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Successful Test of High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) by CSIR-NAL

Recently, the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) successfully tested an unmanned High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS)  in Karnataka. This 5-meter-long drone with 11-meter wingspan flew at an altitude of...

February 12, 2024

C-DOT, IIT-Kharagpur to Develop 10-Gigabit Passive Optical Network Components

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and IIT Kharagpur recently signed an agreement to create 10-Gigabit XGS-PON (10 Gbps Symmetric Passive Optical Network) components, funded by the...

February 12, 2024

What is Alaskapox?

Alaskapox represents a recently identified orthopox DNA virus, part of the genus containing smallpox and monkeypox. First detected in Alaskan voles in 2015, key aspects are: Zoonotic pathogen...

February 12, 2024

Union Cabinet Approves Spectrum Auction

Union Cabinet recently approved the spectrum auction for 2024, which is expected to garner Rs 96,317 crore for the exchequer. The auction will include various spectrum bands like...

February 10, 2024

What is Future Circular Collider (FCC)?

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva, Switzerland. CERN scientists...

February 8, 2024

What is Deep Tech?

India is making a major push to establish itself as a global leader in deep tech – advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing that have...

February 8, 2024

New Technique by RRI Enhances Imaging of Cold Atoms

Scientists at India’s Raman Research Institute (RRI) have developed a new image-correction algorithm that significantly improves images used to study ultracold atoms. The advanced imaging promises to unlock...

February 7, 2024

What are Obelisks?

Recently, researchers at Stanford University discovered a new virus-like entity called obelisks. These obelisks have been found in large numbers within the human mouth and gut. What are...

February 6, 2024

Vyommitra to Precede India’s Gaganyaan Mission in 2024

India is planning for a manned space mission Gaganyaan in 2025. But before human astronauts launch, a space-bound “robot friend” named Vyommitra will fly to space later this...

February 5, 2024

TOI-715b: NASA Discovers Potential Life-Sustaining ‘Super-Earth’

American space agency NASA has discovered a “super-Earth” planet, dubbed TOI-715 b, that could potentially support life. It is located 137 light-years away and was found by NASA’s...

February 5, 2024

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