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Aditya-L1 mission – Key Facts

ISRO is likely to launch “Aditya-L1 mission” to study the sun, in year 2022. Key Points The Aditya-L1 mission will be placed into a point called L1 Lagrange...

January 31, 2022

Privilege Motion over Pegasus

On January 30, 2022, Congress gave a notice in Lok Sabha to move a privilege motion against Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, alleging that he misled...

January 31, 2022

North Korea Hwasong-12 missile

North Korea launched its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on January 30, 2022. Highlights Month of January was one of the busiest months of missile tests for North Korea....

January 31, 2022

Bharat Biotech Nasal Booster Trials

The Drug controller General of India has approved the COVAXIN booster trials. These boosters were produced by Bharat Biotech, the same company that produces COVAXIN. The boosters are...

January 31, 2022

NIPER Research Portal

NIPER is National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). The Ministry of Chemicals has recently launched NIPER Portal to facilitate innovation and research in the pharmaceutical sector....

January 30, 2022

What are ‘Volatile organic compounds’?

The Volatile organic compounds are chemicals that are lighter than air at room temperature. They are used as paint thinners. Also they are used in perfumes. They are...

January 30, 2022

Ultra-long-period Magnetar

Recently, astronomers with Curtin University note of International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research came across an object, called “Ultra-long-period Magnetar”. Highlights The object was appearing and disappearing over...

January 29, 2022

NeoCov Coronavirus

According to Chinese researchers, a type of coronavirus called NeoCov, which spreads among bats in South Africa is likely to pose threat to humans if it mutates further, in...

January 29, 2022

First Molecular Electronics Chip

Realizing a 50-year-old goal of integrating single molecules into circuit for achieving scaling limits of Moore’s law, Roswell Biotechnologies has developed first molecular electronics chip. Molecular Electronic Chip...

January 29, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope-Key Facts

The James Webb Space Telescope succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope. It was jointly built by NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency. It uses infrared light to...

January 28, 2022

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