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BSNL to Launch Indigenous 4G Nationwide in August 24

May 7, 2024

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to deploy 4G services nationally starting August 2024, utilizing entirely home-grown technology. This initiative aligns with India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” policy aimed at boosting domestic capability and reducing reliance on foreign technologies. BSNL ..

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Scientists Develop ‘All-in-One’ Broad Coronavirus Vaccine

May 7, 2024

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have recognized the urgent need for vaccines that can provide protection against not just one, but potentially multiple coronavirus strains, including those yet undiscovered. On May 6, 2024, a groundbreaking study was ..

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Goldene: Swedish Scientists Create First Freestanding 2D Gold Sheet

May 7, 2024

Scientists at Sweden’s Linköping University have recently made a significant scientific breakthrough by creating the first free-standing sheet made of gold, which is only one atom thick. This 2D sheet, named “goldene,” is similar to graphene and marks the first ..

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Greater ice on Moon; critical for missions: ISRO Study

May 2, 2024

A recent study conducted by scientists from ISRO’s SAC in collaboration with other research institutions has revealed enhanced possibilities of water ice occurrence in the polar craters of the Moon. The study suggests that the amount of subsurface ice in ..

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Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field Found in Rocks

May 2, 2024

Geologists from MIT and Oxford University discovered the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland’s Isua Supracrustal Belt. This finding suggests Earth’s conditions may have been habitable earlier than thought, with a stable magnetic shield ..

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What is Covishield Controversy?

May 1, 2024

Recently, the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has acknowledged in court documents submitted to the High Court in London that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford, can cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) in very rare ..

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LOQU: IIT-G’s Groundbreaking Speech Tech for the Speechless

May 1, 2024

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) have achieved breakthrough in speech technology by developing and patenting “LOQU,” a novel method to generate human speech signals directly from vocal cord vibration signals. This innovative approach allows for the ..

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Meteorite Impact Formed Luna Crater in Gujarat

April 30, 2024

A recent geochemical analysis has confirmed that the Luna crater, located in the Banni Plains grassland of Gujarat, India, was formed by a meteorite impact approximately 6,900 years ago. The crater, named after its proximity to the village of Luna, ..

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Researchers Create Artificial Synapse Using Water and Salt

April 30, 2024

In a recent study, researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Sogang University in South Korea have developed artificial neurological junctions called synapses using a mixture of water and salt, the same ingredients used by the human brain. This ..

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The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023

April 30, 2024

The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023, compiled by ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS4OM) and released by ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, has revealed that more space objects were placed in orbit in 2023 ..

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