ISAM’s 63rd Annual Conference in Bengaluru

The Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) is hosting its 63rd annual conference, which takes place at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) in Bengaluru from December 5 to 7, 2024. The conference focuses on both military and civil aerospace ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024

Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News

India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024

The India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024 will take place from November 30 to December 3, 2024, at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. This year, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) leads the event, which is supported ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

ISRO’s PSLV Launches Proba-3 Mission

ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will take off from Sriharikota on December 4, 2024, at 4:08 pm. The launch involves collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and New Space India Limited (NSIL). About the PSLV The PSLV is ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Curiosity Rover’s Latest Discoveries on Mars

The Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars for over a decade, and landed on August 5, 2012, in Gale Crater. The mission aims to determine if Mars could have supported microbial life. Recently, Curiosity has been investigating intriguing geological formations ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

India Launches Unique Proba-3 Mission

India’s PSLV rocket will launch two satellites on December 4, 2024, named Proba-3, which is a groundbreaking endeavour. It is the first to fly two satellites in parallel formation for extended periods. The primary goal is to study the solar ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

India-Australia Annual Summit 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. They reviewed their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as they approach its fifth anniversary in 2025 and discussed various areas of collaboration. Economic ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Binar Satellites Burn Up Due to Solar Activity

Three CubeSats from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. This was anticipated due to their name, Binar, meaning fireball in the Noongar language. The satellites, Binar-2, 3, and 4, lasted only two months in orbit instead ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

SpaceX Launches GSAT-20 Satellite for India

India is advancing its communication capabilities with the upcoming launch of GSAT-20 which will be carried out by SpaceX on November 19, 2024. The collaboration marks a partnership between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and SpaceX. Launch Details The ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Chinese Astronauts Successfully Raised Four Zebrafish in Space

Chinese scientists achieved a big breakthrough in space ecology by keeping a closed aquatic system working during the Shenzhou-18 mission, which ended on November 4, 2024, setting a new record for space ecological studies. The Experiment Overview The closed ecosystem ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

SpaceX Launches Koreasat-6A Successfully

SpaceX achieved another milestone by launching the Koreasat-6A satellite. This event took place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission was important for both the satellite deployment and the performance of the reusable rocket. The mission aimed to send the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs