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India Launches First AI Lab in Space
TakeMe2Space, a Hyderabad-based company, will launch MOI-TD, which represents India’s first AI lab in space. The launch is scheduled for mid-December 2024, which will use ISRO’s PSLV C60 rocket and aims to make space research more affordable and accessible. Objectives ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India and Italy Forge Strategic Partnership 2025-29
India and Italy have formalised a collaboration plan for the next five years, which was made during the G20 summit in Brazil on November 18. Prime Ministers Modi and Meloni discussed various sectors, including defence and technology. Defence Collaboration India ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Samantha Harvey Wins 2024 Booker Prize
Samantha Harvey has won the prestigious Booker Prize for her novel “Orbital”. The award ceremony took place on November 12, 2024. Harvey’s book is a unique exploration of life aboard the International Space Station. It reflects on human connections and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
LignoSat: First Wooden Satellite Launches for Space Testing
On November 5, 2024, the world witnessed a groundbreaking event. The first wood-panelled satellite, named LignoSat, was launched into space. This tiny spacecraft aims to explore the viability of timber as a renewable building material for future space missions. Developed ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is space anemia?
The space travel damages the red blood cells in human body. Such condition where the RBC count in the body reduces due to space travel is referred to as Space anemia. In simple terms, lower RBC count in space is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
The Global Risks Report 2022
The World Economic Forum recently released the Global Risks Report 2022. Cybersecurity, pandemic, climate change and space advancements are the emerging risks to global economy. Key Findings The global economy is to shrink by 2.3% by 2024. However, in developing ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Recent Researches in Space Station
The International Space Station is the most expensive laboratory in the world. It has more than twenty years of operation. The tests and experiments conducted in the ISS has provided insights into the effect of microgravity on human body and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The Quadrantid meteor shower occurs in January every year. The radiant of the shower lies in the Bootes constellation. Cause of meteor showers The meteor showers are caused due to debris or trail of dust left by a comet. When ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs