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NASA denies asteroid impact with Earth in 2040
The asteroid, 2011 AG5, which was previously thought to collide with the Earth in 2040 and had a collision chance of 1 in 500, will pass by earth harmlessly. As per NASA, the asteroid shouldn’t get any closer than 890,000 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Indian American lasik pioneer to be honored with America’s top inventor award
Indian American Rangaswamy Srinivasan, has been nominated by President Barack Obama for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Why this award? Why this laser is unique? About National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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500-year-old gunpowder sacks discovered
Around 500 year old Gunpowder bags, dated back to around 1550, were found near the Jain temple in the Sonar fort of Jaisalmer, made famous by Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Sonar Kella’. These explosives were used in cannons. What is Gunpowder? ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Scientists discover new “mosasaur” species of aquatic lizard
Scientists have discovered a new Mosasaur species of aquatic lizard which is 84 million-year old, 20 feet long. These were the biggest and most dangerous predators in European rivers.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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India test-fires Astra missile successfully
India once again successfully test-fired indigenously developed Beyond Virtual Range (BVR) "Astra" missile. Test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15 km from Balasore in Odisha. Astra Missile: Surface to Surface BVR Single stage solid fuelled Payload capacity of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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India formulates indigenous Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
India’s Bharat Biotech has developed world’s first vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) using an Indian strain of the virus. It used JE virus collected from Kolar in Karnataka to develop the vaccine which will provide protection agains wider strains of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Moon crash site named after Sally Ride
NASA has honored Sally Ride, the first woman in space who died earlier this year, by naming a crash site of a pair of spacecrafts Ebb and Flow. Both were deliberately crashed into a mountain near the moon’s north pole. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Longest extraterrestrial River discovered on Saturn's moon Titan
Images from NASA’s Cassini mission have revealed the existence of the longest extraterrestrial river system ever – on Saturn’s moon Titan – and it looks like a small version of Nile River on Earth. The river valley on Titan is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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Solution to Global Warming: Re-freeze the Arctic
As per a novel solution offered by an American scientist David Keith to tackle global warming, we could refreeze the Arctic by injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere with the help of a few modified jets. These particles would reduce ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
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DRDO develops depth detector “Tarangini”
Scientists from the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Lab, have developed a device named “Tarangini” which can fathom underwater depth and can also measure the hardness of the bottom surface. Application: Tarangini ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs