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LIGO: Second Merger of Neutron Stars detected
The LIGO (Laser Inferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) detected gravitational waves due to collision of two neutron stars. This is the second time the gravitational waves are being detected. Highlights The mass of the neutron stars detected is expected to be 3.3 times and 3.7 times as that of the sun. The scientists believe that the neutron ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black holes • Gravitational Waves • LIGO • space • space discovery • STAR
V G Kannan head of RBI committee to review ATM charges
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a high-level committee under IBA Chief Executive V G Kannan to examine ATM charges and fees by banks amid demands for reviewing the levies. The use of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) has been growing significantly and there have been persistent demands to change ATM charges and fees. ..
Topics: ATM usage fees • Automated teller machine • Automated teller machines • Economy • Fee • Financial services • Interbank networks • Interchange fee • Money • STAR
AstroSat used by Indian astronomers to identify a new group of stars in globular cluster NGC 2808
By using Indian multi-wavelength space observatory AstroSat, the astronomers from Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai have identified a new population of ultraviolet stars in the globular cluster NGC 2808. Globular clusters are collections of thousands to millions of stars, moving as one unit. These stars are tightly held together by gravity of the cluster itself, and are ..
Topics: Astronomical objects • Astronomy • Astrosat • AstroSat-2 • Globular cluster • In India • NGC • Space observatories • Spacecraft • STAR • Star clusters • X-ray telescopes
CSIR developed Less Polluting Firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL and STAR
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) scientists has developed less polluting green firecrackers named SWAS,SAFAL,STAR. Green crackers are so named because they do not contain harmful chemicals that would cause air pollution. Features SWAS stands for safe water releaser, SAFAL stands for safe minimal aluminum and STAR stands for safe thermite cracker. These ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs