Explosives
What is CL-20?
A team of researchers from China has claimed a substantial enhancement in the safety of CL-20, one of the most potent explosive known worldwide. By implementing engineering advancements, they have managed to increase its shock resistance capacity by a factor ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: Defence Current Affairs
International Day of Mine Awareness 2022
On the 4th of April annually, the International Day for Mine Awareness is observed to increase attention among people across the world regarding generating awareness about landmines, assistance for mine action work, the threats that are faced by humans from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
NanoSniffer: Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector
The Union Education Minister recently launched the world’s first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector called the “NanoSniffer”. About NanoSniffer The NanoSniffer was developed by an IIT Bombay incubated startup called NanoSniff Technologies. It is marketed by the IIT Delhi incubated ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Safety of explosives at warehouses in India being checked
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has directed the field offices to verify within 48 hours that all explosive materials lying in Customs warehouses and ports are compliant with the safety standards as required and also that they ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
2019 International Mine Awareness Day
The International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed every year on April 4 to raise awareness about landmines, explosive remnants of war, and progress toward their eradication. The 2019 Theme is “United Nations Promotes SDGs ..
Blasts rock China’s Chemical Plant
In a loud explosion at a pesticide plant in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, at least 6 people have been killed and 30 have been seriously injured as per the official social media platform Sina Weibo. The fire department ..
The scientists of CSIR develops less polluting firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL & STAR
The scientists at CSIR have developed Less Polluting ‘Green’ Firecrackers which are not only environment friendly but 15-20 % cheaper than the conventional ones. These crackers have been named as Safe Water Releaser (SWAS), Safe Minimal Aluminium (SAFAL) and Safe ..
New Laser developed by the Scientists to assist in Detecting Roadside Bombs
A new laser developed by Researchers at Michigan State University United State Department of Homeland Security funded the research and it was published in the journal Applied Physics Letters The laser has the sensitivity and selectivity to look into large ..