus
Quantum gravity
In a step forward to unify the classical theory of gravitation and quantum mechanics researchers, through their calculations have obtained an uncertainty relation induced from the noise of gravitons—the hypothetical quantum of gravity.
Government launches Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack. It will offer Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) with a geographically distributed infrastructure designed to support various permissioned Blockchain based applications. MeitY also unveiled the NBFLite-Lightweight Blockchain Platform, Read More …
India’s first indigenous combat unmanned aircraft FWD 200B takes flight
Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) has successfully launched the country’s first indigenously built combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the FWD 200B. Key points
Indian ‘scutigeromorphs’ throws light on ancient India-Australia link
The scientists of the CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) have found that the Indian ‘scutigeromorphs’ had originated in the supercontinent ‘Gondwana’ and continued to evolve within Peninsular India.
Deep depression
Recent flooding in Gujarat has claimed more than 15 lives. On August 26, Gujarat received 91.3 millimetres (mm) of rainfall — 1,764 per cent more than normal, according to IMD data. About deep depression
Listeria outbreak in USA
Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that a listeria surge has escalated, making it the United States’ biggest outbreak since 2011.
What is a polygraph test?
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers conducted the lie-detection test on the prime accused in the alleged rape and murder of a lady doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Indian astronauts will land on the Moon by 2040-GoI
During the first-ever National Space Day celebration on 23 August, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that an Indian will land on the surface of Moon, fifteen years from now, in the year 2040. Key points